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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-056
DATE START/END: 4 OCT 2020 - 30 SEP 2023

Evaluation of a smart-phone application to collect recreational fishing catch estimates, including an assessment against an independent probability based survey, using South Australia as a case study

Nationally, there is a need for consistent and comparable information on recreational fishing to inform fishery stock assessment and to ensure sustainable harvests. The national workshop held during 2018 (FRDC 2017-198) identified the challenges in collecting information on recreational fishing...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-010
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2021 - 30 DEC 2023

Wider investigation of the use of video survey techniques to determine commercial scallop abundance in inshore and offshore waters, closed areas and juvenile beds

Developing a robust understanding of the population dynamics of valuable fishery species, such as biomass and size structure of the population, plays a critical role in fishery management. In scallop fisheries around the world, the method of collection of these data has been moving away from solely...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-025
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2022 - 30 MAR 2024

Resolving the biological stock structure of Southern Ocean crab fisheries

Sustainable fisheries management requires information on factors that influence the resilience of individual fishing stocks to fishing pressure and environmental disturbance. This includes understanding the geographic boundaries of biological populations and the recruitment potential of individual...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Warrnambool Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-085
DATE START/END: 5 FEB 2024 - 29 JUN 2026

Snapper Science Program: Theme 1 - Biology and Ecology

Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) is an iconic fish species and one of the most significant fishery resources in southern Australia. Snapper supports important commercial and recreational fisheries and is of cultural significance throughout its Indo-Pacific distribution. However, over the past 10-15...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-091
DATE START/END: 21 FEB 2024 - 29 JUN 2026

Snapper Science Program: Theme 2 – Estimates of Biomass

Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) is an iconic fish species and one of the most significant fishery resources in southern Australia. Snapper supports important commercial and recreational fisheries and is of cultural significance throughout its Indo-Pacific distribution. However, over the past 10-15...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-087
DATE START/END: 14 MAR 2025 - 29 JUN 2026

Snapper Science Program: Theme 3 - Monitoring and Assessment

Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) is an iconic fish species and one of the most significant fishery resources in southern Australia. Snapper supports important commercial and recreational fisheries and is of cultural significance throughout its Indo-Pacific distribution. However, over the past 10-15...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-229
DATE START/END: 13 MAY 2007 - 1 SEP 2008

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Industry Development Subprogram: development and implementation of an energy audit process for Australian fishing vessels

Fuel is a vital, but costly, input to seafood production, accounting for up to 50% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia. An estimated 270 million litres of diesel fuel is currently consumed in Australian fisheries each year, as well as a substantial amount of petrol. Faced...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Maritime College (AMC)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-143
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2021 - 30 OCT 2022

An investigation of Indigenous knowledges and nutritional health and wellbeing benefits and values of seafood for supporting Indigenous fisheries development

Globally there is a growing awareness and focus on maximising the contributions of fish to Indigenous diets and health through promotion of nutrition sensitive policies which support small-scale and Indigenous fisheries initiatives (FAO, 2017). To further contribute to the promotion of Indigenous...
ORGANISATION:
Monash University Clayton Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-170
DATE START/END: 2 JUL 2023 - 30 SEP 2024

Integrating recreational fisher experience/satisfaction into decision making

While the Hudson Howells research team has experience in the Australian recreational fishing sector, including a series of projects undertaken for FRDC, it has limited understanding of the recreational fishing sector in the Northern Territory. In preparation for this application a number of...
ORGANISATION:
Hudson Howells
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-009
DATE START/END: 1 OCT 2014 - 21 DEC 2015

Development of guidelines for quality assurance of Australian fisheries research and science information

National science quality assurance standards have been developed by a number of countries. The first were adopted in the United Kingdom in 1997 following a number of crises of confidence in government at the time, particularly the outbreak of ‘mad cow’ disease and other public health concerns. This...
ORGANISATION:
Pisces Australis Pty Ltd
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