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DATE:
2022-09-27

Winning students’ research contributes to delivering FRDC’s R&D Plan

Bridging science-policy for sustainable development, blue carbon soil stocks and reducing community conflict in aquaculture, were the focus of the winning student presentations at the Australian Marine Science Association annual conference. Held in Cairns in early August and supported by funding...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-204
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2016

Realising economic returns of reducing waste through utilisation of bycatch in the GAB Trawl Sector of the SESSF

On a world-wide basis, there is increasing concern about the levels of bycatch associated with trawling. Perceptions of wastage and negative ecological impacts underlie these concerns and have prompted many studies into trawl bycatch mitigation. We recognise that the first focus should be on...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
People
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-097
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2017 - 29 JUN 2018

Reducing bycatch using modifications to sweeps and lines anterior to the trawl mouth - collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark

Penaeid trawls are regarded as one of the world's least selective fishing methods, catching large quantities of non-targeted finfish and other organisms. This bycatch is considered wasteful and attracts significant attention and/or controversy from a host of stakeholders including interacting...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-149
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2017 - 29 NOV 2018

Planning for a Blue Future Salmon - informing R&D, regulation and industry development

The Tasmanian salmon industry is seeking to grow production safely and sustainably over the next two decades, further increasing the tangible benefits to the Tasmanian community. Our aim is to deliver this by being the most environmentally sustainable salmon industry in the world – creating an...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-052
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2008 - 29 DEC 2008

Empowering Industry R&D: Cost Benefit Analysis of management options for the Northern Prawn Fishery

During the past twelve months, NORMAC, AFMA and NPF industry have been investigating options for managing the Northern Prawn Fishery under Individual Transferable Quotas as part of the Government’s 2005 Ministerial Direction policy that Commonwealth fisheries will move to ITQ management by...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
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PUBLISHED:
2020-10-01

Finding the balance in a life aquatic

Good relationships are the backbone of Mervi Kangas’s life’s work on the water, as she strives to ensure commercial fisheries remain sustainable By Melissa Marino Mervi Kangas never tires of a good sunset. She has been privileged to see quite a few spectacular skies as the sun dipped below an...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-134
DATE START/END: 12 MAR 2017 - 29 DEC 2018

Evaluation of R&D projects completed in years ending June 2016 to June 2020

In 2015 the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) published a new Research, Development & Extension (RD&E) plan which has replaced the FRDC Five Year Plan of 2010 to 2015. The new Plan has stepped away from the 14 themes of the previous Plan and instead has sought to define FRDC’s...
ORGANISATION:
Agtrans Research
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