PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-140 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Presentation at World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Xiamen, China) on Biosecurity and Aquatic Animal Health ORGANISATION: Pearl Producers Association (PPA) TAGS Sustainability Reproduction Policy Nutrition Market Opportunities SPECIES West Australian Dhufish Pearl Perches Pearl Oysters
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-130 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Larval dispersal for Southern Rock Lobster and Longspined sea urchin to support management decisions ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania TAGS Rac Vic Rac Tas Rac Sa SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster Blacklip Abalone Greenlip Abalone Sea Urchins
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-129 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Potential transition of shark gillnet boats to longline fishing in Bass Strait - ecological, cross-sectoral, and economic implications The project involves the evaluation of trials of auto-longlines to target Gummy Shark in Bass Strait. ORGANISATION: Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd TAGS Wild Catch Recreational Fishing Rac Cmwth Fishing Gear Economic SPECIES Snapper School Shark Whiskery Shark Broadnose Shark Morwongs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-128 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the benefits of sea urchin processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and soil ameliorant ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Waste Sustainability Rac Tas Physiology Market Opportunities SPECIES Sea Urchins
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-124 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Shared science and Indigenous knowledge to support fisheries capacity building in Torres Strait ORGANISATION: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart TAGS Training Trade Resource Access And Allocation Rac Cmwth Indigenous SPECIES Tropical Rock Lobsters Sea Cucumbers
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-120 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Building industry capacity to lead co-management initiatives within the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery: Training industry to conduct biomass estimate surveys ORGANISATION: Bass Strait Scallop Industry Association (BSSIA) TAGS Training Rac Cmwth Harvest Strategy Fishing Technology Fisheries Management SPECIES Commercial Scallop
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-118 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Drawing strength from each other: simulation testing of Australia’s abalone harvest strategies ORGANISATION: Cathy Dichmont Consulting TAGS Sustainability Software Mental Health Harvest Strategy Fishing Effort SPECIES Blacklip Abalone Roe's Abalone Greenlip Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-114 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Giant Crab Enhanced Data Collection - Innovative approaches to enhance data collection in the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian Giant crab fisheries ORGANISATION: Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) TAGS Rac Vic Rac Tas Rac Sa Innovation Fisheries Management SPECIES Giant Crab
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-112 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the impacts of trawl gear on sawfishes in the Northern Prawn Fishery with the aim to identify and test mitigation measures ensuring the long-term sustainability of Sawfish populations in northern Australia ORGANISATION: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart TAGS Rac Cmwth SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-110 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Best practice and policy in abalone stock enhancement, restocking and translocation ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) TAGS Workshop Stock Assessment Restocking Resource Enhancement Resource Access And Allocation SPECIES Blacklip Abalone Roe's Abalone Greenlip Abalone Brownlip Abalone