PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-063 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Abundance, population modelling, and potential biological removal estimates for Common Dolphins in Spencer Gulf: implications for the South Australian Sardine Fishery ORGANISATION: University of Adelaide TAGS Sustainability Stakeholder Rac Sa Population Dynamics Observer SPECIES Sardines
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-070 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Determination of the impacts of direct harvest of coral species in northern Australia ORGANISATION: Department of Industry Tourism and Trade TAGS Rac Nt Harvest Strategy Biology Aquarium
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-099 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Climate driven shifts in benthic habitat composition as a potential demographic bottleneck for Western Rocklobster: understanding the role of recruitment habitats to better predict the under-size lobster population for fishery sustainability ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Sustainability Stock Assessment Reproduction Modelling Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-101 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Wild Catch Threatened Endangered Protected Species Stock Assessment Stakeholder Safety SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-104 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing egg oiling as a long term management tool for overabundant Silver Gull populations interacting with Southern Bluefin Tuna aquaculture operations ORGANISATION: University of Adelaide TAGS Sustainability Population Dynamics Offshore Marine Park Management SPECIES Southern Bluefin Tuna
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 • 2019-124 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 • 2019-127 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing a traditional fishing harvest strategy to support the sustainable harvest of Quampie (Pinctada albina) in Moreton Bay ORGANISATION: David Brewer Consulting (DBC) TAGS Rac Qld Indigenous SPECIES Pearl Oysters
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 • 2019-130 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