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 • 2019-104 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 • 2019-110 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
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 • 2019-114 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 Digitisation SPECIES Giant Crab
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 Management Harvest Strategy SPECIES Blacklip Abalone Roe's Abalone Greenlip Abalone
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 Management Harvest Strategy Fishing Technology SPECIES Commercial Scallop
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 Traditional Trade Resource Access And Allocation Research SPECIES Tropical Rock Lobsters Sea Cucumbers
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 FINAL REPORT • PUBLISHED DATE: 08 Apr 2022 2019-129-DLD.pdf
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