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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-065

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Disseminating existing bycatch reduction and fuel efficiency technologies throughout Australia's prawn fisheries

Prawn trawling is among the world's least selective fishing methods, the unintended consequence being large quantities of bycatch. It is also a method that can disturb benthic habitats and use large quantities of fuel—a significant running cost for many fisheries. Issues of bycatch and fuel...

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IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-019

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Freshwater fish attracting structures (FAS): Evaluating a new tool to improve fishing quality and access to fisheries resources in Australian impoundments

This document has been compiled from various sources and, to the authors’ knowledge, represents the best advice currently available regarding the use of fish attracting structures to improve recreational angling in Australian impoundments. Although the principles outlined in this document may...

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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-412

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ACPF IPA: Australian wild caught prawn sector RD&E management and communication

This project enabled the Australian Council of Prawn Fishers to coordinate, commission and extend its RD&E investments under the 2016 2020 Industry Partnership Agreement with FRDC. The report documents the process and plans behind each of the IPA’s programs: Community...

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Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-272

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Love Australian Prawns evaluation using consumer research, sales data and market insights

Having commissioned Brand Council to review Love Australian Prawns (LAP) strategy and outputs and the University of Sunshine Coast to compare LAP consumer perception and awareness to previous years, the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) and the Australian Prawn Farmers’...

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Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-267

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Economic Impact of 2016 White Spot Disease Outbreak

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Ridge Partners

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-266

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Prawn White Spot Disease Response Plan

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Seafood CRC Company Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-261

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Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry

In 2015 industry stakeholders from the Australian Council of Prawn Fishers (ACPF) and the Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) identified the potential for the "Love Australian Prawns" (LAP) campaign to be undermined by the practice of unscrupulous operators substituting Australian prawns...

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Curtin University

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-057

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Workshop to identify research needs and a future project to reduce bycatch and improve fuel efficiency via Low Impact Fuel Efficient (LIFE) prawn trawls

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IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd

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Workshop

Resource Access And Allocation

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-020

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Spatial management within the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery

The NSW Department of Primary Industries-Fisheries has outlined the results of a four-year trawl survey (2017-2020) aimed at evaluating spatial management provisions within the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery (OTF) and the potential for these to be adapted to deal with tactical challenges associated with...

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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-011

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Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram: Disinfection measures to support biosecurity for infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) at aquaculture facilities

Megalocytiviruses are a group of closely related viruses that cause mass mortalities in both marine and freshwater aquaculture. They are of global importance as they are listed by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE). They are difficult to control as they infect over 125 fish species and...

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University of Sydney (USYD)

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