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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-038
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales: determining catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge needs

This report presents the results of a Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) funded study of Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales. A key objective of the study was to address information gaps in relation to catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge (TFK)...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus
TAGS
Training
Sustainability
Marine Park
Individual Transferable Quota
Indigenous
SPECIES
Sea Mullet
Luderick
Mulloway
Yellowfin Bream
Sand Whiting
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-037
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sustaining productivity of tropical red snappers using new monitoring and reference points

Australia’s tropical snapper fisheries harvest six main Lutjanid species. They are the Crimson, Saddletail, and Goldband snappers, Red Emperor, Golden snapper and Mangrove Jack. These fish live up to 40 years of age, weigh up to five to ten kilograms and are highly valued for commercial...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
TAGS
Sustainability
Modelling
Habitat
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Golden Snapper
Mangrove Jack
Saddletail Snapper
Crimson Snapper
Red Emperor
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-029
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Ecological risk assessment for effects of fishing on habitats and communities

It is now widely recognized that fisheries can have impacts on marine species, habitats and ecosystems beyond the direct impacts of fishing on target species. For example, hundreds of species are regularly caught and discarded in many trawl and longline fisheries and in particular, interactions with...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Sustainability
Policy
Habitat
Fisheries Management
Ecosystem
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-024
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mapping the distribution and movement of gulper sharks, and developing a non-extractive monitoring technique, to mitigate the risk to the species within a multi-sector fishery region off southern and eastern Australia

This two year project provided the science to support the development of a management strategy for three gulper sharks species (genus Centrophorus) being assessed for threatened species listing. Their listing represented one of the most urgent environmental challenges to the South East Scalefish and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Survey
Stock Assessment
Resource Sharing
Resource Sharing
Population Dynamics
SPECIES
Endeavour Dogfishes
Environment
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