898 results
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-019
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Refining a Nordmøre grid to minimise the incidental catch of cuttlefish and crabs in the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery

This report presents the findings of bycatch reduction device (BRD) trials undertaken for the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery (SGPF) in South Australia using a ‘Nordmøre-grid’—a type of BRD that mechanically separates organisms based on size and/or morphological differences....
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Rac Sa
Habitat
Fishing Gear
Bycatch
SPECIES
Blue Swimmer Crab
King Prawns
Cuttlefishes
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-178
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Species identification of Australia’s most significant octopus fishery – the Western Australian Common Octopus

This report summarises the scientific and consultation work undertaken to identify a new species name (Octopus djinda) and new common name (Western Rock Octopus) for the species that supports Australia’s largest octopus fishery, with 734 tonnes harvested in 2022. The species had been...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Rac Wa
Market Opportunities
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
Octopuses
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-207
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The social drivers and implications of conducting an ecological risk assessment of both recreational and commercial fishing - a case study from Port Phillip Bay

This project assessed the social and ecological issues associated with fishing (commercial and recreational) in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Port Phillip Bay (including Corio Bay) is a large (1,950 km2), semi-enclosed, tidal marine embayment with a narrow entrance (Anon, 1973). Much of the...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
TAGS
Social Science
Social Science
Recreational Fishing
Rac Vic
Invasive Species
Environment
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-762
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: PhD 5.04 Assessing the costs and benefits of changing fishing practices in the southern rock lobster fishery (Dr Bridget Green; Student Tim Emery)

The specific aim of this thesis was to assess the effectiveness of individual transferable quota (ITQ) systems of management in meeting economic, ecological and social objective(s) through quantitatively analysing changing fishing practices and behaviour of fishers in the Tasmanian Southern...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Safety
Individual Transferable Quota
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-793
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: prawn Industry black spot management: problem size and appropriate research

Summary: The wild prawn capture industry is under increasing competition from imported and domestic aquaculture product. One problem facing the industry is the frequent occurrence of black pigment on the head and tail surfaces. This condition is known as black spot and can be prevented by treating...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
TAGS
Workshop
Stakeholder
Innovation
Fishing Gear
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Prawns
Environment
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-745
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries - R&D planning, implementation, extension and utilisation

This project aimed to facilitate prawn industry participation in Seafood CRC projects and the extension and utilisation of the project results, particularly in relation to the development of new products and new markets. The planning, implementation and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
TAGS
Survey
Stakeholder
Fishing Gear
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Prawns
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