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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-028
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COMPLETED

Mud cockle (Katelysia spp.) stock enhancement/restoration: practical implementation and policy evaluation

This study was conducted to restore the Mud Cockle population in the Section Bank of Port River, South Australia, which had drastically decreased due to commercial fishing. Mud Cockles are important not only for commercial purposes but also for stabilizing sediment and reducing turbidity in the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
SPECIES
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-021
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing innovative approaches to improve CPUE standardisation for Australia's multi-species pelagic longline fisheries

This project was undertaken by a collaboration of senior fishery scientists at CSIRO and from New Zealand, together with a former fisheries manager now with the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in Canberra, on the development of methods to construct indices of stock...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
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
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-220
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture: potential for parasite interactions between wild and farmed kingfish, discrimination of farmed and wild fish and assessment of migratory behaviour

This project greatly contributed to an increased understanding of parasite fauna of yellowtail kingfish in Australian waters. This baseline information is critical to understanding potential parasite interactions between wild and farmed kingfish. Our risk assessment enables consideration...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-245
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: model development for epidemiology of Amoebic Gill Disease

Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) is the main health problem affecting salmon industry in Southern Tasmania. To improve management of fish with AGD on the farms, the industry needs better understanding of AGD epidemiology. This will provide a basis on which to develop strategies for new...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-244
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: host-pathogen interactions in Amoebic Gill Disease

This project significantly increased our knowledge and understanding of Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD). We developed tools and techniques applicable to further research on AGD and other fish diseases. This project contributed to education and training in the area of fish health. Five PhD...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-205
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The effect of barramundi Nodavirus on important freshwater fishes

This project has confirmed the knowledge that management of barramundi translocations outside their natural range requires fisheries authorities take into account the risk that barramundi nodavirus may lethally infect native freshwater fishes. The project has shown barramundi nodavirus can...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-212
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Determination of the disease status of Western Australian commercial prawn stocks

There is little published information on the disease status of the prawns on the north-west shelf, yet these prawns (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, Metapenaeus endeavouri, Penaeus esculentus and Melicertus latisulcatus) form the basis of a commercial fishery worth in excess of A$42 million in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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