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PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-026
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Environmentally sustainable development of barramundi cage aquaculture

A preliminary sensory evaluation study was conducted to confirm the presence of a taint issue. Prior to this the issue was reliant on purchaser feedback and was not verified independently. To examine the issue of flavour taint a series of barramundi samples were collected from Lake Argyle (purged...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-021
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COMPLETED

Effects of Trawling Subprogram: mapping bycatch & seabed benthos assemblages in the GBR region for environmental risk assessment & sustainable management of the Queensland east coast trawl fishery

The Great Barrier Reef is a unique World Heritage Area of national and international significance. As a multiple use Marine Park, activities such as fishing and tourism occur along with conservation goals. Managers need information on habitats and biodiversity distribution and risks to ensure these...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Crawley
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-019
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish: investigating survival of fish released in Australia’s tropical and subtropical line fisheries

Experiments were conducted in northern, central and southern Queensland to investigate the effects of hook design and size on the incidence of hooking injury, and the effects of a number of factors, including barotrauma-treatment method, on post-release survival rates of a suite of key...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-012
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Hoppers in action: a handbook for fishers on the use of hoppers in Australian prawn trawl fisheries

This project has provided an opportunity to consolidate all literature currently available on existing knowledge and technology relevant to the use/research of hoppers. It has demonstrated that there are clear gaps in the research and that it is imperative that further work be undertaken to...
ORGANISATION:
OceanWatch Australia Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-005
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigating reproductive biology issues relevant to managing the western rock lobster brood stock

Increases in efficiency due to modem electronic equipment, improved fishing vessels and knowledge about the grounds and lobster behaviour, have all led to western rock lobster fishers becoming more efficient at catching western rock lobsters in Western Australia. One of the outcomes of these...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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