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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-200
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Guidelines on a tiered, risk-based approach to bycatch management

The 2018 Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (Bycatch Policy) establishes the requirement for bycatch management in Commonwealth-managed fisheries. The Guidelines for the Implementation of the Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy aim to provide assistance to Australian Government entities...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
TAGS
Sustainability
Rac Cmwth
Productivity
Policy
Fisheries Management
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-216
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Indigenous cultural fishing and fisheries governance

This FRDC funded project, Project No 2012/216, sought to build on an earlier pilot study, Project No. 2009/308 , undertaken in 2010 which examined the nature and dimensions of Aboriginal cultural fishing in the Tweed region of far northern New South Wales . Project No 2012/216 had two elements, the...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus
TAGS
Survey
Rac Nsw
Policy
Indigenous
Fisheries Management
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing novel remote camera approaches to assess and monitor the population status of Australian sea lions

This project trialled the use of remote cameras to monitor the relative abundance of Australian sea lions (ASLs, Neophoca cinerea) at three Western Australian (WA) breeding colonies. The research was undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to assess...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Remote Sensing
Rac Wa
Rac Sa
Mortality
Industry
Adoption
Adoption
Communities
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-059
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Guidance on Adaptation of Commonwealth Fisheries management to climate change

This project is comprised of four key components: (i) FRDC Final Report (Appendices 3-5 are provided as standalone documents); (ii) Adaptation Handbook (designed to help fisheries managers, operators – and anyone else helping to support fisheries – step through a risk assessment and...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
TAGS
Rac Cmwth
Fisheries Management
Ecosystem
Climate Change
Climate Adaptation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-201
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improve catch rate standardizations to account for changes in targeting

In Australia many stock assessments are dependent upon catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) to act as an index of relative abundance of fished stocks through time. But CPUE trends can be affected by many factors other than just stock size changes. Around Australia, and internationally, numerous and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Rac Cmwth
Fishing Effort
Biomass
Communities
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