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Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-204
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Realising economic returns of reducing waste through utilisation of bycatch in the GAB Trawl Sector of the SESSF

Fisheries bycatch reduction and utilisation is an important topic in the western world in both policy and research developments. At an international level, the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries directs management agencies and fisheries to reduce discards through development and...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
TAGS
Waste
Value Add
Survey
Supply Chain
Rac Cmwth
SPECIES
Ocean Jacket
Latchet
Leatherjackets
Environment
Adoption
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-065
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Indicators for density and biomass of exploitable abalone – developing and applying a new approach

The objectives of this project are to use the Victorian Western Zone (WZ) abalone fishery to develop and evaluate a new approach to calculating abalone density and biomass indicators from the combination of three information sources. The three information sources are: i. ...
ORGANISATION:
Western Abalone Divers Association (WADA)
TAGS
Survey
Stock Assessment
Resource Access And Allocation
Publication
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
Brownlip Abalone
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-077
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluation of crystal crab resource from Cape Leeuwin to the WA/SA border.

The licensed crustacean fishermen on the south coast of Western Australia recognised that a resource of Crystal Crab, Chaceon bicolor existed between Cape Leeuwin (ca 115º E) and the South Australian border (129º E). In order to develop this resource to its optimum and sustainable...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Tagging
Survey
Population Dynamics
Physiology
SPECIES
Snow Crabs
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
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
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