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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-121
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Workshop to implement a National Approach to Australian Salmon Market Development and Supply

Australian Salmon fishers, seafood processors and traders in the hospitality, retail and export markets have committed to work together to improve the profile of this undervalued fish species. Participants at the first national Australian Salmon workshop held in Melbourne in February 2019...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
TAGS
Workshop
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
Rac Vic
Rac Tas
SPECIES
Australian Salmons
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-034
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Golden fish: evaluating and optimising the biological, social and economic returns of small-scale fisheries

This project investigates recreational and commercial fisher motivations for using a fishery and the beliefs, attitudes and perceived benefits of aquaculture-based enhancement programs and other management options. It also determines the total economic value for recreational fishing for Blue Swimmer...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
TAGS
Responsible Fishing
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
Indigenous
Harvest Strategy
SPECIES
Black Bream
Blue Swimmer Crab
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-714.10
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: decision-support tools for economic optimisation of western rocklobster

The Western Rocklobster fishery was one of the first to be made limited entry with the number of licences restricted since 1963. Historically, the main focus of the assessment and management of the fishery has been on the status of the breeding stock to ensure biological sustainability. In the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Sustainability
Rac Wa
Marketing
Harvest Strategy
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-734
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Western Rock Lobster RD&E Plan 2013-22

Research, development and extension (RD&E) is well known for contributing to a range of technological advances and expertise that leads to productivity growth, increasing our knowledge bank on our fishery and the important long term sustainability of the Western Rocklobster (WRL) fishery....
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
TAGS
Trade
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Market Opportunities
Inshore
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-706
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: accelerated new product development: blue swimmer crab pilot

The aim of the project was to develop a new series of value added Abacus crab products that have been researched, developed, costed, branded and trialled in the marketplace prior to further large financial commitment to facilitate production. This new accelerated product development methodology,...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
TAGS
Supply Chain
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Marketing
Crustacean Fisheries
SPECIES
Blue Swimmer Crab
Communities
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

An industry based mark recapture program to provide stock assessment inputs for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery following introduction of quota management

The West Coast Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) moved from input to output controls in 2010. This change directly affected the relativity of a number of fisherybased data sources, making assessment of the fishery more problematic. A novel examination of the stock dynamics was required to help ensure...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Tagging
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Modelling
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-053
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Enhancing the understanding of the value provided to fisheries by man-made aquatic structures

In 2018, the state’s recreational and commercial fishers (represented by the peak bodies Recfishwest and WAFIC) commissioned a program of research as part of a Fisheries Research Development Corporation project aimed at documenting the social and economic values and benefits that stakeholders...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
TAGS
Social Science
Social Science
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
Policy
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-002
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Identifying the cause of Oyster Oedema Disease (OOD) in pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima), and developing diagnostic tests for OOD

The goal of this project was to investigate the cause of oyster oedema disease (OOD) in Australian pearl oysters so that diagnostic tests and management practices for the disease can be developed. OOD has been associated with mortalities in some pearl oyster farming areas. However, the cause of...
ORGANISATION:
Macquarie University
TAGS
Training
Rac Wa
Fisheries Management
Economic
Disease
SPECIES
Pearl Oysters
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-172
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

RRD4P: FRDC Contribution: Closing the Loop: Black Soldier Fly technology to convert agricultural waste

This project investigated BSF waste treatment technology to provide a new waste management options that is more sustainable, productive and profitable for the primary industries. It explored the conversion of low-value agricultural waste products into high quality, innovative fertilisers and soil...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Pork Ltd (APL)
TAGS
Social Science
Social Science
Rac Wa
Nutrition
Non Market Values
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