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PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-042
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Underwater filming of bottom trawls, including an Australian Maritime College separator panel trawl, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Agriculture and the SA Department of Fisheries

Following approval for Project No. 1985-042 arrangements were made for FTV Bluefin to conduct filming trials in conjunction with personnel from the N.S.W. Division of Fisheries and S.A. State Fisheries, in Jervis Bay N.S.W. In addition to the work specified in Project No. 1985-042 the diving teams...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Maritime College (AMC)
TAGS
Fishing Gear
Electronic Monitoring
Biology
Environment
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1997-101
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of broad-scale exploitation rates and biomass estimates for the Tasmanian southern rock lobster fishery

Exploitation rate is an important fishery assessment parameter linking catch to legal-sized biomass, the portion of the stock available for harvest. Relative change in legal-sized biomass is a crucial performance indicator for the fishery as it measures the success of management...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Tagging
Survey
Stock Assessment
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-029
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Establishing baselines and assessing vulnerability of commercially harvested corals across northern Australia

The objectives and outcomes of this project were three-fold. Firstly, we established the abundance and turnover of select, commercially important coral species in areas of concentrated fishing across northern Australia. Improved understanding of the biology and ecology of harvested corals is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Sustainability
Survey
Rac Wa
Rac Qld
Rac Nt
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-009
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of intensive pond farming techniques for the mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal), in northern Australia

A large demand for crab meat on both Australian and S.E. Asian markets has provided incentive for the development of a mud crab Scylla serrata farming industry in tropical Australia. Cannibalism of newly-moulted, softshelled crabs however constitutes a major constraint to profitable pond...
ORGANISATION:
Sea Hatcheries Ltd
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Electronic Monitoring
Aquaculture
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-077
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the implications of interactions between fur seals and sea lions and the southern rock lobster and gillnet sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) in South Australia

This report provides the most comprehensive appraisal of the risk posed by bycatch to subpopulations of Australian sea lions and New Zealand fur seals, by the SA rock lobster and gillnet sector SESSF fisheries. Further it has identified the research required to ensure that SA rock lobster and the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Mortality
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Electronic Log Book
SPECIES
School Shark
Southern Rock Lobster
Gummy Sharks
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