Project number: 2010-766
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $58,394.00
Principal Investigator: Neil O. MacGuffie
Organisation: Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Project start/end date: 31 Mar 2011 - 29 Jun 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Western Australia is in the process of compiling a new Fisheries Act to replace the Fisheries Resources Management Act of 1994. It gives the State the opportunity to examine a suite of management plans for fisheries, with a view to simplifying and improving them. Other jurisdictions are making similar changes, but none are looking at a comprehensive ‘blank page’ approach. This has never before been attempted in Australia (indeed, it has never been tried anywhere to our knowledge) but is the logical conclusion in a move to emulate the Food Standards Code and OH&S Code and move to minimum effective regulation. The outcome will be to move to a risk-based management system, replacing the traditional management systems.

Objectives

1. At least seven fisheries mangement regimens assessed.
2. At least seven comprehensive risk assessments conducted
3. At least seven fisheries management plans reviewed on the basis of risk.

Related research

Environment
People
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-082
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2022

1. To maintain and improve the data base of production, gross value of production and trade statistics for the Australian fishing industry, including aquaculture.
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES