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.
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
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29 Jun 2013
Contact:
FRDC
PROJECT NUMBER
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2024-012
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Capturing fisher ecological knowledge of climate change: a Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery case study
Commercial in confidence
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-155
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Prawn trawl sea-snake bycatch reduction device - Assessment, refinement, and extension
1. Comprehensively assess the bycatch reduction performance of the Sea-snake TED/BRD including coverage of when, where, and how sea-snake escape, and what other species are likely to benefit the most from its use.
ORGANISATION:
Sea Harvest Fishing Company Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-100
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Achieving Marine Stewardship Council pre-assessment for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Longline Fishery
Commercial in confidence
ORGANISATION:
Tuna Australia Ltd