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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-050
DATE START/END: 2 OCT 2016 - 27 DEC 2016

Inquiry into the impacts of climate change on marine fisheries and biodiversity

Inquiry into the impacts of climate change on marine fisheries and biodiversity Terms of reference On 14 September 2016, the Senate referred the following matter to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2017: The current and future impacts of...
ORGANISATION:
Colin Creighton
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-051
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2016 - 29 APR 2017

Validating a defensible and robust method for data collection, species composition and reporting the harvest of protected coral species from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Catch reporting in the Queensland Coral Fishery has recently undergone reforms to provide accurate, high resolution data for the management of the fishery. A portion of the fishery targets living stony corals that are listed on CITES Appendix II. The obligatory CITES Non-detriment Finding that...
ORGANISATION:
Pro-vision Reef Inc
Adoption
Environment
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-055
DATE START/END: 29 JAN 2017 - 24 AUG 2017

Field trials to experimentally test if alternative sea lion excluder devices (SLEDs) adequately prevent Australian sea lions from entering rock lobster pots

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) (ASL) is a listed Threatened species under State and Australian Government legislation and is a listed Endangered species by The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is estimated that 85% of the species population breeds within SA...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-057
DATE START/END: 12 DEC 2016 - 22 FEB 2017

Workshop to identify research needs and a future project to reduce bycatch and improve fuel efficiency via Low Impact Fuel Efficient (LIFE) prawn trawls

This full application results from an Expression of Interest which contained the original versions of the Need, Methods, etc. for this 2 day workshop. This current application therefore repeats much of the information in that EOI, augmented with additional feedback from the ACPF, all RACs, FRDC and...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-058
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2018 - 30 JAN 2019

Can sawfish bycatch within the NPF be mitigated using an electric field?

In recent decades, the incidental take of bycatch species has become an important issue in trawl fisheries worldwide. There has also recently been an increased focus towards ecosystem-based fishery management as a result of greater environmental concern for marine resources. Within the Northern...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-059
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2016 - 30 NOV 2018

Guidance on Adaptation of Commonwealth Fisheries management to climate change

A significant amount of research has been undertaken on how the physical changes to the environment caused by climate change affect fisheries. Under the FRDC Climate Adaption Program a total of $9M has been spent on 25 climate change research projects over the period 2010 to 2014, led by FRDC in...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
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