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Final reports

Low-cost management for small fisheries 2015-215 Low-cost, practical management regimes for small-scale, low-value fisheries are desperately needed to ensure long-term sustainability without the need for resource-hungry management frameworks. This study provides comprehensive, process-based...
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A strategic approach to stock assessment software

Stock assessments are the cornerstone of sustainable fisheries. However, these involve computationally intense methods to model fish population numbers, accounting for available fishery and biological information such as natural mortality, the age structure of the stock, age at spawning, fecundity...
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Funding habitat restoration The Australian Government will invest $8 million over four years on projects to help restore the health and functionality of coastal and estuarine fisheries habitats. Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud has announced 28...
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Seafood Sundown Series shares marketing expertise

Like tens of thousands of other conferences around the world, the Queensland Seafood Marketers Association’s (QSMA) Sea Beyond 2020, scheduled for July 2020, was cancelled because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. But the organisers were not prepared to simply reschedule. Instead, they chose to...
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FISH Vol 28 3

FISH is the official newsletter of the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation. It is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. The hard copy version is distributed widely throughout the industry via direct mail. To obtain a hard copy of "FISH", please fill in your details...
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Australian seafood industry launches mental health pilot program

A new initiative provides support from within local fishing communities to help fishers manage the psychological impacts of industry challenges. A new national mental health program has been launched, designed specifically for the commercial fishing sector, with three local communities chosen to...
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Final reports

Abalone quota-setting workshop 2019-162 Representatives from the Western Australian Government’s Industry Consultation Unit (ICU) travelled to Port Fairy, Victoria, to utilise the knowledge and experience from the Western Abalone Divers Association to develop an industry engagement process...
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Central source for safety

A central web portal being developed will provide a one-stop shop for those in the fishing and aquaculture sectors looking for information about workplace health and safety. By Catherine Norwood From ready-to-use safety management system templates to news about the latest safety gear, the new...
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Assessing end of life benefits for ocean infrastructure

Marine life is quick to colonise built structures in ocean environments, leading to a rethink on what happens to such structures at the end of their commercial life. By Barbara Adam If you looked at the satellite images of the waters off Karratha in northern Western Australia on any balmy...
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Rural industries on track with trust

Research into community trust and acceptance of rural industries indicates Australians believe fishers, farmers and foresters play an important role in society. By Catherine Norwood A national research collaboration project is working to identify the drivers of trust in primary industries, and...
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