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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-036
DATE START/END: 29 MAY 2010 - 31 MAY 2013

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Improved fish health management for integrated inland aquaculture through Better Management Practices (BMPs)

Inland aquaculture encompasses a range of aquatic species farmed in open ponds and cages. Globally, the vast majority of finfish are farmed in inland waters.In Australia there are several small-scale species-based industries which together represent an important aquaculture sector. These include...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-737
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2011 - 29 MAR 2014

Seafood CRC: market access for abalone - biotoxins

The technical trade hurdles that Australian seafood products have to overcome to maintain international market access increase each year, with additional microbiological and chemical tests being imposed by importing countries. The Australian abalone sector has not escaped this increasing regulation...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-053
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2013 - 31 AUG 2013

Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: assessment of Orthomyxo-like virus pathogenicity in Atlantic salmon

The Orthomyxoviridae are a family of single-stranded RNA viruses comprising five defined genera. Of these, Influenzavirus A, B and C are the cause of significant disease in humans, pigs, birds, dogs and horses. Most relevant to the aquaculture industry is the Isavirus genus which contains the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-237
DATE START/END: 30 MAY 2016 - 30 JUL 2016

WRL IPA: review and analysis of the risks associated with the sustainable development of the WA Rock Lobster industry

The rapid and enforced change from an input-controlled management regime to an output-controlled regime in the Western Rock Lobster fishery brought about significant challenges for the industry. While the quota management regime has now been largely embraced by fishermen, who have benefited from...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-124
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2017 - 31 MAY 2020

Determining variation in catchability of Western Rock Lobsters to standardise important abundance indices used for stock assessment

The Western Rock Lobster Fishery (WRLF) Australia's most valuable single-species wild fishery and the in the world first to attain MSC certification. The sustainability of the fishery is assessed using an integrated stock assessment model that incorporates a number of data sources including fishery...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-147
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 29 DEC 2021

Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery

In recent fishing seasons management changes have allowed fishers to fish pots in deepwater regions at time of the year when catch rates and beach prices are both relatively high. Some of these areas are susceptible to strong ocean currents flowing down the coast in a southward direction. When...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-101
DATE START/END: 1 JUL 2020 - 1 NOV 2022

Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants

Recruitment to the western rock lobster fishery has been recognised to be largely driven by environmental conditions but the role of freshwater and/or contaminant derived from submarine groundwater discharge from land is unknown. Various anecdotal accounts from Western Australia, the Caribbean and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-151
DATE START/END: 14 SEP 2020 - 30 AUG 2022

Application of a machine learning approach for effective stock management of farmed abalone

In many fisheries and aquaculture management applications the ability to gain reliable data in a timely manner has always been a limiting factor. Until the last few years, machine learning was not able to reliably learn autonomously from the target imagery without substantial human oversight during...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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