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PUBLISHED:
2013-06-01

Young abalone in the fast lane

A protein boost for young abalone sets the stage for a more profitable industry Anton Krsinich looks over one-year-old abalone that are part of a commercial trial at Indented Head, Victoria. Photo: Clarisa Collis By Clarisa Collis New research exploring the nutritional needs of farmed...
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PUBLISHED:
2020-12-01

Researcher refocuses from fish to fishing rights

For more than three decades Stephan Schnierer has been advocating for the rights of Indigenous people to access Australia’s fisheries, in a role that has not always come easily for the fisheries scientist. Words Larissa Dubecki | Photo Paul Harris Stephan Schnierer at one of his favourite...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-016
DATE START/END: 22 JUN 2010 - 14 FEB 2013

Assessing the impacts of gillnetting in Tasmania: implications for by-catch and biodiversity

In Tasmania, unlike most other Australian states, recreational as well as commercial fishers are permitted to use gillnets. The gear is used to target a diverse range of finfish in a variety of habitats, including inshore reefs and sheltered coastal waters. The main scalefish species taken include...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-241
DATE START/END: 2 SEP 2018 - 14 DEC 2018

Understanding blood flukes infecting Southern Bluefin Tuna

This application is a major variation to Project Application 2017/189 – for the purposes of completing essential work on blood fluke while 2017/189 is being reviewed. ASBTIA will submit separately an Application for the IPA to fund an external review of the original Project Application (2017/189)...
ORGANISATION:
RMIT University Melbourne City Campus
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-031
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 1 NOV 2008

Establishing ecosystem-based management for the South Australian sardine fishery: developing ecological performance indicators and reference points to assess the need for ecological allocations

The eastern Great Australian Bight and southern Spencer Gulf (where the South Australian pilchard fishery is located), form part of the world’s only northern boundary current system – the Flinders Current (Middleton and Cirano 2002). Upwelling that occurs between Cape Otway (Victoria) and the Head...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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DATE:
2024-05-22

Can peak bodies speak for all anglers? Research suggests its complicated.

An investigation led by Tasmania's peak recreational fishing body, TARFish, explores how peak bodies successfully represent the views of recreational fishers to government. By Catherine Norwood As recreational fishers seek greater input into fisheries decision-making, the role of the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-006
DATE START/END: 16 MAY 2018 - 15 JUN 2022

Informing adaptive management of portunid fisheries in New South Wales

Portunid crabs are an iconic, high value species in NSW, but catches are highly variable. This is broadly evident in recent catch statistics which show commercial Blue Swimmer Crab (BSC, Portunus armatus) landings ranging between 50 and 200 tonnes (t, p.a.). Also, recent surveys indicate that...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
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