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DATE:
2023-04-28

Fish toxin tests to track ciguatera risk

Commercial and recreational fishers have contributed hundreds of fish samples to help develop new ways to detect ciguatera toxins, as part of FRDC funded food safety research. By Catherine Norwood Marine toxin specialist Professor Shauna Murray is leading the ciguatera toxin...
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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-038
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 29 JUN 2008

Space-time analysis of western king prawns, brown tiger prawns and saucer scallops in Shark Bay for improved fisheries management

The project in this application builds on previous research carried out by the applicants. In particular, in 2002-2004, a pilot project was carried out. The first stage (2002-2003) of this pilot project was funded by an ECU-Industry Collaborative Grant of $25,000, with 20% from the fishers. For the...
ORGANISATION:
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-200
DATE START/END: 1 SEP 2013 - 31 AUG 2015

Testing abalone empirical harvest strategies, for setting TACs and associated LMLs, that include the use of novel spatially explicit performance measures

The successful management of abalone stocks is recognized as difficult. There used to be an array of valuable commercial abalone fisheries around the world but production in many of these rapidly declined in the late 1980s and a number have now collapsed (Shepherd and Baker 1998; Tarr, 2000; Hobday...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-062
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2020 - 31 OCT 2023

Minimising plastic in the Western Rock Lobster industry (Phase 1 – scope and identify)

The use of plastic in the western rock lobster industry has long been discussed, with the subject becoming more prevalent following the 2019 national industry conference, Seafood Directions, where one of the program’s key topics was plastics. It was noted at that conference that: “Every year...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-258
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2017 - 30 MAY 2020

Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery

The Australian Southern Rock Lobster commercial fishery uses traps or “pots” to capture Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Under total allowable commercial catches (TACCs), improving the catch efficiency of fishing gear used in commercial fishing operations offers an opportunity to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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PUBLISHED:
2020-03-01

Tuna story to inspire new generation of fishers

The remarkable story behind the recovery of Southern Bluefin Tuna from an endangered species to a globally sustainable fishery is told in a recently released Australian documentary By Brad Collis The combined efforts of Australian science, industry innovation and community...
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PUBLISHED:
2017-06-01

Memories made with the right ingredients

Fresh, local, high-quality seafood has helped create a successful formula for the most recent winner of the National Fish and Chips Award By Rebecca Thyer Kelly Morgan with her award Photos: Sally Morgan A salty breeze, the sound of the ocean and pesky seagulls wanting to be included...
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PUBLISHED:
2017-03-01

Carp clean-up campaign on the cards

As the FRDC investigates whether or not it is feasible to release a carp-killing virus, one fisher contemplates a future without his nemesis Catch a Carp Day in the Mallee Photo: David Sickerdick By Tom Bicknell While the rivers of the Murray Darling Basin heave with carp fingerlings...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-044
DATE START/END: 2 OCT 2016 - 29 APR 2018

Next-generation Close-kin Mark Recapture: using SNPs to identify half-sibling pairs in Southern Bluefin Tuna and estimate abundance, mortality and selectivity

Abundance, mortality and selectivity are three of the most influential parameters in stock assessment; however, they are commonly the most difficult to estimate. In most fisheries, these parameters are estimated using a time-series of relative abundance (e.g. CPUE from catch and effort data) and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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