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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-002
DATE START/END: 10 JAN 2021 - 15 DEC 2022

Quantifying the exposure, protection and recovery of seafloor habitats in Spencer Gulf to prawn trawling

Public scrutiny of trawl impacts from fisheries on seafloor ecosystems is increasing (Amoroso et al. 2018). Demonstrating the environmental sustainability of trawling is a major challenge. Well-managed trawl fisheries aim to employ best practices, which are described as ‘management and technical...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-026
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 29 NOV 2025

Habitat ecological risk assessment for eco-regions with high trawl footprints, in southern Queensland and northern NSW

Describe 500 words or less (3750 characters) why and how this application was developed, detail the consultation with end users and potential beneficiaries. How does the application address the FRDC strategic challenge, how does it relate to other current/completed projects. Do not repeat the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-052
DATE START/END: 23 JUN 2022 - 31 MAY 2026

Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program: strategic planning, project management and adoption

With the growth in the aquaculture/fisheries industry and no specific mechanism to allocate funding for aquatic animal health R&D, the Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram (AAHBS) was established in 2001 and operated under a joint agreement between the Australian Government and FRDC....
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-120
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2021 - 30 JUL 2022

Assessing the effectiveness of IRG R&D projects to deliver change

The FRDC Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) has funded two recent projects (2017-069 Indigenous Capacity Building Program and 2018-016 Improving data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander marine resource use to inform decision-making). These projects were designed to lead to an up-skilling and a...
ORGANISATION:
Land to Sea Consulting
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-025
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2022 - 30 MAR 2024

Resolving the biological stock structure of Southern Ocean crab fisheries

Sustainable fisheries management requires information on factors that influence the resilience of individual fishing stocks to fishing pressure and environmental disturbance. This includes understanding the geographic boundaries of biological populations and the recruitment potential of individual...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Warrnambool Campus
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-049
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 29 JUN 2023

Developing and testing a cultural change process in the NSW wild harvest sector: a case study to facilitate a process towards co-management in the NSW Northern Fish Trawl

The Australian Seafood industry has been impacted by several unrelated disrupters, international market relationships, bushfires, drought, and Covid-19 which require resilience to respond. Response to change spans from early adopters to steadfast deniers. Acceptance of and adapting to change...
ORGANISATION:
Strategic Journeys
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-055
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2022 - 14 FEB 2024

Artificial Reefs: Suitability of recycled materials for integration into purpose built artificial reefs for enhancing marine productivity, biodiversity and social outcomes

This application was developed to provide better outcomes for the fishing community of Western Australia. Over the past decade, Recfishwest has tackled artificial reef challenges with regulators, project funders and stakeholders including finding new funding sources, exploring new reefing materials,...
ORGANISATION:
Recfishwest
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-115
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 30 JUL 2025

Pipi hatchery production techniques and optimal restocking strategies

The ocean beaches of NSW support valuable commercial, recreational, and cultural pipi fisheries. The biomass available to a fishery depends on a combination of environmental, demographic and harvest conditions that determine recruitment success, and subsequent growth rates and mortality. Steeply...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) National Marine Science Centre
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-123
DATE START/END: 1 MAY 2022 - 31 JUL 2024

Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) sixth edition

The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports (www.fish.gov) brings together the best available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s wild-catch fish stocks against a nationally agreed reporting framework. Publication of the first SAFS edition in 2012...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-002
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2023 - 9 JAN 2027

Developing a cost-effective and novel fisheries-independent monitoring program to inform scalefish fisheries management

Background The Tasmanian scalefish fishery contributes to total state fisheries production and is of high community value. However, target species remain difficult to assess and manage. Historically, scalefish, except for Banded Morwong, have been assessed using trends in commercial catch and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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