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2014-03-01

Oyster health on international agenda

Photo: Brad Collis By Wayne O’Connor The detection and spread of a more virulent strain of Ostreid herpes virus (OsHV 1 μvar), which causes Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, was a particular concern highlighted at the World Oyster Society’s 5th International Oyster Symposium held in...
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2014-03-01

Fuel for the future

The diverse potential of algae across fuel and food production industries should make them a top priority for research and development globally Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Alexandra Roginski A dramatically expanded algal aquaculture industry could secure Australia’s transport...
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 • 2014-203
DATE START/END: 17 JUL 2014 - 30 JUN 2016

SESSF Monitoring and Assessment – Strategic Review

The SESSF was established in 2003 by the amalgamation of the South East Trawl, Great Australian Bight Trawl, Southern Shark Non-Trawl and South East non-trawl fisheries. The SESSF is a major supplier of fresh fish to the south-eastern states of Australia and has the highest gross value of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-748.30
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2014 - 29 JUN 2015

Seafood CRC: Introduction to the use of bioeconomics in fisheries management for key decision makers

The economic performance gap (lost profit) in Australian fisheries has been estimated at 36-46% or $350-450 million per annum. The future harvest theme attempts to recover this loss and assumes that half of this gap in economic performance (i.e. $200 million p.a.) occurs in CRC fisheries (i.e. is...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood CRC Company Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2018-06-01

A force for change

Work for the Dole participants in NSW learn new skills as they help rehabilitate local waterways By Andrew Cooke Ten years ago, Matt Hansen and Mick O’Neill set out to raise money to put native fingerlings into their local Central West NSW river system. The Dubbo pair’s initial efforts...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-011
DATE START/END: 3 JUN 2019 - 17 DEC 2020

A South Australian gulfs and coastal ecosystem model to optimise multi-species fisheries management in a changing environment

There is increasing pressure to manage our marine resources in a fashion that strives to balance diverse societal objectives. Fisheries management in particular, has to contend with optimising the utilisation of shared resources, equitable consideration of ecological, socio-economic and cultural...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-015
DATE START/END: 5 JAN 2020 - 5 JAN 2023

Understanding the relationship between commercial prawn species population dynamics, fishing patterns and climate in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia

The Shark Bay Prawn Managed Fishery (SBPMF) is WA’s largest prawn fishery as well as the third largest commercial fishery in WA by value, targeting western king (Penaeus latisulcatus) and brown tiger (P. esculentus) prawns. The fishery is managed by the WA Department of Primary Industries &...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-020
DATE START/END: 17 MAR 2019 - 29 NOV 2020

Cumulative impacts across fisheries in Australia's marine environment

The focus of this project will be developing methods to estimate the cumulative impact from multiple fisheries and sectors (commercial, recreational, indigenous), and the assessment framework will be scaleable to include impacts from non-fishing activities in future (e.g. coastal development,...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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