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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-206
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2008 - 29 AUG 2009

The methodical introduction of high strength netting to the prawn trawling industry in Queensland

Prawn fisheries around Australia comprise fuel intensive enterprises currently stressed financially by rising diesel costs. An avenue for relieving the situation is to improve the energy efficiency of trawling by raising the productivity of fishing for each litre of fuel consumed. High...
ORGANISATION:
DJ Sterling Trawl Gear Services
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-070
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2004 - 1 MAY 2008

National Strategy for the Survival Of Released Line Caught Fish: planning, project management and communications Phase 2

The National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish is an initiative of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in conjunction with the Australian National Sportfishing Association (ANSA), Australian Fishing Tackle Association (AFTA) and Recfish Australia. The...
ORGANISATION:
Infofish Australia Pty Ltd
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-306
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2010 - 29 JUL 2012

Empowering industry through improved understanding of stock assessments and harvest strategies

In managing Commonwealth fisheries, AFMA draw on advice from Management Advisory Committees (MACs) and Resource Assessment Groups (RAGs), each of which are comprised of a diverse range of members. The main role of RAGs is to provide advice on the status of fish stocks (through stock assessments),...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-008
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 30 OCT 2015

Movement, habitat utilisation and population status of the endangered Maugean skate and implications for fishing and aquaculture operations in Macquarie Harbour

The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) was first discovered scientifically in 1988 and is known only from two localities, Macquarie Harbour (western Tasmania) and Bathurst Harbour (southwestern Tasmania). The total range of the species is thought to be no more than 100 km² and the population size has...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-006
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2004 - 30 SEP 2007

ESD Reporting and Assessment Subprogram: strategic planning, project management and adoption

Achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) requires the integration of short and long-term economic, social and environmental effects in all decision making. This has, until recently, been a difficult task to implement in a practical way. Significant progress has, however, been made in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-046
DATE START/END: 5 OCT 2017 - 29 SEP 2020

What’s stopping you from protecting yourself and your mates? Identifying barriers to the adoption of safe work practises in the small-scale wild catch commercial fishing industry

In response to the call for expressions of interest in the issue of identifying and addressing barriers to adoption of positive WHS work practices, the principal investigator contacted the chair of the NSW Research Advisory Committee, Mr Peter Dundas-Smith. Further discussions were had with Tricia...
ORGANISATION:
KAL Analysis
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PUBLISHED:
2020-03-01

Social media helps sell the fish, and the story

One of Western Australia’s newest fishmongers is using new approaches to make an impact with some of the state’s lesser-known species By Bianca Nogrady The Fins Seafood team, from left, Phillip Clark, Lachlan Boyd, John Cordin and Asher Flynn. Photo: Fins Seafood Western...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-034
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2009 - 29 SEP 2012

Fishery-independent estimate of spawning biomass of Southern Bluefin Tuna through identification of close-kin using genetic markers

The SBT assessment is subject to a number of uncertainties which complicate management and hence the likelihood of stock rebuilding. The current assessment indicates that spawning stock is heavily depleted relative to its unexploited state. The level of depletion is uncertain; for example, CCSBT SC9...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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DATE:
2023-10-30

Recreational fishers help to build the billfish picture

A project partnering with recreational fishers to better understand the billfish population off the Northern Territory will help build scientific knowledge and support an emerging tourism industry. By Melissa Marino When Bomber Farrell tagged and released his 1000th billfish,...
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