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PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-045
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2007 - 30 SEP 2009

Flow related fish and fisheries ecology in the Coorong, South Australia

River regulation and freshwater flow extraction for irrigation, industrial use, town water supplies etc are common practices across Australia, and have caused severe impact on the water-dependent ecosystems including estuarine environments and coastal fisheries. In recent years, the need of...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-032
DATE START/END: 16 MAR 2012 - 17 JAN 2015

Incorporating the effects of marine spatial closures in risk assessments and fisheries stock assessments

Within the framework of the Commonwealth Harvest Strategy Policy, AFMA has adopted clear decision rules to set catch limits for commercially targeted species in Commonwealth fisheries. In several fisheries they have adopted a tiered harvest strategy framework that specifies both assessment methods...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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PUBLISHED:
2017-12-01

Navigating an ocean of data and opportunity

Australian fish stocks added to international research efforts By Catherine Norwood International researchers are using global fish stock assessment datasets to produce new, high-profile research on the status of the world’s commercial fisheries. But Australian fisheries are largely...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-013
DATE START/END: 8 JAN 2005 - 29 SEP 2008

Towards integrated multi-species management of Australia's SE reef fisheries: A Tasmanian example

Inshore reef ecosystems support Tasmania’s most important fisheries, valued at approximately $150million in 2001 (ABARE 2002). Management of these fisheries has traditionally been species based, however, there is a growing demand for more integrated management with clear consideration of the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-203
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 23 OCT 2017

Best practice guidelines for Australian fisheries management agencies

This proposal was developed at the request of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, in a call for an expression of interest on the topic. The idea of a standard for fishery management has been under discussion in AFMA for some time and is consistent with broader directions in government and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-200
DATE START/END: 4 JUN 2014 - 29 JAN 2016

What data how? Empowering and engaging industry to ensure the needs of contemporary fisheries data are achieved

Fisheries around Australia are increasingly investigating new technologies such as e-logs to streamline data collection and administrative processes and in Queensland trials are already underway utilizing this technology. The FRDC has also supported projects seeking to develop these technologies...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-050
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2019 - 30 JUN 2021

Where did the Snapper go? Determining factors influencing the recovery of Snapper stocks on the west coast of Australia

Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) is an important component of scalefish resources across the Gascoyne (GCB), West (WCB) and South Coast Bioregions (SCB) of Western Australia. The species is targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries in all three bioregions with ~600 tonnes landed annually....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PUBLISHED:
2013-06-01

Ningaloo Niño – marine heatwave explained

By Melissa Marino The events that conspired to create the deadly marine heatwave – the ‘Ningaloo Niño’ of 2010-11 – can be traced all the way to Alaska. Ming Feng is the CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship scientist whose research inspired the term ‘Ningaloo Niño’, referencing the specific...
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PUBLISHED:
2014-09-01

Male dominance to end species

Gene technology offers new hope for carp-free rivers after many years of trials Photo: Shutterstock For the first time, scientists have successfully trialled a technology that could control and even exterminate invasive fish such as carp. In a paper published in May 2014 in the journal...
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