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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-173
DATE START/END: 21 FEB 2019 - 20 JUN 2019

Review of FRDC's Industry Partnership Agreements (IPAs), Research Advisory Committees (RACs), Subprograms and Coordination Programs

The FRDC works with a diverse and geographically dispersed group of stakeholders and the four main sectors of fishing and aquaculture (aquaculture, commercial fishing, Indigenous fishing and recreational fishing) are not mutually exclusive. For example, Indigenous fishers may participate in...
ORGANISATION:
Forest Hill Consulting
Environment
Industry
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PUBLISHED:
2015-03-01

Sound effects

While humans harness sound to navigate the ocean and its riches, there are growing concerns about the potential impact of industrial noise pollution on marine ecosystems Photo: Photolibrary.com By Bianca Nogrady It is easy to think of the ocean as a place of deep blue quiet, especially...
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-006
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2013

Estimating fishing mortality of major target species and species of conservation interest in the Queensland east coast shark fishery

The Queensland east coast inshore fin fish fishery (ECIFFF) operates in tidal and near shore waters spanning from Cape York in the north to the New South Wales border in the south. The commercial sector of the ECIFFF is extremely diverse with fishing undertaken using mesh net, haul (seine) net,...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-024
DATE START/END: 11 JAN 2015 - 30 DEC 2017

Estimating the abundance of School Shark in Australia using close kin genetic methods

Sustainable quotas for the school shark fishery have been underpinned by a stock assessment model developed by members of SharkRAG. Targeted fishing of school shark has stopped, because the model showed that the stock was depleted to below 20% of pristine. This closure, together with alterations to...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
Industry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-404
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 29 OCT 2013

RFIDS: National angel ring program

The Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC) identified the national roll-out of the Angel Rings program as a key project as part of the Recereational Fishing Industry Development Strategy (RFIDS). There was unanimous agreement that the NSW project had a demonstrated track record in saving...
ORGANISATION:
Australian National Sportfishing Association Ltd (ANSA) NSW
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