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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-302
DATE START/END: 12 APR 2009 - 29 JUN 2011

Linking careers, research and training - a pilot for the seafood industry

The Seafood Training Centre of Excellence Inc (STCOE) is an independent industry-based Board that was established in 2006 in South Australia. Its core objective is to allocate funding for Vocational Education and Training based on industry training needs and seek partnerships with employers and...
ORGANISATION:
Samara Miller
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-014
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2017 - 29 JUN 2020

Informing the structural reform of South Australia's Marine Scalefish Fishery

Fisheries management is challenging because of the community owned nature of the resource, the competitive operating environment, the diversity of stakeholders, the biological and ecological uncertainties, and the risk of stock decline through excessive fishing effort if appropriate management...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-023
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 29 JUN 2019

ESD risk assessment for under-utilised species to facilitate structural reform of South Australia's commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery

Despite its humble beginnings during the 19th Century, South Australia’s Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) has developed into the State’s most complex and challenging fishery. It involves a heterogeneous mixture of participants who have access to a diverse range of fishing devices to target a...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-047
DATE START/END: 9 JUL 2017 - 30 DEC 2018

Understanding environmental and fisheries factors causing fluctuations in mud crab and blue swimmer crab fisheries in northern Australia to inform harvest strategies

Mud crabs and blue swimmer crabs support valuable commercial, recreational and indigenous fisheries in northern Australia. In the 2016 National Stock Status Report, mud crabs and blue swimmer crabs were classed as sustainably fished in all stocks except mud crabs in the Western Gulf of Carpentaria...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-048
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2017 - 30 DEC 2019

Improving mortality rate estimates for management of the Queensland Saucer Scallop fishery

The Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) trawl fishery was formerly the state’s most valuable commercially-fished species, with annual landings peaking at just under 2000 t (adductor muscle meat-weight) in 1993 valued at about $30 million. However, in recent years there has been growing...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-092
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2018 - 31 MAY 2022

Valuing Victoria's Wild-catch fisheries and aquaculture industries

This application has been developed in response to industry need and clearly articulated VicRAC and national FRDC and HDR priorities. The application has been developed collaboratively with industry, and using expertise and learnings from prior FRDC-funded projects. There is a clear need to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-034
DATE START/END: 3 MAR 2019 - 3 MAR 2022

Effects of climate change and habitat degradation on Coral Trout

This project was developed in response to an established need for further research on potential effects of sustained and ongoing climate change on tropical reef fisheries species. The current project builds on previous experimental studies conducted for common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus),...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-063
DATE START/END: 2 FEB 2020 - 9 DEC 2021

Abundance, population modelling, and potential biological removal estimates for Common Dolphins in Spencer Gulf: implications for the South Australian Sardine Fishery

Bycatch in fisheries is the number one source of direct human-caused death and serious injury to marine mammals worldwide, which has been estimated at over 650,000 individuals each year. For a number of species, the level of bycatch mortality is unsustainable and has led to declines in their...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-067
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2021 - 28 DEC 2023

SeSAFE – Delivering Industry Safety through Electronic Learning

The fishing and aquaculture industry is one of the most dangerous in the country, recording 5 fatalities on average each year between 2013-17. During this time there were also an unknown number of accidents, some resulting in permanent disability or incapacitation, and many more resulting in minor...
ORGANISATION:
Smart Fishing Consulting
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-070
DATE START/END: 14 OCT 2021 - 30 OCT 2022

Overcoming propagule supply bottlenecks for seaweed production

Australian seaweed aquaculture is a nascent industry, making up less than 1% of the $15 billion global seaweed market. Currently valued at AUD$ 3 million, the Australian industry is based upon the collection and export of storm-cast kelp, compared to the annual production of over 30 million tonnes...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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