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DATE:
2024-06-26

Prawn fishers to harvest their reporting data and more

South Australia’s prawn fishers are on the brink of a digital transformation, after successful sea-testing software Deckhand, showcased the potential to improve the efficiency and profitability of their operations. By Catherine Norwood In South Australia’s Spencer Gulf and West...
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2024-05-22

Torres Strait fishers expand their skills and vision

Support to build the skills of Torres Strait Island fishers is helping them to share traditional knowledge and use science to identify new opportunities, such as the farming of Sea Cucumbers. By Catherine Norwood Rocky Stephen, an Indigenous Australian from the Torres Strait, has...
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2023-12-14

Smartphone option to add critical recreational catch data

Smartphone apps can add valuable information about recreational fishing catch and effort to improve fisheries management, but further research is needed to make them a robust alternative to the accepted ‘gold standard’ data collection method. By Catherine Norwood Mobile phones are...
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DATE:
2023-11-23

Pip Pip Hooray! Making room to grow South Australia's Pipi fishery

Translocating smaller Pipis (Donax deltoides) from overcrowded beds to less populated beaches is helping to improve the profitability of South Australia’s Pipi fishery. By Catherine Norwood Catch reporting technology is successfully being used to help fishers and...
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DATE:
2023-09-11

Maugean Skate Research

Overview The Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) is a unique Australian species found in two estuaries in southwestern Tasmania: Macquarie Harbour and Bathurst Harbour. While there is some uncertainty about their numbers in Bathurst Harbour, recent evidence suggests that if they are there, their...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-029
DATE START/END: 13 SEP 2007 - 30 JUN 2009

Spatial management of garfish in SA - stock structure and adult movement

The southern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) is one of the most significant inshore fishery species of southern Australia, with fisheries in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Historically, the national commercial catch for this species has been dominated by that from...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-205
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 30 JAN 2014

Identifying the key social and economic factors for successful engagement in aquaculture ventures by indigenous communities

Across Australia, government agencies and associated institutions are currently striving to overcome the barriers to Indigenous economic advancement as a means to addressing indigenous social disadvantage. Of all the states, the Northern Territory has the most pressing need with regard to lifting...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-204
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 23 AUG 2015

Meeting sustainability expectations: translating and aligning objectives, reporting and evaluation of the performance of Australian fisheries

A recent workshop hosted by the applicants identified the need to enhance and align the setting of objectives for the management of Australian fisheries to better enable and demonstrate effective governance. Participants included Keith Sainsbury, Ian Cartwright, Rick Fletcher, George Kailis and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-729
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2015 - 14 DEC 2015

Seafood CRC: Promoting Marine Finfish Aquaculture in NSW

NSW DPI is an office of the NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services (known as NSW Trade and Investment) which aims to drive sustainable economic growth in NSW. NSW DPI now has an APPROVED 20 hectare Research Lease 3.5 km off Hawks Nest in Providence Bay near Port...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
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DATE:
2024-04-17

Pre-emptive research to safeguard Sydney Cockles

New research is putting Sydney Cockles (Anadara trapezia) in the spotlight, gathering baseline data about the biology and ecology of this popular edible shellfish commonly found in NSW estuaries. By Brad Collis Although found widely along the New South Wales coastline,...
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