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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-021
DATE START/END: 13 JAN 2013 - 5 DEC 2015

Trial and validation of Respondent-Driven Sampling as a cost-effective method for obtaining representative catch, effort, social and economic data from recreational fisheries

Recreational fishing is a popular sport and social activity in Australia, undertaken by 19.5% of the population in 2000/01. During this period, it was estimated that fishers undertook 23.2 million fishing trips and caught 72 million finfish. The primary motivation for individuals to participate in...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-022.20
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2013 - 17 SEP 2015

Development of methods for obtaining national estimates of the recreational catch of southern bluefin tuna (main project)

Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) is an iconic and highly valued species in Australia, both to the commercial fishing industry and the recreational sector. The stock is at a very low level and was listed as conservation dependent in 2010. At the same time, recreational catches of SBT appear to have...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-022.40
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2013 - 17 SEP 2015

Development of methods for obtaining national estimates of the recreational catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (on-site survey subproject)

Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) is an iconic and highly valued species in Australia, both to the commercial fishing industry and the recreational sector. The stock is at a very low level and was listed as conservation dependent in 2010. At the same time, recreational catches of SBT appear to have...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-024
DATE START/END: 26 AUG 2012 - 7 JUL 2016

INFORMD Stage 2: Risk-based tools supporting consultation, planning and adaptive management for aquaculture and other multiple-uses of the coastal waters of southern Tasmania

INFORMD is a research collaboration between the CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, the University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), the CSIRO-Tasmanian Government Intelligent Island initiative and the Derwent Estuary Program (a collaborative program of state government,...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-027
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2012 - 22 JUL 2015

Determining when and where to fish: Linking scallop spawning, settlement, size and condition to collaborative spatial harvest and industry in-season management strategies

This project builds upon three FRDC scallop projects conducted by the applicants: 2003/017 “Juvenile scallop trashing rates and bed dynamics: testing the management rules for scallops in Bass Strait; 2005/027 “Facilitating industry self-management for spatially managed stocks: a scallop case study”...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-032
DATE START/END: 18 JUN 2012 - 6 SEP 2015

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) - risk mitigation, epidemiology and OsHV-1 biology

POMS is a viral disease of C. gigas which is caused by OsHV1 u-var. It has the potential to devastate C. gigas culture in Australia, as it has done overseas. For this reason national priorities have been discussed since early 2011. This application was first developed following the open round for...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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