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PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-021
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2024 - 1 MAR 2026

National Fish Habitat and Climate Response Partnership

Marine and coastal biodiversity, ecosystems, species and genetic material – provide enormous benefits for human well-being. Coastal ecosystems provide services, including tourism and protection from storms, valued at nearly US$26 billion annually (Action Plan for the Sustainable Oceans Initiative...
ORGANISATION:
OzFish Unlimited
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-224
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2016 - 29 JUN 2018

Boosting fisher returns through smart value adding and greater use of underutilised species

Greater use of Australia's underutilised commercial fisheries will benefit the Australian seafood industry (e.g. via increased regional employment, and better use of and returns from fishery capital). It will also reduce Australia's reliance on imported seafood. The FRDC has established clear...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
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2018-03-01

Seabed ecology in the spotlight

Large datasets and modelling tools are creating new capability for both the sustainable harvest and conservation of seabed ecologies By Gio Braidotti As part of a global trawl best practice project an international team of researchers that includes several Australians has succeeded in...
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2017-09-01

Tar-Ru’s native nursery trial

A square mesh screen installed in the right place at the right time helps keep carp at bay and boosts native fish numbers Tar-Ru Wetland after the installation of the screens. Photos: Iain Ellis By Tom Bicknell The 2016 study on the lower Murray River in far-west NSW tested the...
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2017-06-01

Fisheries in global push for sustainable development

The efforts of Australian researchers are helping to underpin the sustainable development and use of fisheries resources internationally and at home By Gio Braidotti Oyster raft off Cat Ba Island in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam. Photo: Wayne O"Connor Australian-led projects are...
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2016-12-01

Moving in on Snapper

New insights into the population dynamics in South Australia’s Snapper fishery are being driven by innovative research approaches and technological advances Snapper sampled by researchers in order to collect biological information on the species. Photo: Leigh Warneke, SARDI By...
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2016-09-01

Western Australia looks to aquaculture for growth

A coordinated, inter-agency approach is being formulated to support the development of aquaculture in the west By Catherine Norwood The need for sustained and patient capital, and an alignment of government and industry effort, were two of the key messages to emerge at a forum discussing...
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2016-06-01

Gulf model to manage marine interactions

New modelling of the Spencer Gulf marine ecosystem helps to identify how changes to one aspect of the ecosystem affect others Point Lowly, in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf. Photo: Bronwyn Gillanders By Annabel Boyer South Australia’s Spencer Gulf is a crowded environment when it...
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2016-03-01

Inshore challenges

Working with other sectors to prevent loss of access to fisheries resources is a top priority for Australia’s inshore commercial fisheries Inshore fisheries such as those at Myall Lakes and Port Stephens, NSW, are competing with urban, environmental and recreational interests for a share of...
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2016-03-01

Keeper of the faith

Suzie McEnallay shows there is still plenty of heart in the Wallis Lake fishing community on the NSW north coast As operations manager at the Wallis Lake Fishermen’s Co-operative, Suzie McEnallay ensures that fishers, and the community, can rely on the co-op to provide the best, freshest fish...
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