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PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-209
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 11 JAN 2015

Optimising processes and policy to minimise business and operational impacts of seismic surveys on the fishing industry and oil and gas industry

The commercial fishing industry has operated in Australian waters for over a century, often in areas without other resource extraction activities taking place, but in recent years there has been a significant increase for exploration of oil and gas in many of these same waters. This exploration...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Victoria Inc (SIV)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-210
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 13 AUG 2015

Adapt or Fail: Risk management and business resilience in Queensland commercial fisheries

There has been growing interest in recent years in exploring the resilience of the commercial fishing industry and if/how fishers have adapted to management and environmental change. With ever decreasing opportunities for government assistance, it is increasingly recognised that to ensure the...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-217
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2013 - 23 OCT 2015

Development of management recommendations to assist in advisories around seafood safety during toxic bloom events in Gippsland Lakes

General effects of algal blooms in Australia In the past two decades, there has been an apparent increase in the frequency, intensity and geographical distribution of toxic algal blooms in Australian coastal, estuarine and freshwater systems. The formation of these toxic blooms is aided by...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-218
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2013 - 17 JUL 2016

Indigenous fishing subprogram: Building the Capacity and Performance of Indigenous Fisheries

In April 2010 the National RD&E Strategy for Fishing and Aquaculture was endorsed by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC). The Strategy identified a gap in engagement and identification of indigenous priorities. The Strategy agreed to utilise the FRDC's recently established (initially...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-221
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 30 NOV 2014

Stock enhancement of the Western School Prawn (Metapenaeus dalli) in the Swan-Canning Estuary; evaluating recruitment limitation, environment and release strategies

Historically Western School Prawns (Metapenaeus dalli; WSPs) have been an important catch for commercial and recreational fishers in the Swan-Canning Estuary. However, the abundance of prawns has been declining since the 1960s, with commercial fishing on this species ceasing in the 1970s....
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-222
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2013 - 14 JUN 2014

TSGA IPA: Tassal: Innovative Seal Exclusion Technology

Salmon aquaculture is an important contributor to the Tasmanian economy and is recognised as an important local industry by the State and Federal governments. As such, the sustainability of this industry is of keen interest to all its stakeholders. Tasmanians have strong environmental values and...
ORGANISATION:
Tassal Group
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