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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-050
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2005 - 28 FEB 2009

Effects of trawling subprogram: effects of trawling on the benthos and biodiversity - development and delivery of a spatially-explicit management framework for the Northern Prawn Fishery

A full, spatially explicit, ecosystem approach to management of the NPF will consider all of the following: the target stocks; the economic and social consequences of alternative management strategies; the effects of the fishery on bycatch, byproduct, and benthic habitats, processes and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-004
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2020 - 30 DEC 2023

The impact and implication of Perkinsus olseni on Australian abalone fisheries

The molluscan disease Perkinus olseni is a protozoan parasite that has had a considerable impact on abalone populations in South Australia and New South Wales (Stobart et al. 2018, Liggins and Upston 2010). The disease has led to mass mortality events but more typically causes losses due to lesions...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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2016-01-01

Prawn fishers switched on to safety

At the Northern Prawn Fishery, skippers and their crews are taking steps to ensure that the sage return to port of all on board is an essential component of a "successful season" Trawler skipper Arron Jones says good communication helps everyone stay calm and alert and results in a safer and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-022
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2008 - 29 JUN 2011

Establishing fine-scale industry based spatial management and harvest strategies for the commercial scallop fishery in South East Australia

Application Development: The potential advantages of spatial closure (including MPA's) derive from: 1) increased protection from fishing and consequent increased abundance and mean size of exploited species; (2) enhanced local reproductive potential and therefore increased likelihood of larval...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2020-03-01

A decade of SafeFish

By providing crucial research and advice on food standards and practices, an innovative project continues to ensure Australia’s seafood is safe to eat By Leigh Dayton Pull out the party hats and open the bubbly: SafeFish is celebrating its 10th anniversary. SafeFish has its...
Environment
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2021-03-01

Management and technology deliver fishery confidence

Australian Longline’s new $40 million, state-of-the-art fishing vessel makes a bold statement about the company’s confidence in the future of fishing By Brad Collis Malcolm McNeill, pictured with the Antarctic Aurora, Hobart, Tasmania Photo: Brad Collis When Malcolm...
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DATE:
2023-02-27

Review highlights need for more species-specific data

An extensive review of the biological inputs into fish stock models has set the groundwork for further research to update essential species-specific information, including how they are responding to climate change. By Catherine Norwood Fisheries managers need the best possible...
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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-029
DATE START/END: 28 SEP 2011 - 14 OCT 2012

ERA extension to assess cumulative effects of fishing on species

The implementation of an Ecological Risk Management (ERM) framework is a major step toward Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) in Commonwealth managed fisheries. Risk assessment and management are key elements in ESD. The ERM framework includes hierarchical assessments for fishing effects on...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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