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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-146
DATE START/END: 13 NOV 2017 - 21 NOV 2017

Building an evidence base: The point of order experience for Victorian seafood consumers

o The area of some uncertainty and different views is around the information (and reliability of this information) provided by service providers to consumers at the point of order. There are some that hold a view that service providers can and do provide the information about country of origin...
ORGANISATION:
Intuitive Solutions
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-147
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 29 DEC 2021

Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery

In recent fishing seasons management changes have allowed fishers to fish pots in deepwater regions at time of the year when catch rates and beach prices are both relatively high. Some of these areas are susceptible to strong ocean currents flowing down the coast in a southward direction. When...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-149
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2017 - 29 NOV 2018

Planning for a Blue Future Salmon - informing R&D, regulation and industry development

The Tasmanian salmon industry is seeking to grow production safely and sustainably over the next two decades, further increasing the tangible benefits to the Tasmanian community. Our aim is to deliver this by being the most environmentally sustainable salmon industry in the world – creating an...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
Industry
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-152
DATE START/END: 4 FEB 2018 - 30 MAR 2018

Social Matters Workshop

Social science research into the seafood industry has a history of around 60 years in much of the developed world. These studies draw attention to the way that socially-embedded - ‘human’ – decision-making can influence catch-and-effort patterns. There has been a growing recognition of the role of...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-158
DATE START/END: 14 FEB 2018 - 30 JUL 2018

Determinates of socially-supported wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries in Australia

The FRDC's strategic RD&E focus for 2015–20 is on maximising impact by concentrating on knowledge development around three priorities: i) ensuring that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so; ii) improving productivity and profitability of fishing and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-159
DATE START/END: 25 FEB 2018 - 28 JUN 2018

Retrospective assessment of ITQs to inform research needs and to improve their future design and performance

Individual transferable quotas (ITQs) have been introduced into a wide range of Australian fisheries. A key perceived advantage of ITQs is that they offer a mechanism for autonomous adjustment, allowing the fishery to adjust in response to changing biological or economic conditions without the need...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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