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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-021
DATE START/END: 24 JUN 2013 - 16 OCT 2015

Using local knowledge to understand linkages between ecosystem processes, seagrass change and fisheries productivity to improve ecosystem-based management

PROJECT OVERVIEW We aim to produce a model success story in managing ecosystem related declines in fisheries productivity by fostering collaboration between fishers and management agencies. We intend to protect and enhance fishery productivity, profitability and resilience by aiding the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-014
DATE START/END: 13 AUG 2008 - 29 JUN 2010

Developing innovative and cost-effective tools for monitoring recreational fishing in Commonwealth fisheries

Recreational fishing is a popular sport and social activity in Australia, with an estimated 3 million people participating and contributing $1.8 billion annually. The primary motivation for recreational fishers to participate in the activity is for relaxation and sport, and to a far lesser extent,...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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PUBLISHED:
2014-03-01

Join forces to manage supply risks

An approach to risk management and diversification that embraces the entire seafood supply chain could help the seafood industry to remain strong in the face of changing conditions Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Alexandra Roginski A multidisciplinary team of researchers from two...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-068
DATE START/END: 25 SEP 2007 - 29 JUN 2009

National Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CCRSPI)

At the Rural RDC Chairs meeting on 4 September 2007 unanimous support was given for National Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries .This project is supported by the Council of Rural RDC Chairs, CSIRO and the Australian, State and Territory Governments provided through the Primary...
ORGANISATION:
Land and Water Australia
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-070
DATE START/END: 21 DEC 2009 - 30 OCT 2010

El-Nemo SE: risk assessment of impacts of climate change for key species in South Eastern Australia

Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities are driving changes in global climate. Climate change is leading to ocean warming, changes in ocean currents and changed ocean chemistry associated with CO2 uptake. The magnitude of the recent physical changes is...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2021-11-30

Final reports

No ghosts in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery 2007-038 This project addressed the issue of ghost gear in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery by investigating two possible solutions. The first approach studied the addition of sacrificial panels to the trap. These would corrode faster than the rest...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-200
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 NOV 2016

Guidelines on a tiered, risk-based approach to bycatch management

Unacceptable levels of bycatch have the potential to close major fisheries and to affect markets for seafood, regardless of the fishery’s economic importance and the health of commercial fish stocks. One of the earliest and most dramatic examples of the significance of bycatch was the 1990s decline...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-147
DATE START/END: 13 JUN 2017 - 14 DEC 2017

Development of sector-specific biosecurity plan templates and guidance documents for the Australian farmed barramundi industry

In 2014, the aquatic animal industries and Commonwealth and state and territory governments endorsed Australia’s third national strategic plan for aquatic animal health – AQUAPLAN 2014-2019. AQUAPLAN outlines priorities for enhancing Australia’s management of aquatic animal health. Priorities and...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA)
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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Doubling up on wild fisheries

Far from being a dwindling resource, Australia’s wild fisheries have the capacity to provide double the volumes currently harvested By Catherine Norwood In recent years, Australia’s wild harvest fisheries have averaged a yield of 166,000 tonnes, a decline of almost 30 per cent on our ‘peak...
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PUBLISHED:
2015-12-01

Global approach to responsible fisheries

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries continues to guide coherent, sustainable fisheries policy around the globe By Rebecca Metzner and Jacqueline Alder, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations * By the late...
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