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DATE:
2023-10-30

Plumbing the depths for data on tuna and billfish catches

New modelling of sub-surface ocean conditions off Australia’s east coast is identifying factors that influence the catch of key tuna and billfish species, with real-time ocean forecasts now being trialled. By Catherine Norwood Ocean conditions far below the sea surface offer...
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
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PUBLISHED:
2022-06-20

New regional extension officer network

FRDC’s new network of extension officers across Australia is focused on improving the two-way exchange of information between the people in fishing and aquaculture and researchers By Michelle Daw Extension officer Nathan Bicknell with Nabin Bohara of Fair Fish (SA) at Port Adelaide....
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-010
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2021 - 30 DEC 2023

Wider investigation of the use of video survey techniques to determine commercial scallop abundance in inshore and offshore waters, closed areas and juvenile beds

Developing a robust understanding of the population dynamics of valuable fishery species, such as biomass and size structure of the population, plays a critical role in fishery management. In scallop fisheries around the world, the method of collection of these data has been moving away from solely...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Ancient cultures shaping new futures

Age-old Indigenous methods of fishing and resource management are combining with modern science to tackle fisheries challenges and provide sustainable futures for local communities Channel with reconstructed stake, branch and weir. Photo: Tyson Lovett-Murray, Gunditj Mirring Traditional...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-020
DATE START/END: 5 JAN 2020 - 10 DEC 2020

Development of a user-friendly Management Strategy Evaluation framework for Queensland’s rocky reef fishery

The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) lists snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) and pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) as depleted in Queensland waters. Stock assessments (see links in Methods section) questioned whether current fishery management for both species is appropriate to ensure the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-036
DATE START/END: 14 OCT 2006 - 30 JUN 2009

Supporting sustainable fishery development in the GAB with interpreted multi-scale seabed maps based on fishing industry knowledge and scientific survey data

Fishery spatial management – the closure of seabed areas to fishing – is being incorporated into strategic management planning for the offshore regions of the Australia’s temperate fisheries by AFMA in close consultation with the fishing industry. Closures may be seasonal – to protect spawning...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-104
DATE START/END: 14 APR 2021 - 14 JAN 2022

Evaluating of the role of direct fish-to-fish contact on horizontal transmission of Koi herpesvirus

Carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an invasive environmental pest in Australia (Koehn, 2004) that negatively impact freshwater ecosystems (Vilizzi et al., 2015). Therefore, carp control is an important national priority for management of freshwater ecosystems, particularly in south-east Australia where...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-226
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2014 - 29 AUG 2016

Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Improving the recognition and integration of traditional owner customary fishing and ecological knowledge in the management of Victoria’s fisheries

There is an information gap regarding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Victoria. This project seeks to address this gap and gain an improved understanding of traditional fishing activities and practices by: • Collecting information about Aboriginal customary fishing...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
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