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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)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-005
DATE START/END: 11 JUN 2014 - 30 JUN 2017

RAC WA: The application, needs, costs and benefits of Habitat Enhancement Structures in Western Australia and cost effective monitoring methods

Habitat Enhancement Structures (HES) in Australia are gaining popularity and the number of these structures deployed in Australian Waters isset to increase in coming years. There is a need to develop clear pathways for groups wanting to undertake and monitor HES projects. The development of...
ORGANISATION:
Recfishwest
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-024
DATE START/END: 11 JAN 2015 - 30 DEC 2017

Estimating the abundance of School Shark in Australia using close kin genetic methods

Sustainable quotas for the school shark fishery have been underpinned by a stock assessment model developed by members of SharkRAG. Targeted fishing of school shark has stopped, because the model showed that the stock was depleted to below 20% of pristine. This closure, together with alterations to...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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2015-06-01

The good, bad and ugly of social media

Social media is providing opportunities to create stronger connections for fishers and scientists, but is not without its dangers By Catherine Norwood There are more active mobile phones in Australia than there are people – 1.33 per man, woman and child, according to the Australian...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-204
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 23 AUG 2015

Meeting sustainability expectations: translating and aligning objectives, reporting and evaluation of the performance of Australian fisheries

A recent workshop hosted by the applicants identified the need to enhance and align the setting of objectives for the management of Australian fisheries to better enable and demonstrate effective governance. Participants included Keith Sainsbury, Ian Cartwright, Rick Fletcher, George Kailis and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Aquatic animal health & biosecurity

The Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program (AAHBCP) was established to ensure the productivity and profitability of aquatic animal industries and to protect aquatic environments through research and development. The AAHBCP plays a pivotal role in...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-074
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2023 - 25 JUN 2026

Capability and Capacity Building - Scientific Networking & Early Career Development (Australian Society for Fish Biology)

Background The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) is a professional, independent, non-profit, non-commercial and non-aligned organisation supported by a vibrant membership of over 400 fish and fisheries professionals and students from government (all states, territories and national),...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Society For Fish Biology Inc
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-025
DATE START/END: 14 JAN 2015 - 13 MAR 2017

Developing cost-effective industry based techniques for monitoring puerulus settlement in all conditions: Phase 2

The project was developed to assist in the sustainable management of the southern rock lobster fishery in Tasmania. It addresses FRDC's strategic challenge to ensure that the Australian community derives optimal economic, environmental and social benefits from its fishery and aquaculture resources...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2015-06-01

Bio-economics intelligence key to effective fisheries management

Fisheries managers are making greater use of fisheries number crunching to ensure public resources provide the best possible returns for the country Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Melissa Branagh Maximising the returns from Australia’s fisheries for the nation is far more than a matter...
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