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PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-020
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2004 - 10 AUG 2008

Validation and extension of acoustic reef habitat mapping methodologies in the western abalone zone, Victoria

Acoustic reef mapping to support abalone fisheries assessment is presently being undertaken by the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (FRDC 2003/050) in key commercial fishing grounds. The TAFI SEAMAP program has developed reef mapping techniques with acoustic sounders and underwater...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-019
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2009 - 29 MAY 2012

Biological and economic management strategy evaluations of the eastern king prawn fishery

The eastern king prawn (EKP) fishery in Queensland is the state’s most valuable fished stock. Logbook data indicate that about 2500 tonnes of EKP were caught in Queensland annually from 2001 to 2006 (catch data includes Moreton Bay), with a total annual value of $35-40 million. There are a number...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-710
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2009 - 29 SEP 2012

Seafood CRC: bioeconomic evaluation of commercial scale stock enhancement in abalone

Stock enhancement, and in particular, enhancement of high value sedentary shellfish is being increasingly recognised as a novel management strategy that could increase economic yield of a fishery (Caddy and Defeo, 2003). The theoretical basis for successful stock enhancement is that carrying...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-532
DATE START/END: 16 JAN 2011 - 26 SEP 2013

FRDC-DCCEE: changing currents in marine biodiversity governance and management: responding to climate change

Australia’s marine systems and biota are known to be exposed to a range of likely impacts from human-induced climate change: ocean acidification, warming sea surface temperatures, rise in sea level, increases in cyclone intensities, changes in rainfall and run-off of land-based pollutants and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-033
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2011 - 30 MAR 2013

Spatial patterns, landscape genetics and post virus recovery of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), in the Western commercial fishing zone of Victoria

The primary objective of this project is to integrate geospatial and genetic technologies to improve the current spatial management of abalone fisheries.The sustainable management of abalone stocks in the western zone of Victoria has been enhanced in recent years with the adoption of a reef-scale...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Industry
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