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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-400
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 SEP 2017

Sustainable Fishing Families: Developing industry human capital through health, wellbeing, safety and resilience

In 2009 the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, R&D Corporations, jointly published a ‘Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Health and Safety: R&D Plan 2008-2012’. Among the stated objectives were the improvement of physical and mental farmer and fisher health (p.v)....
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-047
DATE START/END: 13 OCT 2022 - 29 SEP 2026

Harnessing the aquaculture potential of Queensland’s native rock oysters

Oyster farming in Qld was once a substantial and prosperous activity, but has declined since the 1920s. Over the past few decades, the total area allocated to oyster farming has remained relatively consistent, however production has continued to steadily decline with a substantial decrease in oyster...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-012
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2008 - 29 MAR 2010

Evaluating the environmental drivers of mud crab (Scylla serrata) catches in Australia

The years 2000 and 2001 saw record mud crab (Scylla serrata) catches throughout their Australian range, presumably due to a combination of high fishing effort and favourable recruitment in the preceding years. This peak was followed by a significant decrease in catch in all relevant jurisdictions,...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Nathan Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-013
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2017 - 14 DEC 2018

Rebuilding Southern Rock Lobster stocks on the east coast of Tasmania: informing options for management

Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) support a major commercial fishery in Tasmania, with recent catches in the order of 1000 tonnes pa and a landed value of about $65 million. The species has also long represented a traditional food source for the local Aboriginal population as well as being...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-072
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2005 - 30 JUN 2008

Water use across a catchment and effects on estuarine health and productivity

BACKGROUND INFORMATION The extraction of freshwater from rivers and bores for irrigation, industrial use, town water supplies etc is increasingly occursring across Australia, resulting in decreasing amounts of water reaching estuarine environments. Estuaries are particularly vulnerable to pollution...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1976-016
DATE START/END: 28 DEC 1979 - 31 DEC 1979

Fish product development

ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Industry
Environment
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