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PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-060
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2004 - 30 MAR 2008

Effects of trawling subprogram: An investigation of two methods to reduce the benthic impact of prawn trawling

The physical contact between trawl gear and the seabed is coming under closer scrutiny by various interest groups. Some groups raise concern that this contact is severely affecting biodiversity in marine environments that have high natural heritage value (WWF 2002). Substantial scientific research...
ORGANISATION:
DJ Sterling Trawl Gear Services
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-180
DATE START/END: 21 JAN 2018 - 30 MAY 2018

Design and implementation of an Australian National Bycatch Report: Phase 1 - Scoping

Australia has a wide and increasing range of bycatch reporting requirements and expectations, domestically and internationally, and there is increasing emphasis on improving bycatch reporting to meet these requirements. Most of these relate in some way to demonstrating that Australian fisheries are...
ORGANISATION:
Pisces Australis Pty Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2021-11-30

New projects

The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-048 ‘Ready, set, go!’ preparing for emergency...
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PUBLISHED:
2020-10-01

Finding the balance in a life aquatic

Good relationships are the backbone of Mervi Kangas’s life’s work on the water, as she strives to ensure commercial fisheries remain sustainable By Melissa Marino Mervi Kangas never tires of a good sunset. She has been privileged to see quite a few spectacular skies as the sun dipped below an...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-03-01

Production, perceptions improving

A look back at the last financial year shows that addressing the environmental factors that affect fishing continues to dominate research, but investment out of the water is also providing good returns Figure 1 RD&E budget expenditure 2016-17 versus forecast expenditure 2017-18. The...
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