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Environment
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-023
DATE START/END: 1 DEC 2019 - 14 DEC 2020

Practicing aquatic animal welfare: Identifying and mitigating obstacles to uptake and adoption by the Australian Fishing Industry

‘Animal welfare’ is typically about preventing or reducing suffering and maximising animals’ well-being. Animal welfare considerations can apply to animals used for food, research, those kept in captivity (pets, zoos), and wild species. Since animals are part of natural systems and will be affected...
ORGANISATION:
ENVision Environmental Consulting
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-241
DATE START/END: 19 JAN 2015 - 30 DEC 2016

Reassessment of intertidal macroalgal communities near to and distant from salmon farms and an evaluation of using drones to survey macroalgal distribution

The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture industry is now the largest seafood sector in Australia with production approaching 40,000t of salmonids per annum and a farm gate value of ~400 million. The industry’s strategic plan is to double salmon production in Tasmania by 2030, and obtaining community...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-106
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2017 - 29 JUN 2018

Communicating the research, management and performance of Tasmanian marine resource industries by video

This project will produce short videos for the communication and promotion of fisheries and aquaculture research and industries in Tasmania. The project is a collaboration between IMAS and TSIC which will create synergies in the preparation of these videos. Production of the videos will be by...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-712
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2009 - 29 JUN 2012

Seafood CRC: future harvest theme leadership

The CRC has developed the Future Harvest theme business plan to deliver the following outcomes: 1. Fisheries management delivering maximum benefit from the resource while maintaining stocks above sustainability indicators 2. Novel management strategies in place which increase economic yield from...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-002
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2010 - 29 NOV 2010

The use of BRUVs as a tool for assessing marine fisheries and ecosystems: A review of the hurdles and potential

This application was developed following a special session on non extractive fish sampling at the Indo Pacific Fish Conference in Perth in June 2009. A consistent theme of discussions at the workshop and subsequent email and phone conversations was that many people were supportive of the use of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-702
DATE START/END: 17 JUL 2014 - 29 SEP 2015

Seafood CRC: Southern Rock Lobster IPA: informing spatial and temporal management of the South Australian Northern Zone Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery

The South Australian Northern Zone rock lobster fishery has been managed under a Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) since 2003. Spatially, the fishery is divided into four regions for management purposes with the majority of the catch coming from inshore grounds...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-102
DATE START/END: 22 AUG 2021 - 2 JUN 2022

A review of fisheries enhancement methods to promote profitability and sustainability in Australian fisheries

Fisheries managers have employed a range of techniques in efforts to enhance the productivity of commercial and recreational fisheries. The techniques have focussed on improving limiting biological parameters within the fisheries, including spawning, recruitment through to harvest size, growth rates...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-181
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2019 - 30 AUG 2020

The End of an Era: Acknowledging the socio-cultural history and contribution of Australian small-scale fisheries

This project was developed in response to the Victorian Government 2018 decision to compulsorily acquire the 10 remaining Gippsland Lakes commercial fishing licences, a decision that will bring a halt to operations in a multigenerational and historically significant fishery. The local community saw...
ORGANISATION:
A Twigg
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-018
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2019

Determination of the spatial dynamics and movement rates of the principal target species within the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery and connectivity with the broader western and central Pacific Ocean – beyond tagging

Australia’s Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) operates in waters off on the east coast of Australia primarily targeting yellowfin, bigeye and albacore tuna, swordfish and striped marlin. Populations of these species are known to extend well beyond the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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