‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...