Wild catch fisheries Research project Recreational Southern Rock Lobster tagging program – assessing current data and modelling assumptions and approaches to establish a robust estimate Incorporating recreational catch estimates in stock assessment models remains challenging due to i) a lack of catch estimates prior to … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Feb 2020 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Integrating indigenous fishing: extending adoption pathways to policy and management Fisheries management agencies across the jurisdictions appear to have struggled to engage and make progress with Indigenous fishing interests and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2020 - 18 Feb 2021
Wild catch fisheries Research project Revisiting biological parameters and information used in the assessment of Commonwealth fisheries: a reality check and work plan for future proofing Much effort has been placed over the last couple of decades on the development of harvest strategies, stock assessments, risk … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 Feb 2020 - 16 Aug 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Wild catch fisheries Research project Postgraduate funding - Stock structure and connectivity of Black Bream including implications for management Understanding the demographic characteristics, connectivity and stock structure of a fish species is crucial for identifying the appropriate scale and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Feb 2020 - 7 Aug 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Fishing for change: A social marketing approach to reduce the recreational harvest of Snapper and Pearl Perch in Queensland. Snapper and pearl perch are depleted in Queensland and further reduction in fishing pressure is needed to rebuild stocks back … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan 2022
Wild catch fisheries Research project Measuring, interpreting and monitoring economic productivity in commercial fisheries The use of productivity analysis provides an useful approach to measure and monitor performance in fisheries. It allows a broad … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2020 - 27 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Cost-effective, non-destructive solutions to developing a pre-recruit index for Snapper Throughout the 2000s, the two main stocks of South Australia’s (SA) Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) fishery demonstrated very different changes … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Jan 2020 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Western Abalone Divers Association 2020 Quota Setting Workshop: Opportunity for shared understanding of potential TACC setting processes by Western Australian Abalone stakeholders The Western Australian Area 3 Abalone Fishery has experienced a decline in biomass since 2010. The Area 3 Authorization Holders saw the need … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 9 Jan 2020 - 30 Mar 2020
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Best practice and policy in abalone stock enhancement, restocking and translocation In Australia several large-scale experimental abalone restocking projects have been conducted, primarily in NSW and WA, with promising results and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 29 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wild catch fisheries Research project Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victoria’s developing Octopus fishery In Victoria, Octopus spp. are predominantly a byproduct species caught across various fisheries. Maori octopus are predominately caught in the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on Octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster Oil and gas explorers use seismic surveys to determine the location and size of oil and gas reservoirs. The potential … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Species identification of Australia’s most significant octopus fishery – the Western Australian Common Octopus The Western Australian Octopus Interim Managed Fishery is Australia’s largest octopus fishery. There are 20 vessels operating on a full … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 7 Dec 2019 - 29 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Quantifying post-release survival and movement of Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus): Informing strategies to engage the fishing community in practices to enhance the sustainability of an important multi-sector fishery The concerning status of South Australia’s (SA) Snapper fishery, combined with the species’ episodic recruitment patterns and prominence as … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2019 - 30 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Modelling environmental changes and effects on wild-caught species in Queensland A better understanding of the impacts of environmental drivers on the population dynamics and abundance of key fishery species can … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Nov 2019 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Estimating the biomass of fish stocks using novel and efficient genetic techniques Australia’s commercial and recreational fisheries are annually valued at in excess of $2.5 and 2.6 billion but, despite their undeniable importance, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Nov 2019 - 29 Sep 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Integrating recreational fishing information into harvest strategies for multi-sector fisheries Recreational fishing (RF) is an important and often neglected component of fisheries in Australia. Recreational fishers in New South Wales(… Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2023 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project An updated understanding of Eastern School Whiting stock structure and improved stock assessment for cross-jurisdictional management Eastern School Whiting have been managed by catch quotas in Commonwealth fisheries since 1993. A Commonwealth Tier 1 stock assessment is completed … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2019 - 21 Sep 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis Victoria’s commercial pipi fishery has experienced rapid growth (e.g. from <1 tonne harvested at Discovery Bay in 2008/09 to 90 … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 25 Jul 2019 - 19 Nov 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Wild catch fisheries Research project Custom training and technical support for the fishery stock assessment software ‘stock synthesis’ To conduct more stock assessments of finfish, Fisheries Queensland and the SFS expert panel have directed Queensland Department of Agriculture … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 29 Jun 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project National Social and Economic Survey of Recreational Fishers 2019 There is a lack of national scale robust data on the motivations and behaviours of recreational fishers or of the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Mar 2019 - 19 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Canberra