Economic Analysis Of The Tasmanian Fishing Industry
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$47,422.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. To determine the impact of the Tasmanian fishing industry on the local economy. 2. To assess the future growth prospects of the different industry components.
Strategic Revenue Options For The Recreational Fishing Sector
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$30,000.00
Summary
For many years it has been difficult to find a means whereby the recreational and sport fishing sector of the fishing industry can secure a reliable and equitable source of revenue to provide the capability for the sector to develop and grow.
Equity issues are always difficult to overcome when it comes to financing a proposal e.g. under the current state arrangements if we were to ask for a contribution (from licence funds) from the states with fishing licences then not all states woul ....For many years it has been difficult to find a means whereby the recreational and sport fishing sector of the fishing industry can secure a reliable and equitable source of revenue to provide the capability for the sector to develop and grow.
Equity issues are always difficult to overcome when it comes to financing a proposal e.g. under the current state arrangements if we were to ask for a contribution (from licence funds) from the states with fishing licences then not all states would contribute equitably as some have no or limited licence arrangements. However if a levy was imposed, for example, at the wholesale point of sale for fishing tackle or boat sales and this passed on to the end user then the end user will be contributing on a user pays basis i.e. the more you buy the more you pay. And this would be equitable across the country with no exceptions. The alternative funding options identified in the paper will be assessed for equity, effectiveness and ease of implementation.
Programs such as the Recreational Fishing Community Grant Program are not long term (20 yrs) and it is increasingly evident that the recreational sector must be able to support its direction and to take responsibility for the future. A reliable and secure funding source is essential for this.
Objectives: 1. The aim of this project is to explore the issues that need to be addressed on the concept of levies for the establishment of a secure, reliable and independent revenue stream from the recreational fishing participants to enable the sector to promote growth, participation, research and development and extension, infrastructure, habitat restoration, succession planning, capacity building, communications, etc. 2. The project will provide a comprehensive analysis of the benefits/detriments of levies and the processes that need to be addressed to consider their introduction. Whilst focusing on the concept of a levy, the scoping paper will also identify other potential funding options/sources that may be available to the sector 3. This project will help identify and prioritise additional or alternative options not as yet explored by the sector Read moreRead less
Australian Mussel Association - Formation And Levy Setup
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$61,446.00
Summary
Aquaculturists, fishers and seafood producers must be increasingly sophisticated to secure and manage their access rights to natural resources, positively respond to community interest in their activities, and viably compete in domestic and overseas markets. As a small emerging sector mussel growers currently have no aggregate capacity to address these risks relevant to their industry. Resolution of these challenges is increasingly beyond the scope of any single mussel enterprise or regional / ....Aquaculturists, fishers and seafood producers must be increasingly sophisticated to secure and manage their access rights to natural resources, positively respond to community interest in their activities, and viably compete in domestic and overseas markets. As a small emerging sector mussel growers currently have no aggregate capacity to address these risks relevant to their industry. Resolution of these challenges is increasingly beyond the scope of any single mussel enterprise or regional / state based group of interests.
A national industry body is a critical first step to promote effective industry and stakeholder communication, enable representation of grower and stakeholder views, develop knowledge and strategic direction and related action plans, enable cost effective investment in and management of reserch and development funds, and facilitate industry's growth. As an emerging sector, the mussel industry currently has no formal plans or development strategies.
Emerging sectors also suffer from lack of funds to grow their businesses and conduct critical research that will deliver market competitive advantages. They also need to overcome the market failure that accompanies early stage investment in shared research outcomes. By working with groups of national producers, the FRDC can provide and / or facilitate very cost effective pools of R&D funding, and a secure and pragmatic platform for industry members to jointly invest in, manage, and share the benefits of critical R&D. Objectives: 1. Establish a national mussel industry body 2. Establish a cost effective R&D investment platform Read moreRead less
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Characterisation Of Abalone Herpes-like Virus Infections In Abalone
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$401,292.00
Summary
At the National Abalone Health Workplan Priority Setting Workshop held on 18 June 2008 in Melbourne, attended by representatives from DPI Victoria, SARDI, FRDC, VADA, TAC, EZAIA), AAGA, ACA, CSIRO, DPIW Tasmania, RecFish, DAFF and NSW DPI, it was agreed that to address the main epidemiological questions research should be focussed on 4 areas: 1) Development of diagnostics techniques with the highest priorities being: - Technique to isolate and concentrate the virus from abalone tissues ( ....At the National Abalone Health Workplan Priority Setting Workshop held on 18 June 2008 in Melbourne, attended by representatives from DPI Victoria, SARDI, FRDC, VADA, TAC, EZAIA), AAGA, ACA, CSIRO, DPIW Tasmania, RecFish, DAFF and NSW DPI, it was agreed that to address the main epidemiological questions research should be focussed on 4 areas: 1) Development of diagnostics techniques with the highest priorities being: - Technique to isolate and concentrate the virus from abalone tissues (addressed in FRDC Project 2007/006) - A rapid and specific diagnostic test-development of a validated PCR-test for the AVG virus (addressed in FRDC Project 2007/006) - Secondary diagnostic test (ISH development addressed in FRDC Project 2007/006) - Validation of diagnostic tests (partly addressed in proposed extension of FRDC Project 2007/006 (PCR) and this project (ISH validation)) - Rollout of diagnostic tests across the States (addressed in proposed extension of FRDC Project 2007/006) - Distribution of infective dose in tissues (to be addressed by this proposal) 2) Disease aetiology and transmission with the highest priorities being: - Other bio-vectors and abiotic factors (to be addressed by this proposal) - Determination of the susceptibility of remnant populations following exposure to AVG (to be addressed by this proposal) 3) Virus inactivation with the highest priorities being: - Determine the viability of the AVG virus, including disinfection efficacy; efficacy of treatments (to be addressed by this proposal) - Survival of the virus in seawater (to be addressed by this proposal) - Survival of the virus on fomites (to be addressed by this proposal) 4) Disease surveillance and modelling with the highest priorities being: - National survey of stocks to determine current distribution of the virus, including latency, and resistance status of stocks (partly addressed by this proposal) - Determine the mode(s) of spread of the AVG (not addressed) Objectives: 1. Validate the developed in situ hybridisation diagnostic test including roll out to other States 2. Develop a quantitative assay (qPCR) for determining infectious dose for this virus 3. Determine the sensitivity of the virus to physico-chemical conditions including its stability in water/on fomites and its sensitivity to inactivation agents 4. Determine the role of mucus in viral transmission 5. Determine whether a latent stage exists in AVG 6. Determine the susceptibility of remnant populations of abalone previously exposed to AVG and known unexposed wild populations in South Australia Read moreRead less
El-Nemo SE: Adaptation Of Fishing And Aquaculture Sectors And Fisheries Management To Climate Change In South Eastern Australia Work Area 4, Project 1 Development And Testing Of A National Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Framework
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$390,752.09
Summary
The eastern and south eastern Australian marine waters have been identified as being the most vulnerable geographic area to both climate change impacts and overall exposure in Australia. These changes are expected to have significant implications in the region. Information on physical changes expected in south-eastern Australia are currently available only through Global Climate Models that provide coarse spatial scales of 1-2 degrees (latitude & longitude). They currently provide almost no ....The eastern and south eastern Australian marine waters have been identified as being the most vulnerable geographic area to both climate change impacts and overall exposure in Australia. These changes are expected to have significant implications in the region. Information on physical changes expected in south-eastern Australia are currently available only through Global Climate Models that provide coarse spatial scales of 1-2 degrees (latitude & longitude). They currently provide almost no information at the scale of coastal upwelling, eddies and fronts which are important factors driving oceanic productivity. These models currently predict global changes in a range of physical variables both in the atmosphere and in the ocean for the 20th (hindcast mode) and 21st (forecast mode) centuries and are currently used in IPCC projections. Further refined modelling of physical drivers in this region is required to understand drivers at scales relevant to fisheries and aquaculture for driving productivity, distribution and abundance of species. While a number of national (Bluelink) and regional finer-resolution ocean models exist for the SE region (Baird et al model, NSW; Huon Estuary model, Tas; SAROM, SA), in this project outputs from two (Bluelink and SAROM) will be used to inform predictions on biomass, productivity and distributions of key fishery species. Objectives: 1. To develop a integrating climate change adaptation assessment framework for fisheries and aquaculture, suitable for use regionally and at a national level. 2. To test and apply this framework in the south eastern region to evaulate adaptation response options for stakeholders (managers, fishers, aquaculturalists) 3. To assess the application of the framework to apply to other regions around Australia. Read moreRead less
Sponsorship Of Aquaculture Conference And Trade Exhibit
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$30,390.91
Summary
The need for education of all aquaculture industry participants is ongoing. This conference is designed to cater for the education of Australian growers, business partners, processors, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, researchers and regulators. Networking within this mixed group will provide a rare and valuable opportunity for education and cooperation.
The trade display will provide all participants and the public with knowledge of the latest equipment and production technology ....The need for education of all aquaculture industry participants is ongoing. This conference is designed to cater for the education of Australian growers, business partners, processors, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, researchers and regulators. Networking within this mixed group will provide a rare and valuable opportunity for education and cooperation.
The trade display will provide all participants and the public with knowledge of the latest equipment and production technology. Food handling systems and new food products will also be featured.
Opening of the trade display to the general public on Sunday the 8th October will provide an opportunity for education of and promotion to the general community, especially relevant at a t time when environmental activists are seeking to limit aquaculture activities. Objectives: 1. Familiarising researchers with the needs of growers, processors and distributors, wholesalers, retailers and restaurants. 2. Providing a platform for researchers to deliver the results of their research. 3. Educating marine farmers in production techniques, quality and desease control, nutrition, public health requirements, regulation, quarantine, business practices, downstream processing, protection of the environment, consumer requirements and marketing. 4. Educating processors and distributors in public health requirements, quality control, regulation, downstream procssing, distribution, consumer requirments and marketing. 5. Educating wholesalers, retailers and restauranters in public health requirements, quality control, regulation, downstream procssing, distribution, consumer requirments and marketing and presentation of product. 6. Familiarising the public with aquaculture procedures from the farm to the table. Read moreRead less
E-fish - An Integrated Data Capture And Sharing Project
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$223,747.89
Summary
Advances in data capture has resulted in the proliferation in the types of reporting platforms available for the fishing industry to report to the Government and third parties resulting in duplication of processes, collection of multiple data sets, and a requirement for fishing boats to operate multiple systems to meet their reporting requirements. It is estimated for licensing systems alone around four times the necessary spend to create a national system has been expended or will be expended w ....Advances in data capture has resulted in the proliferation in the types of reporting platforms available for the fishing industry to report to the Government and third parties resulting in duplication of processes, collection of multiple data sets, and a requirement for fishing boats to operate multiple systems to meet their reporting requirements. It is estimated for licensing systems alone around four times the necessary spend to create a national system has been expended or will be expended within the next few years. Coupled with an increased drive for fishers to participate in traceability schemes a new data architecture is required to enable access to data that links currently disparate data sets and in particular creating a unique event linking identifier.
To support the changing needs there is a need to develop a design for a fisheries data architecture which: • allows for the linkage or integration of currently disparate data • allows for multiple methods of data transfer • is adaptable to changing needs allowing for future expansion and changes to data sets and collection methodology • supports sharing of data with third parties in real time.
While single integrated box solutions initially appear an attractive solution for solving this problem, they limit the ability to adapt quickly to changing needs and reduce long term market competition. There is a need to develop a data architecture that allows for future adaptation and provides industry flexibility to choose equipment they employ on their boats. The key aspect is linking a wide range of data, collected from different sources to a single event and sharing this data quickly across different platforms and for different purposes.
Consistent with the recommendation from “accelerating precision agriculture to decision agriculture” report it offers an opportunity to demonstrate benefits of digital initiatives.
Objectives: 1. Better meet the demands of the Australian community and fisheries stakeholders to readily access and use fisheries data. 2. Provide opportunities for the digital transformation of fisheries data. 3. Increase the opportunities for businesses to utilise fisheries data through enhancing its availability and power. 4. Increase the cost effectiveness and efficiency of fisheries data capture and management. 5. Better meet the demands of traceability schemes to aid market access for Australian seafood businesses. 6. Provide greater access and linkages of fishery data without compromising data confidentiality and privacy obligations Read moreRead less
There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on bette ....There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on better automated data collection (Trackmyfish) and assessment (Machine Learning) to test the application of these technologies.
Objectives: 1. To deploy tools to automate data collection and assessment of fish health using data collected in Gladstone Harbour as a trial. 2. To undertake structured data collection of fish samples using Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership’s sub-regions and the Boyne Tannum HookUp fishing competition. 3. To evaluate the potential to adapt the methods developed to monitor fish health in other estuaries and ports in Australia. Read moreRead less