Conferences still remain the primary method of knowledge transfer between stakeholders of the aquaculture industry, whether they are industry, government, researchers or NGO’s. However they need to be structured correctly for the benefit of the industry. There needs to be opportunities for industry to talk and listen to each other, as well as industry to talk to and listen to researchers and government and vice versa. The Australasian Aquaculture Conferences provide these opportunities.
Conferences still remain the primary method of knowledge transfer between stakeholders of the aquaculture industry, whether they are industry, government, researchers or NGO’s. However they need to be structured correctly for the benefit of the industry. There needs to be opportunities for industry to talk and listen to each other, as well as industry to talk to and listen to researchers and government and vice versa. The Australasian Aquaculture Conferences provide these opportunities.
The Australasian Aquaculture Conferences of 2004-06-08 have been learning curves for the industry and the NAC in running events of this size. The FRDC were rightly cautious in sponsoring the conference on a conference by conference basis. However, NAC has proven it is a competent conference convener and the industry have shown their support through excellent conference attendances. Given this track record the FRDC should feel confident in signing up as a conference sponsor on a long term basis, i.e. for the next 3 conferences 20010-12-14. Having the long term support of the FRDC will mean a large proportion of the conference sponsorship will be secured. This will allow the NAC to pursue other sponsorship using the FRDC’s commitment as both a surety of the conference and as leverage for attracting other sponsors to the conference. This will have significant flow on benefits to the Australian aquaculture industry. It will flow through to the quality of the conference program, trade show, the facilities and hospitality. Ultimately, the conference will generate significant profit that will eventually lead to little or no reliance on the FRDC for future underwriting. Further, conference profits will be used by the NAC on behalf of its members to provide better services.
Objectives: 1. Provide an international forum for aquaculture stakeholders to identify pathways to sustainable aquaculture development 2. Provide an international trade show of aquaculture equipment and services, fully integrated with the conference. 3. To promote Australian aquaculture to international interests. Read moreRead less
SCRC: Seafood CRC Master Class: Stimulating Consumption Of Australian Seafood
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
The CRC now has a wealth of current information about various aspects of Australians seafood consumption. The issue now is how to get this information out to the various stakeholders in the Seafood industry in such a format that companies can use the results in a very practical way to improve their returns and ensure their continued sustainability.
This education module has been designed to be practical, flexible and widely disseminated and so fulfil needs in several ways as follows: The CRC now has a wealth of current information about various aspects of Australians seafood consumption. The issue now is how to get this information out to the various stakeholders in the Seafood industry in such a format that companies can use the results in a very practical way to improve their returns and ensure their continued sustainability.
This education module has been designed to be practical, flexible and widely disseminated and so fulfil needs in several ways as follows:
• The module has been designed based on a transformational learning model, that is, a model where participants are required to reflect on their current practices and behaviours and then based on information provided, plan operational changes to maximise firm benefits.
• The module is being designed for delivery in two formats, face-to-face and digitally/online to maximise the potential audience reached. The online materials will provide access for those who cannot attend face-to-face sessions, as well as providing an ongoing resource for those who do attend face-to-face.
• The face-to-face component will be delivered in a mix of capital cities and regional locations to maximise exposure to where industry is actually located. This multimodal approach is designed to ensure the widest possible dissemination of results as well as providing face-to-face participants with a resource than can use within their own organisations.Read moreRead less
Digital Documentation Of Australian Barramundi And Prawns Farms Across Australia
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$79,199.54
Summary
This activity has been discussed at two Annual General Meetings as an area that needs to be undertaken. Significant discussion has occurred at both meetings on this project. The ABFA is trying to differentiate Australian produced fish from the large volumes of imported barramundi coming in. The aim is to show the positives of our product and the people who produce it.
A key component will be through the development of short video story and photos to show the Australian industry and lin ....This activity has been discussed at two Annual General Meetings as an area that needs to be undertaken. Significant discussion has occurred at both meetings on this project. The ABFA is trying to differentiate Australian produced fish from the large volumes of imported barramundi coming in. The aim is to show the positives of our product and the people who produce it.
A key component will be through the development of short video story and photos to show the Australian industry and link in with our clean, green, sustainable, quality Australian produce. The videos produced aim to provide solid documentation of the work being done to produce prawns and Barramundi. The project outputs will tie in and support the ABFA and APFA marketing which aims to are going for the heart of consumers first and would look to link with www.australianbarramundi.com.au and www.loveaustralianprawns.com.au
The APFA have similar aspirations, highlighting the need to document and showcase the processes and farming practices that shows how this underpins the Australian industry's clean, green, sustainable, quality Australian produce.
Objectives: 1. To document, via video and photographs, the operations and practices of prawn and Barramundi farming operations across Australia Read moreRead less
5th National Rocklobster Congress - Growing The Future
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$20,000.00
Summary
The Australian Rock Lobster Industry faces continuing challenges relating to market access, human resources, fisheries management, cost of production and quota implementation.
Issues that need to be addressed include:
1. Continuing the line of successful Congress meetings since 1999. 2. Examine and offer solutions to competing demands of resource allocation. 3. Build on the implementation of common national and international marketing strategies commmenced in Hobart ....The Australian Rock Lobster Industry faces continuing challenges relating to market access, human resources, fisheries management, cost of production and quota implementation.
Issues that need to be addressed include:
1. Continuing the line of successful Congress meetings since 1999. 2. Examine and offer solutions to competing demands of resource allocation. 3. Build on the implementation of common national and international marketing strategies commmenced in Hobart 2005. 4. Address and offer some solutions to common boat costings such as Crew Availability, Fuel costs etc. Objectives: 1. Update Industry members on key issues of strategic national importance 2. Continue to develop strategic approaches to lobster market development 3. Develop greater understanding of resource sharing and quota management Read moreRead less
Engaging ethnic minority and majority blood donors in donor recruitment. Word-of-mouth is a potentially powerful way to recruit blood donors. Talking about donation increases awareness, trust, commitment and positive feelings about donating, particularly in ethnic minority groups. However, donors seldom tell others about donating. This project aims to determine how to motivate blood donors to recruit new donors using word-of-mouth, through research comprising co-design, surveys, and experiments. ....Engaging ethnic minority and majority blood donors in donor recruitment. Word-of-mouth is a potentially powerful way to recruit blood donors. Talking about donation increases awareness, trust, commitment and positive feelings about donating, particularly in ethnic minority groups. However, donors seldom tell others about donating. This project aims to determine how to motivate blood donors to recruit new donors using word-of-mouth, through research comprising co-design, surveys, and experiments. This project will generate new knowledge of how to encourage effective word-of-mouth for pro-social behaviours. Expected outcomes include producing culturally relevant, validated resources that will significantly benefit Australia by encouraging effective conversations to promote blood donation in all communities.Read moreRead less
El-Nemo SE: Extending The Redmap Pilot To South East Australia: Using Citizen Science For Engagement And Early Indication Of Potential New Opportunities
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$60,000.00
Summary
One of the major implications of climate change is the large-scale redistribution of species; as the environment changes, species shift in response to keep track of preferred environmental conditions. This is happening faster in the ocean compared to land, and species are moving greater distances where the warming is greater (Chen et al 2011 Science) - such as the southeast of Australia.
To best respond to these changes we need to ensure 1/ we have an early indication of how spe ....One of the major implications of climate change is the large-scale redistribution of species; as the environment changes, species shift in response to keep track of preferred environmental conditions. This is happening faster in the ocean compared to land, and species are moving greater distances where the warming is greater (Chen et al 2011 Science) - such as the southeast of Australia.
To best respond to these changes we need to ensure 1/ we have an early indication of how species are shifting (what might be new opportunities?) and 2/ our industries and communities are aware of these changes and accepting of the science underpinning management responses. Redmap takes advantage of the collective observations and geographical area covered by fishers and divers to provide detailed, verifiable and low-cost observations of how and when our marine ecosystems are changing. Information collected can address key knowledge gaps in partnership with the southeast’s marine industries and coastal communities. Critically, it is also a valuable proven tool to promote awareness of climate change impacts. Range shifts is a concept which is tangible, visual and easily understood, in contrast with complicated computational projections or analyses which are not readily grasped (or indeed trusted) by the general community. Up to 80% of fishers do not believe climate change is occurring, or that it will affect their industry, yet given Australia approach of co-management it is absolutely critical that industry and community acknowledge climate change as a risk so they may better respond and adapt in a timely manner to the challenges ahead.
This project directly addresses high level objectives in the SEAP/DAFF deed, which are to: • facilitate fishing and aquaculture sectors to make informed decisions on adapting to climate change; For example, as new species are reported to Redmap in a new jurisdiction, stakeholders will be able to consider the potential of future fishing opportunities. • inform decisions on fisheries management arrangements to ensure they are responsive to a changing environment. For example, as new species are reported to Redmap in a new jurisdiction, fisheries managers will be able to review available data and consider the appropriateness of current management controls such as catch limits, closed seasons and size limits.
In terms of the existing DAFF deed milestones, this proposal clearly aligns with 'information products of climate change implications for the sectors'. It has demonstrated capacity to help increase awareness amongst the fishing and non-fishing community - increased awareness is a pre-requisite for effective stakeholder engagement and ultimately adaptation. Objectives: 1. Add VIC, NSW and SA material and species details to the Redmap website, make appropriate database connections and add VIC, NSW and SA scientists to the ghtings verification panel to ensure highest quality data. 2. Develop a facility where we can engage, inform and educate marine industries and communities in the southeast (using their own data) about marine climate change impacts and issues 3. Provide and test the framework allowing ecological monitoring of southeast coastal waters for observations of species shifting their geographical ranges. 4. Once deployed, utilise Redmap to increase awareness of climate change among SE marine industries, thereby indirectly improving adaptive capacity to respond constructively to climate change impacts. Read moreRead less
Methods To Profile And Connect The Provenance Of Wild Caught Prawn Fisheries And Their Values To The Community
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$820,380.00
Summary
While Australia’s increasingly urban Australian community has limited understanding, interest and trust about the origin of their food, food producers are sitting on the precipice of loss of social licence. This was demonstrated in the ‘Super Trawler’ debate.
Australia’s wild prawn industry is Australia’s largest wild catch trawling sector. The ACPF has included advice on where its social licence risks lie, and the most effective modes of community engagement, into this proposal. Thi ....While Australia’s increasingly urban Australian community has limited understanding, interest and trust about the origin of their food, food producers are sitting on the precipice of loss of social licence. This was demonstrated in the ‘Super Trawler’ debate.
Australia’s wild prawn industry is Australia’s largest wild catch trawling sector. The ACPF has included advice on where its social licence risks lie, and the most effective modes of community engagement, into this proposal. This proposal has the clear goal of protecting the industry’s access to the natural resource. Engaging the community on issues that the industry and community commonly share, with the aim of continuing the conversation, is the mechanism by which ACPF intends to achieve the goal.
The ACPF meeting of members on 26 September 2018 prioritised the need to focus on unaddressed ACPF IPA Community Program outcomes relating to wild caught prawn provenance as one of three highest priorities for 2019. The ACPF Board agreed that the scope of what is required to achieve the goal requires more of its budget than was built into the ACPF outputs in FRDC project 2017/242 (Our pledge) to "Demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of a community engagement and communication strategy that is built on recognised shared values and commitment to supporting industry behaviours" (Extension of proof of concept - prawns).
This project serves two needs; 1. a community introduction to each wild prawn fishery AND profiles of commonly held values
2. evaluation of the effectiveness of a range of community engagement tools, beyond the usual social media launch, that allow the industry to continue the conversation over a long period Note: The method enabling future engagement will be included in the brief to creative agencies for Stage 2 engagement tools. Tools may include but not limited to social media.
Objectives: 1. Improve community acceptance of the wild prawn industry using fisheries based authentic stories addressing commonly held values (as described by Project 2017-242 Our Pledge) and relevant prawn RD&E initiatives 2. Implement engagement tools based on community behaviour insights that provide repeat and long term connection with the community at points of community interaction 3. Build a database of engaged community members to which ACPF can communicate on its commitment and achievements against Our Pledge, to receive questions and feedback 4. Measure effectiveness of community engagement method through evaluation channels eg commissioned community evaluation Read moreRead less
Tactical Response Fund: Implementation Of The NEATFish Environmental Standard For Recreational Fishing Tournaments
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$58,000.00
Summary
Development of an environmental standard for fishing tournaments has been seen by all stakeholders as an opportunity to enhance and promote the sustainability of recreational fishing by proactively addressing possible sustainability issues for larger tournaments as well as fish welfare issues which are beginning to be directed towards the recreational fishing industry more frequently, particularly in catch and release fishing tournaments. When Recfish originally developed the conceptual outline ....Development of an environmental standard for fishing tournaments has been seen by all stakeholders as an opportunity to enhance and promote the sustainability of recreational fishing by proactively addressing possible sustainability issues for larger tournaments as well as fish welfare issues which are beginning to be directed towards the recreational fishing industry more frequently, particularly in catch and release fishing tournaments. When Recfish originally developed the conceptual outline of a national environmental standard for fishing tournaments, they envisaged this process would take around 2 years to develop the system, and after that some 3 to 5 more years for it to gain wide acceptance. Now that the NEATFish standard has been developed after 2 years, the most crucial aspect of its implementation and extension must now begin in earnest. Feedback from industry during its development suggests that the major challenge for the concept will be to create a better awareness of NEATFish and what it has to offer clubs and other bodies. The process of awareness raising will involve development of a website, promotional materials, and a profile for NEATFish in the fishing media and at various industry events, including tackle shows and conferences. Given the need for significant capital outlay to develop a website and other materials to implement and publicise NEATFish, there is a need for immediate additional funding from the FRDC in order to maintain momentum and ensure ultimate success. To do so we wish to utilise unused monies left over from savings made during the previous project (Crispian Ashby has been made aware of the magnitude of these savings) together with additional funding in order to drive the project down the path of commercialisation. Objectives: 1. To develop an interactive website with dynamic content to manage and promote the NEATFish standard and facilitate its uptake by industry 2. To publicise the standard and website in the fishing media 3. To publicise the standard and website at trade tackle shows and conferences 4. To liase with industry bodies, tournament organisers, government authorities and environmental groups Read moreRead less
Seafood CRC: New Directions In Australian Seafood Whole Of Chain Traceability And Supply Chain Technologies
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$96,384.66
Summary
Global seafood trade increased to 160 million tonnes per annum in 2013, with 37% of this being traded internationally. Traceability of seafood has become a hot topic, with the EU and US bringing in new regulations recently. In 2015 Food Standards Australia New Zealand will be examining traceability issues in Australia. The FAO Committee of Fisheries is also currently developing international best practice guidelines. SafeFish has listed traceability through chain as an ....Global seafood trade increased to 160 million tonnes per annum in 2013, with 37% of this being traded internationally. Traceability of seafood has become a hot topic, with the EU and US bringing in new regulations recently. In 2015 Food Standards Australia New Zealand will be examining traceability issues in Australia. The FAO Committee of Fisheries is also currently developing international best practice guidelines. SafeFish has listed traceability through chain as an emerging issue that industry needs support to address.
There are many different drivers for traceability, often determined by the product type and destination market. Internally companies use traceability as a production/management tool, or to simplify record keeping, and hence increase efficiencies. It may also provide a mechanism for fast and efficient recall of contaminated product. This internal financial benefit to business operations has been well demonstrated in case studies undertaken by the Global Chain Alliance. Traceability also enables manufacturers and growers to interface directly with their end users. Markets and regulators are increasingly demanding through chain traceability as a means of assurance of food safety, sustainable fishing practices (eg MSC "chain of custody" requirements, and product integrity (including protection against substitution).
In Australia’s seafood industry, paper traceability systems are the norm in most of the catching and harvesting sectors, despite the fact that the catch sector uses many sophisticated electronic instruments and devices in their operations and that electronic communications and computer use are wide spread on board, dockside and in processors. Whilst paper based systems can work, they are inherently inefficient and offer no scope for improvement.
However, with the learnings from 2012/702 informing this proposed project and increasing interest in electronic traceability systems, this project can assist Australian seafood companies to choose and implement traceability systems appropriate to their internal and external needs.
Objectives: 1. Development and extension of Seafood Traceability toolbox and decision tree (with case study examples) (in collaboration with SAFEFISH). 2. Undertake Full RFID/barcoding trial with at least two interested businesses and repeat of cost benefit analysis (as per 2012/702). Read moreRead less