Fishing for change: enhancing Australia’s seafood futures

• Research Theme
  Fisheries & Aquaculture
• Cross-disciplinary Theme(s)
  Climate Change; Ocean-Earth System; Ocean-Antarctic Governance
• Funded By

  Australian Research Council

• Principal Investigator

  Professor Reg Watson

• Contributor(s)

  Dr Bridget Green, Dr Sean Tracey, Dr Klaas Hartmann

• Project Summary

  Seafood production is an important part of Australia's economy and future food security. In a dual relationship, fisheries are both vulnerable to and a cause of changes in the marine environment. We will identify the maximum limits to Australian seafood production and will determine the impacts of future perturbations. To achieve this, we will;

  • combine existing rich historical data sources with state-of-the art ecosystem and fisheries models;
  • analyse environmental impacts that will complement national fisheries stock assessments that are essential for future competitive exports;
  • determine our growing seafood imports and their role in Australia's and the world's food security.

  FUNDED BY

  Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration

  Agreement (SMRCA) and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC).

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