Projects

The following projects are a sample of the research being undertaken by our Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre's researchers and students.

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  Fishery Independent Surveys (FIS)

  IMAS have been routinely performing Fishery Independent Surveys (FIS) at several sites along the east coast of Tasmania since 2015 as part of a pilot…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  3 Dec 2019

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  Abalone Processor Sampling

  Sampling of commercial abalone catches at processing factories has been performed since the 1970s to provide size composition data used in the Abalone Fishery Assessment.…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  3 Dec 2019

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  Fishery Data: economic and social data collection and management

  This project collects and reports social and economic information on Tasmanian commercial fisheries. Fisheries management in Tasmania is required to take account of the community’s…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  29 Nov 2019

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  Research Pot Program

  Commercial fishers can help contribute important data about the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery by participating in the Research Pot Program, which plays a vital role…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  28 Nov 2019

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  Salmon aquaculture: monitoring and management

  This project supports the monitoring and ongoing management of current salmon farming operations in Tasmania. This is to ensure current monitoring practices are adequate, and…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  30 Aug 2019