Fishwise Community Grants - 2005 Funding Round

• Determine the rate of recreational fishing participation by Tasmanians and profile the demographic characteristics of recreational fishers.
• Quantify recreational catch and effort by method, region and key species.
• Estimate annual expenditure on recreational fishing by recreational fishers.
• Establish attitudes and awareness of recreational fishers to issues relevant to their fishery.

• Quantify recreational scallop fishing effort by region.
• Quantify fishing success rate (ie how often the bag limit was obtained).
• Gauge opinions about the current and future management of the scallop season.

• Improve user knowledge of, and compliance to, fish species and fisheries rules by providing resource users with a source of current and accurate information.
• Provide educators with an attractive, informative resource for their laboratory/ science room to promote greater knowledge of Tasmanian fish species and the fisheries rules.
• Use the stickers as an aid in raising awareness of fishing responsibly and of the broader marine environment and associated conservation issues.

• Improve user knowledge of, and compliance to, fish species and fisheries rules by providing resource users with a source of current and accurate information, including a photograph of the species and legal minimum length and bag limits.
• Provide educators with an attractive, informative resource for their laboratory/ science room to promote greater knowledge of Tasmanian fish species and the fisheries rules.
• To use the poster as an aid in raising awareness of the broader marine environment and associated conservation issues.

• To expand the current knowledge of in shore scallop distribution and abundance in the south east of Tasmania. Utilising the experience of members of the TSC and their knowledge of scallop beds from recent and previous scallop seasons, valuable data will also be gathered on scallop bed recovery after the 2005 season. The data collected will provide valuable information for TAFI and DPIW on areas heavily and lightly fished, plus provide a better understanding of the distribution and size frequency of scallop beds in south east Tasmania. This project will provide data that will assist with the planning of future sustainable recreational scallop seasons by DPIW. This will also provide valuable base line data to gauge the impact of future recreational scallop season.

• To increase compliance with fisheries rules and raise awareness of fishing ethics.

• Increase and reinforce community and volunteer awareness of rules, regulations and other issues relating to marine and freshwater resources.
• Strengthen and reinforce the Program statewide.
• Increase the professional and personal development training of volunteers.
• Increase community and volunteer awareness of the need to promote community responsibility for cleaner waterways from the rivers to the ocean.
• Develop stronger community working linkages with other organisations including Coastcare, local councils, Marine Police, Parks and service clubs.

• With a user-friendly van, we should see a higher profile of the Fishcare Volunteers and related fisheries groups at events the Fishcare Volunteers and Department identify as worthy of attendance. The practicality of a small compact van should ensure an easy and reliable service delivery of the Department's key fisheries communication strategy to the wider community. With a number of NW FCV passionate about freshwater issues and projects, it is inevitable that the van will be used for Inland waters events and hence will provide a valuable vehicle for IFS service delivery profiles eg protection of the locally significant giant freshwater crayfish. It is also envisaged it will take a prominent place at FCV schools education presentations.

• To update the current Marine Links Package.
• To expand the Marine Links Package to include years 9 - 12.
• To include aquaculture, industry and management components.

• Provide Tasmanian school children with an understanding of the need to conserve a recreational fishery of the future.
• To ensure the Fishcare Volunteer Program can continue the 'Fish for the Future' Schools Education Program around the State.
• To ensure a consistent and current 'sustainable fisheries' message is presented to schools around the State.
• To provide specialised training for selected Fishcare Volunteers to deliver a basic marine educator's package in Tasmanian schools.

• Aim is to tell people about the recreational fishery, explain some basic rules and tell people where to get more information and advice. The aim is also to encourage participation, whilst caring for the fishery.

• where do the animals come from which make up the aggregation? Is it made up of one or numerous populations?
• what is the degree of connectivity or genetic exchange between the Eaglehawk Bay population and other populations?
• what are the implications for management (ie should the aggregation be managed as an independent unit)?

Movement of Black Bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri, in relation to the water quality and habitat and life history characteristics

• To determine relations between black bream movements and water quality, including factors such as salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen.
• To determine habitat usage of black bream based on residence times in different habitat types.
• To determine movement patterns in relation to life history stages.

• Estimate the 2004/5 recreational rock lobster and abalone harvest.
• Provide reliable estimates of catch and effort by fishing method (in the case of rock lobster) and by region.
• Assess the recreational share of the rock lobster and abalone harvest.
• Obtain size information by fishing method for the rock lobster harvest.

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