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| Fishwise Community Grants - 2006 Funding RoundAssessing the Recreational Catch of SBT in Tas
TV Footage of Recreational Fisheries
Research Angler Program
Update of the Fishcare Display Trailers
Fish Identification and Measuring Signs
Game Fishing Education Kit
Fishcare - Take a Kid Fishing and Fishing Clinics
Educational Signage at Tomahawk
Assessment of the Rock Lobster and Abalone Fish
RecFish Australia
Further Information
Lead Agency: Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
Funding: $20,200.00
Start Date: 01 March 2007 End Date: 31 July 2009
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- Quantify the recreational SBT catch for the 2007 fishing season
- Describe the biological characteristics of the recreational SBT catch.
Lead Agency: Department of Primary Industries and Water
Funding: $12,000.00
Start Date: 01 February 2007 End Date: 01 July 2009
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- The project aims to increase TV news coverage of the start and end of marine fishing seasons and other recreational marine fishing regulations. This coverage will reinforce existing regulatory messages and create greater public awareness of marine fishing and the regulations governing it.
Lead Agency: Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
Partners: Australian National Sportsfishing Association
Funding: $18,000.00
Start Date: 01 January 2007 End Date: 31 December 2010
Status: CURRENT
Objective:
The primary objective is to develop a statewide network of keen recreational anglers to provide information about their fishing activities. Of particular interest from a research and management perspective is biological information for a number of key species including bream, flathead, Australian salmon and pelagic gamefish. The project will allow us to:- Collect biological information (eg. size composition) for key species.
- Detect recruitment pulses, and changes in relative abundance (based on catch rates) and stock structure.
- Develop a network of experienced 'research' anglers that have ongoing capacity to participate in a variety of research programs that may arise, eg. collection of fish otoliths for ageing.
Lead Agency: Fishcare Volunteers
Partners: Tasmanian Marine Police, Inland Fisheries Service
Funding: $76,200.00
Start Date:01 January 2007 End Date: 31 December 2009
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- To provide an eye-catching and informative educational display which promotes sustainable fishing.
- To ensure that the sustainable and responsible fisheries message gets out to regional areas around the State.
Lead Agency: Fishcare Volunteers
Partners: Marine & Safety Tasmania, Tasports, coastal Local Governments, Parks & Wildlife
Funding: $60,943.00
Start Date: 01 December 2006 End Date: 31 December 2009
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- To provide conspicuous fish identification and measuring signage at a further 15 fishing sites around Tasmania.
- To support stakeholder and other community interest in these sites.
- To ensure that the sustainable and responsible fisheries message gets out to regional areas around the State.
Lead Agency: Fishcare Volunteers
Funding: $5,000.00
Start Date: 01 December 2006 End Date: 31 December 2009
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- To develop a game fishing educational kit that endorses a sustainable fishing ethic.
- To begin a targeted educational program before the next game fishing season.
- To provide the material to maintain a longer-term educational program past the duration of this project.
Lead Agency: Fishcare Volunteers
Funding: $37,620.00
Start Date: 01 October 2006 End Date: 31 March 2008
Status: CURRENT
Objective:- To ensure the Volunteers are equipped to present a professional ‘education is fun’ approach in their interactions with kids.
- To revamp the Take A Kid Fishing Days in response to growing interests.
- To communicate a 'sustainable and responsible fishing message' to thousands of Tasmanians through events across the state.
Lead Agency: Tomahawk Community
Partners: Parks and Wildlife, Marine and Safety Tasmania
Funding: $260.00
Start Date: 01 October 2006 End Date: 31 December 2007
Status: COMPLETED
Objective:- To educate fishers to clean their fish away from the launching ramp and not leave the fish waste on the beach.
- To ensure visitors and locals can enjoy the local fishing experience together.
Lead Agency: Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
Funding: $37,380.00
Start Date: 01 October 2006 End Date: 31 March 2008
Status: COMPLETED
Objective:
The project will provide a detailed assessment of the 2006/07 recreational rock lobster and abalone fishery in terms of participation, intensity of fishing, catch rates, and total harvest. The project will provide information necessary to enable the management performance indicator for the recreational fishery to be evaluated in a valid way. Catch information will be provided as an input into the rock lobster and abalone stock assessments. - Estimate the 2006/07 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 harvests.
- Determine rock lobster size composition based on fishing method (and region).
Lead Agency: RecFish Australia
Partners: TARFish
Funding: $15,000.00
Start Date: 01 January 2007 End Date: 31 December 2008
Status: COMPLETED
Contact: Fishing EnquiriesRecreational Fisheries Enquiries
Wild Fisheries Management Branch
1 Franklin Wharf
(GPO Box 44)
Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: 03 6233 7042
Fax: 03 6223 1539
Email: Fishing.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au | |
