Fisheries Digital Data Framework: A Workshop To Share Vision, Evolve Requirements For Fisheries Data
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$26,347.32
Summary
For FRDC to further investment into the fisheries data space, it must first understand industry needs as well as concerns. It is hoped that this workshop will devlop a way forward for FRDC in the data-space, informing a plan that enables both industry and commercial entities to benefit. Objectives: 1. Re-discover the opportunity of – and blockers to – using data to drive industry sustainability & growth 2. Unpack concerns around data governance from the FRDC board ....For FRDC to further investment into the fisheries data space, it must first understand industry needs as well as concerns. It is hoped that this workshop will devlop a way forward for FRDC in the data-space, informing a plan that enables both industry and commercial entities to benefit. Objectives: 1. Re-discover the opportunity of – and blockers to – using data to drive industry sustainability & growth 2. Unpack concerns around data governance from the FRDC board 3. Capture additional industry hopes, requirements and concerns about data capture, sharing, governance and applications 4. Develop a Now-Next-Long Roadmap – with task owners – to address requirements & concerns, remove blockers. Read moreRead less
Building A Data-driven Jurisdictional Stock Status Reporting Platform
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$143,401.48
Summary
Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered by the FRDC. Automation of reports would remove these manual inefficiencies freeing up the time of FRDC, authors and reviewers alike, enabling them to focus more on the research and less on the reporting commitments of SAFS. Automation of reporting could also disrupt the current biannual timeline currently applied to SAFS. With automated reporti ....Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered by the FRDC. Automation of reports would remove these manual inefficiencies freeing up the time of FRDC, authors and reviewers alike, enabling them to focus more on the research and less on the reporting commitments of SAFS. Automation of reporting could also disrupt the current biannual timeline currently applied to SAFS. With automated reporting, jurisdictions do not require FRDC administration of the authoring process and would be able to update reports on timelines that align with other jurisdictional commitments (i.e. the production of their own status reports) - this will also enable a more timely update should stock status change. More so, jurisdictions currently undertake SAFS reporting in addition to their own jurisdictional reporting, as they are often required to report on broader issues that are consider too 'bespoke' to be considered in a national report. Automation of reports, enables jurisdictions to produce reports that align with SAFS as well as their own jurisdictional requirements in one system, streamlining the concurrent reporting processes into one reporting process. This works by ensuring that a the system is built to support reporting of fields critical for SAFS as well as fields necessary for the relevant jurisdictional reporting (FRDC then generate the SAFS reports pulling fields only relevant to SAFS whilst the jurisdictions can report more broadly by publishing the fields they require - acknowledging that bespoke jurisdictional reports would still be subject to the same rigorous peer review process of the SAFS report to ensure integrity of the reports) Objectives: 1. Create a platform for jurisdictional data driven stock status reports Read moreRead less
Electrophoretic Identification Of Fish Species Or Salmon On Friday But Barramundi
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Investigate the characteristic banding patterns of fish proteins obtained by electrophoresis with a view to establishing a library of identification for Australian species
Investigation Of The Potential For Automatic Ageing Using Image Analysis: A Pilot Study
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$43,294.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. Develop new methods for semi-automatic/automatic ageing of sectioned otoliths using image analysis software. 2. To validate automatic ageing using known age samples from species with clear otoliths. 3. To evaluate the potential of artificial neural networks for the process of objective age determination of fish.
Improve Echo Sounder And Sonar Performance In Australian Prawn Fisheries
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Develop and field test a twin beam sounder and automatic target alarm system. 2. Increase beam coverage and facilitate target school location in the Gulf of Carpentaria banana prawn fishery
Real Time Monitoring Of Water Quality And Mechanisation Of Pond Management To Boost Productivity And Increase Profit
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$17,960.00
Summary
Aquaculture is conducted largely on experience often driven by “gut-feel” in response to biological demands and environmental constraints of production systems. Aquaculture is often described as a “black-box”, as data and analytics to make informed decisions are often absent, not routinely collected or in a form that is readily analysed.
Due to a low appetite for risk and inaccurate or sparse environmental data, overcompensation of energy and nutritional resources often occur, raising ....Aquaculture is conducted largely on experience often driven by “gut-feel” in response to biological demands and environmental constraints of production systems. Aquaculture is often described as a “black-box”, as data and analytics to make informed decisions are often absent, not routinely collected or in a form that is readily analysed.
Due to a low appetite for risk and inaccurate or sparse environmental data, overcompensation of energy and nutritional resources often occur, raising the cost of production. The implementation of real-time monitoring and sensor network systems can drive increased efficiencies, boost yields, minimise waste and help aquaculture ecosystems fulfil their potential. Similarly, the novel application of existing energy saving technologies to the aquaculture sector may provide early opportunities for reduced production costs and improved animal growth and survival.
The Australian Barramundi farming industry needs to increase efficiency to reduce costs to assist when competing against low cost imported fish coming into the market. Automation is one of the disruptive technologies the ABFA will be looking into.
This project concept was identified as a priority area of R&D by the ABFA at its latest R&D Meeting (Darwin 2017).
Objectives: 1. To confirm whether automated aerataion control and real-time water quality measurements is suitable to the Australian Barramundi industries requirements 2. Provide metrics to assess the impacts that automated aeration has on power and labour costs and fish growth. Read moreRead less
There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on bette ....There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on better automated data collection (Trackmyfish) and assessment (Machine Learning) to test the application of these technologies.
Objectives: 1. To deploy tools to automate data collection and assessment of fish health using data collected in Gladstone Harbour as a trial. 2. To undertake structured data collection of fish samples using Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership’s sub-regions and the Boyne Tannum HookUp fishing competition. 3. To evaluate the potential to adapt the methods developed to monitor fish health in other estuaries and ports in Australia. Read moreRead less
Southern Rock Lobster IPA: Assessing Functionality And Suitability Of The IPhone Application 'Deckhand' For On-board Electronic Data Capture In Southern Australian Rock Lobster (Jasus Edwardsii) Fisheries
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$94,490.00
Summary
The primary needs in relation to this work are:
1. Regulators and research agencies, generally, are requiring greater levels of data to demonstrate the sustainability of fisheries resources - this increased level of information provision is also within the interests of industry, particularly within the current political climate. This requirement for further data also increases the impost on fishers to report a day's catch - there is a need to consolidate reporting across all areas. ....The primary needs in relation to this work are:
1. Regulators and research agencies, generally, are requiring greater levels of data to demonstrate the sustainability of fisheries resources - this increased level of information provision is also within the interests of industry, particularly within the current political climate. This requirement for further data also increases the impost on fishers to report a day's catch - there is a need to consolidate reporting across all areas.
2. For a range of reasons e.g. implementation of marine parks networks (State and Commonwealth) and for enhanced resource management, there is a need to provide fishery data on a finer spatial scale, or at least make provision to do so in the future.
3. The current environment for fisheries is one of change - access, allocation and increasing external scrutiny are all contributors to this. The provision of data captured on-board the vessel electronically can only expedite the process of decision making providing fishers / business operators with more timely outcomes. There is a need to provide fishers with a greater level of certainty and stability within their operating environment.
4. As we see competition for fishery resources increase between various stakeholders e.g. conservation, community and other industry, there is a need to ensure that the commercial fishing industry, while ensuring sustainability as the absolute priority, has the opportunity to maximise its returns - this is often a legislated objective. Provision of more precise and timely information at both the boat and fishery level will assist in delivering this.
Objectives: 1. A functional on-board electronic data capture system which addresses the requirements of regulators, research agencies and industry. 2. A detailed Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). 3. A simpler, consolidated, more efficient way of reporting a day's catch. 4. Enhanced resource sustainability through the provision of improved information. 5. More efficient and effective, and therefore profitable, operation at the individual business level through the provision of more detailed information in a timely fashion. Read moreRead less
Seafood CRC: Innovation In Traceability For The Australian Seafood Industry” Austral Fisheries/Northern Prawn Fishery Case Study
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$75,323.77
Summary
Austral fisheries have identified the need for establishing the efficacy and efficiency of establishing an electronic traceability system for their seafood products. An ideal system would also provide real time monitoring of temperature and location from point of harvest to retail sale and enable electronic access at purchase by the supermarket customer to provide product information. The advantages would include 1. Unequivocal identification of lots and batches to vastly improve th ....Austral fisheries have identified the need for establishing the efficacy and efficiency of establishing an electronic traceability system for their seafood products. An ideal system would also provide real time monitoring of temperature and location from point of harvest to retail sale and enable electronic access at purchase by the supermarket customer to provide product information. The advantages would include 1. Unequivocal identification of lots and batches to vastly improve the tracking and accounting for prawns through the various stages of handling and dispatch through transport and retail sale. 2. Facilitation of certainty and location of product streams, ensuring logical movement of consignments in correct order to meet appropriate market requirements, confidence in stock control, and elimination of transcription and readability errors with consequent efficiencies and reductions in manpower. 3. Faster and more cost effectively identify product of concern at retail by boat or date of harvest. Reduction in product loss for both the producer and end-user and simplification of recalls are expected outcomes. 4. As more fisheries are moving to MSC so chain of custody certification is a critical part of gaining accreditation and this will facilitate that process. It would also assist in meeting ever increasing legislative and/or market standards for traceability in both domestic and export markets. 5. The ability to monitor time, temperature and location of individual cartons from harvest to retail sale would enable identification/validation of cool chain issues through the chain, possibly resulting in an improvement in product quality. 6. The ability for the consumer to, at purchase, access information on the source of their purchase, along with photos, recipes, and other information, will assist to build value in the Australia Fisheries brand. Such transparency and easy access to information may also have wider implications in improving the community perceptions of seafood.
Objectives: 1. Identify, establish and evaluate an innovative, electronic traceability system for Austral seafood products 2. Characterize the choices, issues and opportunities around implementation of innovative traceability systems for Australian seafood Read moreRead less