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Australian Fisheries Economic Statistics: Stage 1 Scoping Paper
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$11,578.15
Summary
Objectives: 1. To develop options for an annual economic review and in doing so to assess its usefulness, feasibility, cost, and to determine who should pay
Development Of An Independently Driven Production Reporting And Forecasting Survey For Australian Farmed Barramundi
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$5,000.00
Summary
For many years the ABFA has been concerned that the industy's own production estimates and forcasts exceed official statisitics. Also, a lack of information about production capacity and production scheduling across the industry has resulted in supplies to market not being synchronised with demand. This has resulted in substantial variabiluity in seasonal price and availablity. This damages the quality brand being built for Australian farmed barramundi and the important attribute of far ....For many years the ABFA has been concerned that the industy's own production estimates and forcasts exceed official statisitics. Also, a lack of information about production capacity and production scheduling across the industry has resulted in supplies to market not being synchronised with demand. This has resulted in substantial variabiluity in seasonal price and availablity. This damages the quality brand being built for Australian farmed barramundi and the important attribute of farmed produce being consistancy of quality, supply and price. This project will supply industy particpants with essential information about likely production volumes and market supplies. the data will enablle farmers to better manage feed regimes, stocking and harvesting to take best advantage of market forecasts. Objectives: 1. Provide accurate data about production of Australian farmed barramundi 2. Provide independent and creditable data about likely future production, current and future stocking and harvest times for Australian farmed barramundi 3. Provide farmers with the capacity better to match production to forecast market conditions Read moreRead less
FRDC-DCCEE: Climate Change Adaptation - Building Community And Industry Knowledge
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$300,000.00
Summary
Portfolio scale delivery of maximum outcomes and benefits to fishing communities - ensuring the information reaches the main benefactors. Confusion in community around climate change impacts and adaptation strategies - need for the synthesis of the science and presentation of information in simple language. Confusion in the community re: climate variability vs change. Placing climate change factors in the context of a range of other externalities affecting fishing communities. Ne ....Portfolio scale delivery of maximum outcomes and benefits to fishing communities - ensuring the information reaches the main benefactors. Confusion in community around climate change impacts and adaptation strategies - need for the synthesis of the science and presentation of information in simple language. Confusion in the community re: climate variability vs change. Placing climate change factors in the context of a range of other externalities affecting fishing communities. Need for more adaptable and flexible fisheries management. Need for interaction and interface between conservation and resource use at the community level. Bringing together existing climate change information where appropriate. Consolidating and reducing misinformation and confusion. Deliver regionally while still having an Australia-wide context. Objectives: 1. Increased knowledge and understanding of likely climate change and adaptation measures open to local communities 2. Support of Case Study for Australia in adaptive management that cross correlates regional needs with Australia wide policy and management policies 3. Tailoring the extension and knowledge sharing for regional needs 4. Synthesising, analysing and assisting in adaptation of key climate change information, in the context of external drivers to marine biodiversity and fisheries business Read moreRead less
Objectives: 1. To develop and implement a procedure for ongoing monitoring of prices paid for fisheries products 2. To develop procedures to expedite the processing of the volume and value of production data into the range of formats required by users
Economic Study Of The North New South Wales And Southern Queensland Prawn Fisheries
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. To assess, in the north coast of NSW & southern Queensland prawn fisheries: the financial status of fishermen; 2. economic trends; & economic aspects of management options to meet economic &/or implied economic objectives of mgt proposals for the fishery
Bioeconomic Analysis Of The Qld Beam Trawl Fishery
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$191,346.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. Provide a comprehensive description of the beam trawl fishery 2. Estimate the costs imposed by beam trawling on recreational fishers and other commercial operators harvesting the resource 3. Estimate the net economic benefits or costs to the competing sectors and the broader community of altering the level of beam trawl activity in each river system 4. Assess management options currently under consideration including possible levels of compensation
SCRC: PhD : Managing Fisheries To Maximise Profits By Understanding And Reducing Variable Costs Of Fishing
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
There are several reasons that targeted research on the variable cost of fishing is warranted as part of the bioeconomic activities of the theme. First, some fisheries regulations have evolved over long periods with lower fishing costs, a revision of these could increase the profitability of the fishery and may be necessary to ensure economic viability into the future. Secondly, fuel is one of the largest variable cost factors in most fisheries and has proven to be highly volatile in price over ....There are several reasons that targeted research on the variable cost of fishing is warranted as part of the bioeconomic activities of the theme. First, some fisheries regulations have evolved over long periods with lower fishing costs, a revision of these could increase the profitability of the fishery and may be necessary to ensure economic viability into the future. Secondly, fuel is one of the largest variable cost factors in most fisheries and has proven to be highly volatile in price over the last few years; extensive evidence suggests that fuel prices will continue to rise at rates significantly faster than most other costs. Third, the economic flows from fuel consumption tend to provide a lower contribution to GDP than other variable costs such as labour (due to the export nature of the cost); consequently disproportionate increases in fuel prices may result in a lower fishery contribution to GDP.Read moreRead less
Feasibility Assessment Of Commercial Production Of Two Important Shellfish (abalone And Scallops)
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Feasibility of culturing abalone using existing facilities and existing longline technology; examine the economic feasibility of a scallop farming venture based on traditional methods of culture
SESSF Industry Development Subprogram: Alternative Fuels For Fishing Vessels
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$137,291.91
Summary
With most of Australia's fish stocks at fully fished or overfished status, there is reduced opportunity for increasing economic returns from larger catches or unexploited resources. As a result, the fishing industry is looking for opportunities to increase its profit margins by reducing the cost of fishing. Generally, fuel is the one single highest operating cost to fishing vessels, accounting for up to 50% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia.
The Australian (and Ne ....With most of Australia's fish stocks at fully fished or overfished status, there is reduced opportunity for increasing economic returns from larger catches or unexploited resources. As a result, the fishing industry is looking for opportunities to increase its profit margins by reducing the cost of fishing. Generally, fuel is the one single highest operating cost to fishing vessels, accounting for up to 50% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia.
The Australian (and New Zealand) Fishing Industry requires assistance in becoming a more efficient user of energy. Some forms of fishing, such as trawling, expend more fuel per kg of fish landed compared to passive methods such as longlining and trap fishing. In all cases however, rising fuel prices impinge on the profitability of the operations, and ultimately put their viability in jeopardy; this has reach a critical situation for many operators in Australia.
The R&D plans and strategies of all advisory bodies to the FRDC contain high priority goals to achieve FRDC’s Industry Development goal (planned outcome):, The commercial sector of the Australian fishing industry is profitable, internationally competitive and socially resilient. This investigation into alternative fuels for the fishing industry, some of which also achieve lower greenhouse gas emissions, has the intention of improving the economic viability of fishing enterprises and shifting the industry towards a more secure position with respect to future fuel needs.
Objectives: 1. Demonstrate the feasibility of Marine Gas Oil (or other lower cost distillates) in fishing vessel engines, as a cheaper form of petroleum based diesel fuel. 2. Investigate the technical feasibility of fishoil as a biofuel source related directly to the activities of the industry. 3. Evaluate LPG as a relatively user friendly option with established supply chain, and detail the required technology in the context of fishing vessels. 4. Evaluate natural gas (LNG, CNG) as a prospect for significant fuel cost savings, and detail the required technology in the context of fishing vessels. Read moreRead less
Measuring, Interpreting And Monitoring Economic Productivity In Commercial Fisheries
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$248,572.00
Summary
The development of indicators to measure and monitor the performance of fisheries against economic objectives continues to challenge fisheries managers. To date economic metrics have focused on various measures of profitability, and this has been limited to relative few fisheries due to the costs and time involved in collecting the information. The use of productivity analysis provides an alternative approach to measure and monitor performance in fisheries. It is a broad area of economic ana ....The development of indicators to measure and monitor the performance of fisheries against economic objectives continues to challenge fisheries managers. To date economic metrics have focused on various measures of profitability, and this has been limited to relative few fisheries due to the costs and time involved in collecting the information. The use of productivity analysis provides an alternative approach to measure and monitor performance in fisheries. It is a broad area of economic analysis that largely estimates how the level and combination of inputs used by fishers affects their level of output, revenue or profitability. From this, the level of efficiency within a fishery can be determined, and how this efficiency level changes over time can be monitored. The role of management in influencing efficiency can also be directly determined. Measures of capacity utilization also provide information on the level (and changes in) excess capacity, which can be used to develop a proxy measure for the optimal fleet size. Many productivity measures can be derived from available logbook data, while more detailed measures can be obtained from the full economic data (e.g., socio-economics of fishers, vessel characteristics, environmental conditions). These approaches can also provide information about fisher behavior, such as targeting ability in multispecies fisheries, and their response to changes in price and costs, as well as provide information on what is driving changes in profitability (e.g., prices, costs or management). In addition, appropriate measures can be identified to assist managers bridge commercial and other fisheries sectors. The application of these techniques in Australian fisheries has been limited, and their ability to provide cost-effective information useful for management has not been fully examined. Outside fisheries, productivity has proven to be a useful economic indicator and its potential in Australian fisheries needs to be assessed. This project will meet this need by asking: In what contexts do indicators of productivity and productivity change provide a useful addition to other measures of fisheries economic performance.
Objectives: 1. To review the use of productivity analysis as a performance indicator and in management assessment in fisheries and assess the contexts in which it provides additional insights for effective management. 2. To demonstrate the use of productivity measurement and analysis as a performance indicator in three Australian fisheries. 3. To develop a guide for managers to illustrate how productivity analysis can provide relevant and cost-effective economic performance indicators and how these can be used to inform management decisions. Read moreRead less