Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0219596

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0219596

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Environmental impact and survival of re-stocked mulloway fingerlings into NSW estuaries. NSW estuaries are subject to significant commercial and increasing recreational fishing pressure. Increasing the relative abundance of fish by restocking is a popular concept with many anglers, aquaculture businesses and politicians, especially with the recent introduction of a marine angling license in NSW. It is also an emotive concept to estuary management committees and some fishing groups, but there is little information on the possible impacts. This proposal will examine the environmental impact of releasing juvenile mulloway - a top level predator - on local forage species in two target estuaries, and thus make predictions for management of restocking.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-08-2002

End Date: 28-02-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $67,635.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Fisheries—recreational | Aquaculture | Estuarine and lagoon areas

Other Keywords

Aquaculture | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology | Estuarine and lagoon areas | Fisheries—recreational | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology)

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