Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Improving the recognition and integration of traditional owner customary fishing and ecological knowledge in the management of Victoria’s fisheries

Funding Activity

Website
https://www.frdc.com.au/project/2014-226

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There is an information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Victoria.

An improved understanding of traditional fishing practices will help promote an understanding of customary fishing among commercial and recreational fishing sectors.

A better understanding of traditional fishing practices will inform governement agencies of ways to improve participation by traditional owners in the ongoing management of fisheries across the fishing sectors.

Recording of information will support the knowledge transfer within traditional owner groups (from one generation to the next) and language retention relating to fisheries resources on traditional owner Country.

The need for work in this area is identified in a number of strategic projects, namely:

• as a VicFRAB priority to be considered in the FRDC 2014 competitive funding round.
• as part of the FRDC Indigenous Reference Group 11 Key priorities.
• within the Victorian Aboriginal Fishing Strategy strategic priorities.
• in State-wide and cross jurisdictional initiatives (e.g. DEPI’s Aboriginal Inclusion Plan).
• identified as a knowledge gap in the FRDC Research Audit of Social Sciences Fisheries Research
• in the Department of Environment and Primary Industries Aboriginal Inclusion Plan


Objectives:
1. To improve government and key stakeholder groups’ understanding of customary fishing through documenting traditional owner customary fishing practices across parts of Victoria.
2. To improve Victoria’s traditional owner’s participation in the management of Victoria's fisheries by developing a structured approach to engagement with Victoria's Traditional Owner community.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-09-2014

End Date: 30-08-2016

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $154,572.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

RAC VIC

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