Proposed
Workshop Outcomes
Overall
- Bring
together Australian fisheries professionals who have
an interest in the research and management of data-limited
multi-sector fisheries.
- Provide
opportunities for large and small group discussions
on the issues for sustainability of data-limited multi-sector
fisheries and strategies to deal with them.
- Disseminate
the results and discussions from the workshop.
Session
One & Two: Introduction
- Update
participants on the Department of Fisheries strategies
for dealing with ecologically sustainable development.
- Present
international research and management expertise for
data-limited multi-sector fisheries to participants.
Session
Three: Ecologically Sustainable Development
- Set
the overall scene for the workshop. In particular, to
identify the roles of and interactions between managers,
scientists, fishers and non-extractive users for the
ESD of data-limited multi-sector fisheries.
- Update
participants on national management processes for data-limited
multi-sector fisheries.
- Present
non-government organisation perspectives on the research
and management of data-limited multi-sector fisheries
to participants.
Session
Four: Multi-Sector Aquatic Resource Status - Past Assessments,
Future Problems?
- Review
the attributes of data-limited multi-sector fisheries.
- Review
historical research and management strategies to deal
with these fisheries.
- Identify
the limitations of past assessment methods.
Session
Five: Stock Assessment
- Review
the major issues in stock assessment of these fisheries
and identify methods that may support better decisions.
- Present
novel stock assessment methods being developed by Australian
researchers to deal with data-limited multi-sector fisheries.
- Identify
important linkages between the assessment methods, data
collection strategies, assessment/management processes.
Session
Six: Data Issues
- Review
the strategies being used by national and state agencies
to collect data for the assessment and management of
data-limited multi-sector fisheries.
- Summarise
the issues regarding data-limited multi-sector fisheries
and strategies that are being or could be used to research
and manage these issues in Australia.
- Consider
novel sources of data and novel methods of collection
that might be available to manage data-limited multi-sector
fisheries.
- Consider
mechanisms to combine information from a wide spectrum
of sources to result in improved management.
