CASE STUDIES
CRYSTAL BOWL
2010-CurrentFrom 2008-2011 Infofish collected data that would underpin the development of the Crystal Bowl and the first forecasts were made in 2011. Forecasts focused on fish sizes, catch rates, trends in stock and recruitment. The forecasts and the process for making the forecasts are continually being refined and improved.
GLADFISH
2011-2014Gladfish ran from 2011-2014 and collected data on recreational catch and effort through boat ramp surveys (including the Boyne Tannum Hookup competition), fish movement and growth through tagging, fish health issues through photographing catch and views on recreational fishing through a social survey.
KING ASH BAY
2009-2012From 2009-2012 Xstratra provided funding to the fishing club and Infofish undertook an assessment of Barramundi stocks by collecting data on recreational catch and effort through boat ramp surveys and fish movement and growth through tagging.
MILLION DOLLAR FISH
2015-CurrentThe MD Fish competition in the Northern Territory is the biggest fishing competition ever held in Australia and Infofish is managing the tagging.
CARLTON MID RICH FISH COMPETITION
2010In 2010 Carlton United Brewery ran a “Rich Fish” competition in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia, CUB paid out $35,000 in prize money.
FITZROY PARTNERSHIP FOR RIVER HEALTH
2009-2012Infofish has been monitoring Barramundi recruitment in the Fitzroy River for over 15 years and the environmental drivers of recruitment are well understood. Barramundi recruitment is being used to assess fish health in the report card.
GLADSTONE HEALTHY HARBOURS PARTNERSHIP
2015-CurrentFish recruits are considered to be sensitive to environmental factors and fish health issues so Bream recruitment was selected for the development of a fish indicator. Infofish has been working with GHHP on the development of an indicator in 2015 and 2016.
RELEASED FISH SURVIVAL
2001-2008From 2001-2008 Infofish managed the Released Fish Survival program for the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. The program involved a $7.3m investment in research and education projects that resulted in survival rates being determined for 30 key recreational species.
RECFISHING RESEARCH
2007-2013Following on from the Released Fish Survival program Infofish was responsible for establishing Recfishing Research for the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and ran the program from 2009-2012.