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WEALTH FROM OCEANS www.csiro.au Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management Catherine M. Dichmont, Jennifer R. Ovenden, Oliver Berry, David J. Welch, Rik C. Buckworth FRDC 2011/035 December 2012 Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management C.M. D ichmont , J. R. Ovenden, O. Berry, D.J. Welch , R.C. Buckworth Project No. 2011/035 Citation Dichmont, C.M., Ovenden, J.R., Berry, O., Welch, D.J, Buckworth, R.C. 2012. Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management. CSIRO. Brisbane. pp. 129. Copyright and disclaimer © Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research 2012. This work is copyright. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owners. Information may not be stored electronically in any form whatsoever without such permission. Important disclaimer The authors do not warrant that the information in this document is free from errors or omissions. The authors do not accept any form of liability, be it contractual, tortious, or otherwise, for the contents of this document or for any consequences arising from its use or any reliance placed upon it. The information, opinions and advice contained in this document may not relate, or be relevant, to a reader’s particular circumstances. Opinions expressed by the authors are the individual opinions expressed by those persons and are not necessarily those of the publisher, research provider or the FRDC. The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation plans, invests in and manages fisheries research and development throughout Australia. It is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, jointly funded by the Australian Government and the fishing industry. Enquiries should be addressed to: Dr Catherine Dichmont Wealth from Oceans Flagship CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Phone 07 3833 5925 Email [email protected] National Library of Australia Cataloguing‐in‐Publication entry Title: Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management / C. M. Dichmont ... [et al.]. ISBN: 978‐0‐643‐10940‐7 (pbk.) 978‐0‐643‐10941‐4 (CD‐ROM) 978‐0‐643‐10942‐1 (ebook) Subjects: Genetic engineering. Fishery management‐‐Australia. Other Authors/Contributors: Dichmont, C. M. CSIRO. Dewey Number: 660.65 Contents 1 Non‐Technical Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................... 5 3 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 6 4 Need ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 5 Objectives .............................................................................................................................................. 8 6 Reading Guide ....................................................................................................................................... 9 7 Methods .............................................................................................................................................. 10 7.1 Literature Review ...................................................................................................................... 10 7.2 Interviews with stakeholders about the use of genetics in fisheries ....................................... 10 7.3 Workshops ................................................................................................................................ 11 7.4 Linking genetic and management themes ................................................................................ 11 7.5 Communication with stakeholders ........................................................................................... 11 8 Results and Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 13 8.1 Review of genetic analysis tools that are relevant to wild fisheries management: their availability and application at a national and international level ....................................................... 13 8.2 Nature and location of key research groups ............................................................................ 47 8.3 Interviews with stakeholders about the use of genetics in fisheries management ................. 48 8.4 Workshop discussion on the communication gap .................................................................... 62 8.5 Linking genetic methods to management themes ................................................................... 63 8.6 Discussion ................................................................................................................................. 69 9 Benefits and Adoption ........................................................................................................................ 73 9.1 Benefits ..................................................................................................................................... 73 9.2 Adoption ................................................................................................................................... 73 10 Further Development .......................................................................................................................... 74 10.1 Development and implementation of quantitative survey of stakeholders. ........................... 74 10.2 Electronic knowledge brokerage via an app ............................................................................. 74 10.3 Dissemination of the findings of this report ............................................................................. 74 10.4 Implementation of remaining ‘key areas’ ................................................................................. 75 11 Planned Outcomes .............................................................................................................................. 76 11.1 That FRDC will be better informed about current and future applications of genetics tools .. 76 11.2 That FRDC will be in a better position to develop an investment strategy in the area of applying genetics to wild fisheries management ................................................................................ 76 12 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................... 77 13 References ........................................................................................................................................... 79 14 Appendices .......................................................................................................................................... 88 Appendix A Intellectual Property ................................................................................................................. 89 Appendix B Staff ........................................................................................................................................... 90 Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management | i Appendix C Glossary of Terms ..................................................................................................................... 91 Appendix D Interview Questions ................................................................................................................. 93 Appendix E Interviewees ............................................................................................................................. 94 Appendix F Workshop Agenda .................................................................................................................... 97 Appendix G Workshop Participants ............................................................................................................. 98 Appendix H Field Guide ................................................................................................................................ 99 Appendix I Pathways for adoption of genetic technology in Australian wild fisheries management ...... 111 ii | Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management Figures Figure 1. Number of peer‐reviewed publications listed on the Web of Science Database related to fisheries management in Australia, and that involved genetic analysis (Search: TS=(fishery AND (genetic OR DNA)) AND AD=Australia). The total number of publications listed is 144. ............................................... 14 Figure 2. Allocation of financial support from the FRDC towards the eleven genetic themes described in this report. Analysis based on data retrieved from a search of the FRDC online project database (www.FRDC.com.au/research) with search items Fisheries
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