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	Home / MTSRF Research / Theme 1 - Status of the Ecosystems / Program 3 - Torres Strait / Project 1.3.3 Project 1.3.3 Livelihood benefits of co-management of hand collectable fisheries in the Torres Strait Project Leader and Host Organisation Dr James Butler, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Project Description and Objectives For detailed descriptions of the outputs for this project for Year 4 (2009/2010) of the MTSRF Research Programme, see the Annual Research Plan. This project aims to test an adaptive co-management framework approach to hand collectable fisheries in the Torres Strait. Working in a co-research framework with one or two island communities, the project will aim to follow a participatory planning approach with fisherman and management agencies to develop sustainable harvest and livelihood strategies. The project will test the success of co-management in terms of social, economic, cultural and ecological outcomes using the sustainable Livelihoods framework as part of a wider suite of CSIRO case studies in Australian and Melanesian Indigenous communities. Lessons learned and indicators developed will be applied to future co-management initiatives in the Torres Strait, including those for dugong and turtles investigated through Project 1.4.2. Key Objectives of Project 1.3.2 include: Identify the key processes and tools for developing adaptive co-management framework and harvest strategies for hand collectables in the Torres Strait; Identify indicators and assess the social, economic, cultural, ecological and livelihood benefits derived from adaptive co-management; Assess the adaptive co-management approach tested for future co-management initiatives in the Torres Strait; and Develop community-based harvest strategies which incorporate traditional knowledge within a co-management framework.	Further Information Ms Mellissa Jess Torres Strait Program Research Manager Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited Tel: (07) 4050 7400 mellissa.jess@rrrc.org.au Major Project Outputs The Annual Research Plans, or ARPs, outline the specific tasks, products, budgets and staff for each research project within each of the Research Themes and Programs of the MTSRF. The ARPs also outline the key deliverables, or 'project milestones' (e.g. major reports, journal articles, communications products) to be achieved. An ARP is developed for each operating year of the MTSRF (2006-2010). Details of this and previous years' outputs from this project are included in each of the Annual Research Plans. Access and Download MTSRF Publications MTSRF Research Report Series Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Book and Book Chapters Conference Abstracts and Proceedings Unpublished Scientific and Technical Reports Project Milestone (Progress) Reports Brochures and Booklets Newsletters and Other Publications Conference Poster Presentations Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Technical and Transition Reports

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