AIFR Table 3
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Costs of Implementation
Costs of establishing the required fishery monitoring and research programs, and potential funding sources, are described in Table 3 in the 'Research and Monitoring' section of the AIFRMP. Costs for regulatory amendment processes and implementation of fisheries compliance activities in the Anderson Inlet Fisheries Reserve will be met within the Fisheries Program budget allocation.
Table 3. Summary of fishery and fish habitat monitoring/research projects required to address the Management Plan objectives.
Project Number | Project | Relevant Strategy | Responsibility | Key partners | Total Estimated Cost ($) | Potential Funding Sources | Maximum contribution by Fisheries Victoria ($) |
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1 | Recreational fisher log book program | 1, 2, 4, 5 | Fisheries Victoria | Recreational fishers | 16,000 per annum | RFL Trust Account | N/A |
2 | Access point creel survey program | 1, 2, 4, 5 | Fisheries Victoria | Recreational fishers | 37,000 per annual survey | RFL Trust Account | N/A |
3 | Catch sampling to provide size/age structure data for key target species. | 5 | Fisheries Victoria | Recreational fishers, PIRVic | 5,000 per annum | RFL Trust Account | 2,500 per annum |
4 | Fishery-independent pre-recruit surveys of estuary perch. | 5 | Fisheries Victoria | PIRVic | 30,000 per survey | Fisheries Victoria program budget FRDC | 15,000 |
5 | Fish/habitat association survey. | 7 | Fisheries Victoria | WGCMA Parks Victoria, PIRVic, local government. | 40,000 per survey | Regional Catchment Investment Program FRDC | 20,000 |