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Chapter 8: Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
T Emery, J Woodhams and R Curtotti
Figure 8.1 Area and sectors of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
8.1 Description of the fishery
The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) is a multisector, multigear and multispecies fishery, targeting a variety of fish stocks. The management area covers almost half the area of the Australian Fishing Zone (Figure 8.1), and spans both Commonwealth waters and the waters of several Australian states under Offshore Constitutional Settlement arrangements. Several marine parks established by the Australian Government fall within the SESSF management area.1
The SESSF remained the largest Commonwealth fishery in terms of volume caught in the 2019–20 fishing season. In 2019–20, the gross value of production (GVP) of the SESSF was $86 million, accounting for 20% of the GVP of Commonwealth fisheries.
The primary mechanism for controlling the harvest of stocks in the SESSF is through the allocation of annual total allowable catches (TACs). TACs are determined for all key commercial stocks, along with some secondary or byproduct stocks. The TAC for each stock is distributed among fishers as individual transferable quotas for the fishing season. In addition to TACs, management arrangements in the SESSF include limited entry; gear restrictions (for example, restrictions on mesh size, setting depth, number of hooks and trap dimensions); spatial closures; prohibited species (for example, black cod – Epinephelus daemelii); trip limits for certain species (for example, snapper – Chrysophrys auratus); codes of conduct; move-on rules; and requirements for observers, electronic monitoring (e-monitoring) and vessel monitoring systems.
Consultation in the SESSF is undertaken through a suite of management advisory committees (MACs) and resource assessment groups (RAGs). The RAGs that inform management of the SESSF are the South East RAG (SERAG), the Shark RAG (SharkRAG), the Great Australian Bight RAG (GABRAG) and the SESSFRAG. Members of the RAGs include Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) managers, fisheries scientists, industry members, economists and other stakeholder or interest groups, including environmental non-government organisations. RAGs provide advice and recommendations to the MACs, AFMA managers and the AFMA Commission on stock assessments; scientific analyses; the status of fish stocks; the economic status of fisheries; and the impact of fishing on target, non-target, and threatened, endangered and protected (TEP) species and habitats.
The MACs that inform the management of the SESSF are the South East MAC (SEMAC) and the Great Australian Bight MAC (GABMAC). Members of the MACs include AFMA managers, industry members, policy analysts, conservationists, state and territory managers, economists and recreational fishing interest groups. These committees provide advice to AFMA managers and the AFMA Commission on the formulation of management arrangements that are consistent with overarching policy and legislation, using, among other things, information obtained from the RAGs on the status of fish stocks and fisheries, non-target and TEP species, and the impacts of fishing on the marine environment.
Landings in the SESSF have generally decreased over time because of reductions in fishing effort. However, in the 2019–20 fishing season, total landings increased to their highest level since the 2011–12 fishing season. This trend continued in the 2020–21 fishing season, with total landings increasing to their highest level since the 2006–07 fishing season, due to a substantial rise in the catch of blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae) in the Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS). There was also an increase in the catch of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in the eastern zone and on Cascade Plateau relative to the 2019–20 fishing season. However, catch of blue-eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) remained low again relative to historical catches. In the 2020–21 fishing season, total landings in the CTS; the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector (GHTS); the Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS); and the East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector (ECDTS) were 20,516.1 t, 1,549.3 t, 2,887.9 t and 0 t, respectively, representing a combined total of 24,953.2 t.
The SESSF was one of the fisheries targeted by the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package (2006–07), which was intended to halt overfishing, improve economic conditions and efficiency of fishers, and recover overfished stocks. The package reduced the number of fishing vessels by purchasing fishing concessions. Although this contributed to lower landings and GVP, net economic returns (NER) improved in the years immediately after implementation of the SESSF harvest strategy framework (HSF) in 2009 (AFMA 2020b) and the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package (George & New 2013; Ward et al. 2013). After implementation, other factors came into play, and NER for some sectors of the SESSF declined. Since 2013–14, NER have improved for the CTS and the GHTS. Trends in NER are reported in the relevant chapters (principally Chapters 9 and 12).
1 See https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/.
8.2 Sectors of the fishery
Current management arrangements are structured around the 4 primary sectors of the fishery: the CTS, the ECDTS, the GABTS and the GHTS.
The status of the stocks taken in these sectors is presented in Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12, respectively. The GHTS includes the Scalefish Hook Sector (SHS), the Shark Gillnet and Shark Hook sectors (SGSHS), and the Trap Sector. In this report, the SHS is reported with the CTS (Chapter 9) because most stocks are shared. The SGSHS is reported separately (Chapter 12). The Trap Sector is not reported in detail because of its low historical fishing effort and landings; however, in the 2017–18 fishing season, both increased, with 8,759 shots undertaken and 36 t of hagfish (class Myxini) landed (based on catch disposal records). In both 2018–19 and 2019–20, around 85 t of hagfish was landed, and effort increased to 19,402 and 23,030 shots, respectively. Catch decreased slightly in 2020–21 to 68 t landed, while effort again increased to 25,279 shots. To ensure management of the developing fishery in accordance with the precautionary principle and to support a future assessment of the stock, AFMA is currently developing a Hagfish Research Plan in consultation with industry and SERAG. For the 2020–21 fishing season, AFMA set a TAC of 80 t for hagfish, to be distributed across 2 SESSF zones (10 and 20), in addition to several gear restrictions (for example, minimum escape hole sizes).
8.3 Harvest strategy performance
A tiered HSF has been applied in the SESSF since 2005 (AFMA 2020b). The framework has evolved since its introduction, particularly after the release of the inaugural Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (HSP) in 2007, and an updated HSP in 2018 (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 2018b). The current SESSF HSF applies to all sectors, and each stock under quota is assigned to 1 of 3 'tiers' for assessment and calculation of a recommended biological catch (RBC) (AFMA 2020b). The assessment tiers have been developed to accommodate different levels of data quantity, data quality and knowledge about stocks. Under the SESSF HSF, an RBC recommendation can also be made using alternative assessment methods if (i) it is considered more appropriate for a quota species than the traditional 3 tiers for assessment, and (ii) it meets the intent of the HSP. A variety of 'tier 5' approaches, such as catch at maximum sustainable yield (catch–MSY) and age-structured stock reduction analysis approaches, have been used recently to inform RBC recommendations (for example, for blue-eye trevalla).
Harvest control rules (HCRs), target reference points (TRPs), limit reference points (LRPs) and the tiers for each stock are described in the HSF (AFMA 2020b). Each tier in the HSF generates an RBC through the assessment and subsequent application of associated HCRs. The HCRs are intended to move a stock away from an LRP and towards the TRP (AFMA 2020b). Several post-assessment rules (referred to as meta-rules) are applied to RBCs to account for discarding, recreational catches, state catches and the uncertainty of the assessment tier (for example, discount factors) (AFMA 2020b). The SESSF HSF has undergone a management strategy evaluation test to ensure that the HCRs are robust enough to accommodate model structure and parameter uncertainties (Fay, Punt & Smith 2009; Little et al. 2011; Wayte 2009). Rules are also in place to prevent large changes in TACs between years (a large change–limiting rule) and to implement multiyear TACs.
For overfished stocks, the HCRs in the SESSF HSF recommend a zero RBC. AFMA allocates incidental catch allowances to permit unavoidable catches of these stocks when fishers are targeting other stocks. Since 2020, AFMA has used a companion species analysis developed by CSIRO to set incidental catch allowances. The analysis examines the link between target species catch and the associated level of unavoidable bycatch of rebuilding stocks. Overfished stocks are also typically subject to rebuilding strategies that articulate rebuilding targets and time frames, and place controls on catch.
Key commercial stocks under quota in the SESSF are currently managed towards a BMEY (biomass at maximum economic yield) target, although only a small number of stocks implement targets estimated using a bio-economic model because of the data requirements and complexity of such models. For stocks that have an estimate of maximum sustainable yield (MSY), a 1.2BMSY proxy for BMEY may be used as the target. For other stocks, a target that is equivalent to the proxy of 48% of the unfished biomass (0.48B0) is applied. Some less economically important stocks in this fishery, often referred to as byproduct or secondary commercial stocks, also have designated targets. These are often associated with MSY or a proxy of 40% of the unfished biomass (0.40B0).
8.4 Biological status
The number of stocks in the SESSF assessed for fishing mortality and biomass status increased from 24 in 2004 to 37 in 2009. For fishing mortality status, of the 37 stocks (34 under quota; AFMA 2018b) assessed across the SESSF in 2020 (Figure 8.2):
27 stocks (73%) were classified as not subject to overfishing
0 stocks (0%) were classified as subject to overfishing
10 stocks (27%) were classified as uncertain.
For biomass status (Figure 8.3):
25 stocks (68%) were classified as not overfished
7 stocks (19%) were classified as overfished
5 stocks (13%) were classified as uncertain if overfished.
Controlling fishing mortality is the primary management method used by AFMA. No SESSF stock was subject to overfishing in 2020. However, 10 stocks were classified as uncertain for fishing mortality status in 2020, 6 of which were classified as overfished.
A stock is considered to be overfished where biomass (or its proxy) is estimated to be below the LRP. Typically, the LRP is set at the HSP proxy level of 20% of unfished levels (0.2B0). The SESSF includes 7 stocks that are classified as overfished (that is, the current biomass is estimated to be below the LRP). These overfished stocks are blue warehou (Seriolella brama), eastern gemfish (Rexea solandri), gulper sharks (Centrophorus harrissoni, C. moluccensis, C. zeehaani), school shark (Galeorhinus galeus), redfish (Centroberyx affinis) and orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in 2 zones (southern and western). AFMA continues to work with stakeholders to control the level of fishing mortality applied to these stocks. Overfished stocks with an uncertain fishing mortality status in 2020 are blue warehou, eastern gemfish, gulper sharks, orange roughy (southern and western) and school shark.
Figure 8.2 Fishing mortality status for all stocks assessed in the SESSF, 2004 to 2020
Figure 8.3 Biomass status for all stocks assessed in the SESSF, 2004 to 2020
8.5 Economic status
The SESSF HSF provides a framework to assess the economic status of the fishery. Indicators of stock biomass are used to assess the current biomass of stocks relative to their BMEY target (or its proxy, 1.2BMSY or 0.48B0). When this information is combined with indicators of profitability and efficiency, the economic status of SESSF sectors can be assessed in terms of whether they are moving towards or away from MEY.
Scalefish catches in the CTS and the SHS accounted for 60% of SESSF GVP in 2019–20 (Figure 8.4). These sectors are therefore key drivers of economic performance in the SESSF. Of these 2 sectors, only the CTS is surveyed as an individual sector by ABARES as part of its fishery economic surveys program; the SHS is surveyed as part of the GHTS. NER for the CTS followed a positive trend from 2005–06 to peak at $8.0 million in 2010–11. NER declined from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and then resumed an increasing trend from 2013–14 to 2016–17. Based on preliminary estimates, NER declined in 2017–18 and 2018–19, by $5.0 million over the 2 years, to –$1.1 million. A negative NER indicates that the fishery is not covering the full economic cost of inputs, including an adequate economic return to capital and labour resources employed, and the full cost of management resources expended. The decline in NER in these years was driven by lower catch volume (affecting revenue), and cost increases from higher unit fuel prices and higher fishing effort.
The estimated biomass for 2 of the most valuable species in the CTS (blue grenadier and tiger flathead – Neoplatycephalus richardsoni), together contributing 38% of catch volume and 35% of GVP in 2018–19, were close to or above their respective BMEY targets (Chapter 9). However, TACs are significantly undercaught for some quota species in the fishery, possibly indicating that some stock-specific targets do not reflect the actual economic conditions in the fishery (for example, costs and prices).
Historically, orange roughy and blue grenadier have contributed substantially to GVP of the CTS. The rebuilding of orange roughy stocks over the longer term should improve the economic status of the sector, although sustainable catch levels are likely to be much lower than peak historical levels. The recommencement of fishing for orange roughy in the eastern zone and the substantially increased catch of blue grenadier have boosted GVP from 2017–18 to 2019–20. These 2 species together have become a significant proportion of the catch volume and value of the CTS, accounting for 53% of volume caught and 34% of value by 2019–20.
Economic indicators for the GHTS were used to assess the economic status of the SGSHS, which accounted for 67% of GVP in the GHTS in 2019–20. For the decade preceding 2009–10, estimates of NER in the GHTS were positive. Estimates were negative from 2009–10 to 2014–15, before recovering to above zero in 2015–16 and 2016–17. Based on preliminary estimates, NER for the sector are estimated to have again become negative in 2017–18, with lower catch volumes of gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus) and blue-eye trevalla, a species attributed to the CTS and the SHS. Preliminary estimates for 2018–19 indicate a recovery in NER to an estimated $5.7 million, which is the highest level since 2008–09, largely driven by a significant increase in fishing revenue from higher catch volumes and lower overall fishing costs. Recent spatial closures aimed at reducing marine mammal interactions and controls on the take of school shark are likely to have contributed to low NER in recent years.
The most recent stock assessments for bight redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi) and deepwater flathead (Neoplatycephalus contatus) (Chapter 11) indicate that spawning biomass in 2020–21 for these species is likely to be above the TRP, with catch in recent seasons well below the RBC. However, significant latent quota has persisted in the fishery, suggesting that NER are likely to be low.
In the ECDTS, levels of fishing effort have been low in recent years. Low expected profit in the sector appears to have discouraged activity in the fishery. As a result, the sector has generated minimal NER.
Figure 8.4 Real GVP in the SESSF by sector, 2009–10 to 2019–20
Notes: CTS Commonwealth Trawl Sector. GABTS Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector. GVP Gross value of production. SGSHS Shark Gillnet and Shark Hook sectors. SHS Scalefish Hook Sector. 'Real' indicates that value has been adjusted for inflation. GVP for the SGSHS includes only gummy shark, school shark and sawshark, and elephantfish caught in the gillnet and hook sectors. GVP for other sectors includes non-scalefish product caught in the CTS and the SHS, non-shark product caught in the SGSHS, and product caught in the Victorian Inshore Trawl and East Coast Deepwater Trawl sectors of the SESSF.
Overall, the economic status of the SESSF has been mixed in recent years. The deterioration in economic performance in the GHTS that occurred in the period 2010–11 to 2013–14 has reversed. Surveys by ABARES show positive NER for this sector between 2015–16 and 2016–17, and non-survey-based estimates indicate a significant improvement in NER for 2018–19. This change offsets an emerging negative trend in NER in the CTS in this period; meanwhile, the GABTS continues to pursue estimated BMEY targets for its key species.
The SESSF HSF will continue to make an important contribution to the economic performance of the fishery by guiding management decisions that explicitly aim to maximise NER. The HSF also offers the opportunity to adjust management settings – for example, to re-examine proxy settings where TACs are continually not met or to move the fishery closer to its economic potential.
8.6 Environmental status
General bycatch and discards
The Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy defines bycatch as either species that are taken in a fishery and returned to the sea, or species that are killed or injured through interaction with fishing equipment in a fishery, but not taken (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 2018a). The policy identifies 2 types of bycatch: general bycatch, and species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) that are afforded a higher level of protection.
Tuck, Knuckey & Klaer (2013) evaluated bycatch and discards in 6 Commonwealth fisheries, including the SESSF, and concluded that trawling in the south-east CTS and the GABTS, and Danish-seining in the CTS account for the greatest volume of bycatch in the Commonwealth fisheries examined. This largely reflects the high level of fishing activity in these sectors and fisheries. Bycatch and discards largely comprise small fish species with little or no commercial value, but also include crustaceans, sharks, molluscs and, more rarely, marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds.
Data collected by the Integrated Scientific Monitoring Program over 20 years have shown a reduction in the volume of trawl discards since the mid-2000s. This reduction is probably a result of a one-third decrease in trawling effort in the SESSF during this time, combined with changes in mesh types and increased mesh sizes used in trawl net codends. A study examining bycatch from different gear configurations in the Danish-seine sector confirmed that bycatch of smaller fish, notably small flathead and eastern school whiting (Sillago flindersi), while targeting tiger flathead could be reduced by moving to a larger mesh size (Koopman et al. 2010). Industry, through the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA), requested an increase in minimum mesh size in Danish-seine codends when fishing for flathead from 70 mm to 75 mm. This was implemented through changes to concession conditions for the start of the 2019–20 fishing season. Tuck, Knuckey & Klaer (2013) found that discard rates for quota species have been variable, and dependent on market prices, availability of quota and sporadic influxes of small fish. However, data for bycatch and discards of rarer commercial species are often lacking, because observer coverage is often focused on key commercial species.
Fishing in the SESSF can be broken into 2 categories: targeted fishing and general 'market fishing'. Bycatch (and therefore discarding) is minimal when target fishing (such as for orange roughy or blue grenadier); however, discards can be up to 50% of catch (by weight) in the market fishery of the CTS, 40–50% in the GABTS (Koopman et al. 2017; Tuck, Knuckey & Klaer 2013) and more than 30% in the GHTS (Braccini, Walker & Gason 2009). Management measures were introduced in the 2014–15 season that require the release of live school shark. The post-release survival of live school shark (and other sharks in the sector) remains a key uncertainty. The GHTS is subject to e-monitoring, and trials have recently been completed for the CTS. The e-monitoring trial in the CTS indicated that e-monitoring could be used in association with other monitoring tools (for example, at-sea observers), rather than operating as an independent data collection tool (AFMA 2020a). The effect, particularly on protected species, of increased levels of e-monitoring is discussed further below.
Trawling impacts
Demersal trawling can cause significant physical disturbance to benthic habitats. The extent of disturbance typically depends on a range of factors, including gear design, the frequency of trawling, habitat type and the biological characteristics of the organisms exposed to the gear (Hiddink et al. 2019; Kaiser 2019).
Pitcher et al. (2016, 2018) looked at trawl operations in the SESSF and estimated the swept area by habitat type for the CTS and the GABTS. They used various biophysical datasets to characterise 20 habitat assemblages for the CTS and 13 for the GABTS. They found that actual swept area is low relative to the full extent of areas where trawling is permissible, but that trawling activity is concentrated in certain locations and habitat assemblages.
Pitcher et al. (2016) estimated that 7.7% of the CTS is trawled annually (9.5% combined area over all years considered) and that 3.8% of the GABTS is trawled annually (4.9% combined area over all years considered). Certain areas of the fishery (and therefore habitat assemblages) are targeted by repeated trawling (up to ~1.75 times per year in both the CTS and GABTS areas). Habitat characterisation for benthic assemblages is limited in south-east Australia, but the habitat assemblages in these fishing areas associated with the shelf edge are typically composed of habitat-forming benthos such as sponges, ascidians, stalked crinoids, bryozoans, black corals and octocorals (Pitcher et al. 2016; Ward et al. 2006; Williams et al. 2018).
Protected and conservation-dependent species
The SESSF interacts with various species listed as protected or conservation-dependent under the EPBC Act. Six species previously targeted in the SESSF are listed as conservation-dependent: blue warehou, eastern gemfish, Harrisson's dogfish (Centrophorus harrissoni), orange roughy, school shark and southern dogfish (C. zeehaani). Most of these species are managed under stock rebuilding or recovery strategies. Harrison's dogfish and southern dogfish are managed under the Upper-slope dogfish management strategy (AFMA 2012), which is currently under review.
Interactions are known to occur with other species groups protected under the EPBC Act, including marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds), seabirds, sharks (white shark – Carcharodon carcharias, grey nurse shark – Carcharias taurus, shortfin mako shark – Isurus oxyrinchus, porbeagle shark – Lamna nasus) and syngnathids (seahorses and pipefish). Although these interactions are typically rare, they can have a significant impact on some species that have small populations or relatively slow reproductive rates (Komoroske & Lewison 2015).
Historically, it has been difficult to obtain robust estimates of interactions with listed species, and interaction rates (Komoroske & Lewison 2015; Martin, Stohs & Moore 2015). The introduction of e-monitoring in the GHTS has improved estimates of interactions with protected species, with some evidence suggesting increases in nominal interactions per unit effort in the first 2 years of the program (Emery et al. 2019). Although the e-monitoring trial in the CTS detected and verified interactions with large protected species, it was unable to verify interactions with small protected species (AFMA 2020a). This contributed to a recommendation that e-monitoring should be used in association with other monitoring tools (for example, at-sea observers), rather than operating as an independent data collection tool (AFMA 2020a).
In accordance with accreditation under the EPBC Act (see Chapter 1, 'Protected species interactions'), AFMA publishes and reports quarterly on interactions with protected species on behalf of Commonwealth operators to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. These reported interactions with protected species form part of the ongoing monitoring by the department of the performance of fisheries within their accreditation under the EPBC Act.
The SESSF was reaccredited under part 13 of the EPBC Act in February 2019. The current approval of a wildlife trade operation (part 13A) expires on 12 February 2022. Additional recommendations accompanying the strategic assessment included conducting regular ecological risk assessments, and ensuring that appropriate management and monitoring are in place to support rebuilding stocks and species listed as conservation-dependent under the EPBC Act.
Pinnipeds (seals and sea lions)
The areas fished by sectors in the SESSF overlap with the distributions of the Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus), long-nosed fur seal (formerly New Zealand fur seal; A. forsteri), Antarctic fur seal (A. gazella) and Australian sea lion (ASL; Neophoca cinerea), all of which are protected under the EPBC Act. These seals were hunted extensively in the 18th and 19th centuries, resulting in substantial decreases in numbers.
Recovery of species after hunting was discontinued in the 1920s and protections were put into place has been mixed. Fur seal populations have largely recovered (Evans, Rogers & Goldsworthy 2017). For example, key colonies of Australian fur seal are believed to have reached carrying capacity, although a ~4% reduction in pups between 2007 and 2013 was reported by McIntosh et al. (2018). On the other hand, ASL numbers have not returned to pre-exploitation levels (DSEWPC 2013). ASL abundance in the Great Australian Bight (its broader area, as distinct from the area of operation of the GABTS), where 93% of ASL are currently found, is understood to be decreasing (Evans, Rogers & Goldsworthy 2017). In the Great Australian Bight, numbers are understood to have declined by 76% over the past 38 years, resulting in the listing of this species as 'endangered' under International Union for Conservation of Nature criteria (Evans, Rogers & Goldsworthy 2017).
SETFIA promotes a code of conduct for responsible fishing, which follows an industry code of practice (2007) that aims to minimise interactions with pinnipeds and addresses the environmental impacts of the fishery more generally.
The SESSF operates under the Australian Sea Lion Management Strategy, implemented in 2010 (AFMA 2010). The strategy aims to monitor and minimise the impacts of interactions between ASL and gillnets used by Commonwealth shark fishers to enable breeding colonies of ASL to recover. The strategy defines objectives and actions to be carried out within ASL management areas (AFMA 2015a). A variety of education and fishing measures have been adopted, including closed areas around breeding colonies, 100% fishing monitoring through observers or e-monitoring, transition from gillnets to hooks, and trigger limits on interactions. As a result of these measures, interactions with ASL have decreased from an estimated 300+ interactions per year, before 2010 (Goldsworthy et al. 2010), to 0 reported interactions in 2020. In December 2020, the ASL was transferred to the status of 'endangered' under the EPBC Act, after previously being listed as 'vulnerable'. This was due to new information and a more rigorous synthesis of existing information, rather than a genuine deterioration in status.
In 2020, 213 pinniped interactions were reported in logbooks for the CTS (170) and GHTS (43): 17 with New Zealand fur seals (10 dead), 116 with Australian fur seals (95 dead), 7 with Antarctic fur seals (5 dead) and 73 with seals of unknown species (48 dead). This is a decrease from the 234 interactions reported in 2019. In the CTS, 70% of all pinniped interactions in 2020 were reported from bottom-trawling operations; 26% were reported from Danish-seine operations and 4% from midwater seine.
Dolphins and whales
All cetacean species are protected under the EPBC Act. Increased observer coverage in the SGSHS in 2011 highlighted interactions with dolphins and potential under-reporting in logbooks. In response, AFMA closed about 27,239 km2 south-west of Kangaroo Island to gillnet fishing, where most of the interactions had been reported (dolphin gillnet closure). This closure resulted in a reduction of approximately 80% of the total South Australian catch when compared with catch in the years preceding the closure (AFMA 2017). Observer coverage was increased to 100% (onboard observer or camera) in the area adjacent to the dolphin gillnet closure, and 10% onboard observer coverage was required across the eastern part of the fishery in Bass Strait and around Tasmania.
In 2014, AFMA worked with experts in the Marine Mammal Working Group and the fishing industry to implement the first stage of a dolphin management strategy. The objectives of the strategy are to reduce dolphin interactions with gillnets to near zero, and strengthen responsible fishing practices through e-monitoring and individual accountability. On 8 September 2015, AFMA reopened the dolphin gillnet closure to limited gillnet fishing, with 100% e-monitoring and individual vessel-level performance standards. In May 2017, the dolphin strategy was extended to gillnet fishing across the entire SESSF. Under the strategy, fishers who do not have interactions with dolphins may continue fishing responsibly. However, there are now management responses for any dolphin bycatch in the gillnet fishery, and individual operators incur escalating management responses if they catch dolphins. The introduction of e-monitoring in the GHTS from 1 July 2015 led to an increase in nominal reported interactions per unit effort for dolphins in the first 2 years of the program (Emery et al. 2019).
In September 2019, additional spatial management was introduced, which requires operators to cease fishing in a higher-risk area off South Australia (the South Australian Dolphin Zone) after only 1 review period if they cannot stay under the defined threshold interaction rate. The role of e-monitoring as a key monitoring tool was also increased at this time.
In 2019, 43 interactions (40 dead) with dolphins were reported in the GHTS, and 2 interactions (2 dead) were reported in the CTS. The total number of dolphin interactions in 2020 (45) was similar to the number in 2019 (44) but down from the 60 interactions reported in 2018. There was 1 interaction with a killer whale in the GHTS in 2020, but it was released alive.
Seabirds are globally one of the most threatened bird groups, with many species showing declines in population (Gorta et al. 2019; Phillips et al. 2016). Many species have long lives, delayed sexual maturity and low reproductive rates, which can result in low resilience and slow population recovery from predation and mortality (Dias et al. 2019; Phillips et al. 2016). Seabird populations are particularly affected by invasive alien species, predators, fishing, disease and climate change, which have resulted in substantial decreases in abundance of seabirds globally (Dias et al. 2019; DSEWPC 2011). This is also the case for seabirds found in south-eastern Australia (Gorta et al. 2019).
The SESSF interacts with a variety of seabird species, all of which are protected under the EPBC Act. In particular, seabirds are vulnerable to injury from being hooked when setting longline gear, and being struck or trapped by otter trawl gear. To mitigate the risk of interactions, fishers in the SESSF are required to use seabird mitigation devices such as tori lines, sprayers, bafflers and warp deflectors ('pinkies'). The combination of these mitigation devices has reduced interactions by ~90% (Koopman et al. 2018). Seabird management plans are compulsory for all otter trawl boats in the CTS and the GABTS, and automatic longline boats in the GHTS. These plans detail boat-specific approaches to implementing seabird mitigation, including physical mitigation and handling of biological material.
To further reduce seabird interaction with otter trawl boats, AFMA has introduced additional conditions: otter trawl boats in the CTS must not discharge biological material (for example, offal) when fishing gear is deployed south of 38°S unless an exemption has been provided based on proven and effective mitigation. Industry is developing new and improved approaches to mitigating the risk of seabirds interacting with trawl gear, and a number of exemptions have already been approved (AFMA, 2020, pers. comm.).
SESSF fishers follow the Seabird bycatch operational guidelines for Commonwealth fisheries (AFMA 2018a), which assists fishers with following government policies and legislation relating to seabirds and provides a consistent approach to minimising or avoiding seabird interactions. In addition, SESSF longline fishers follow the Threat Abatement Plan for the Incidental Catch (or Bycatch) of Seabirds During Oceanic Longline Fishing Operations (2018). The plan binds the Commonwealth and its agencies in responding to the impact of longline fishing activities on seabirds, and identifies the research, management and other actions needed to reduce the impacts of this key threatening process on affected seabird populations. In accordance with the threat abatement plan, SESSF longline operators are required, for example, to maintain minimum levels of observer or e-monitoring coverage and keep interaction rates below 0.01 interactions per 1,000 hooks set.
Seabird interactions are typically under-reported for numerous reasons. For example, it is difficult to observe seabirds interacting with fishing gear and vessels, particularly trawl gear, and seabirds may not have a visible injury after interactions such as warp strikes.
During 2020, 239 seabird interactions were reported: 230 in the GHTS and 9 in the CTS. This was a sizeable increase in the GHTS (from 39 in 2019) but a decrease in the CTS (from 59 in 2019). The sizeable increase was due to a single large interaction event involving 154 shearwaters in the first quarter of 2020. AFMA undertook an investigation to confirm that it was an isolated incident. Of the 239 interactions, 166 were with unclassified shearwaters (159 dead); 26 were reported as unclassified petrels, prions and shearwaters (24 dead); 3 were with white-chinned petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis; 2 dead); 8 were with shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta; 3 dead); 15 were with unclassified albatrosses (12 dead); 3 were with unclassified cormorants (all dead); 2 were with red cormorants (both dead); 14 were with unclassified birds (11 dead); 1 was with a southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora; dead); and 1 was with an unclassified tern (dead).
Three shark species relevant to the SESSF are listed under the EPBC Act as conservation-dependent: school shark (effective January 2009), Harrisson's dogfish (effective June 2013) and southern dogfish (effective June 2013). All 3 species have been assessed as overfished since their first inclusion in Fishery status reports. School shark is subject to a rebuilding strategy (AFMA 2015b) that articulates a 66-year rebuilding time frame for the stock to the LRP (0.20B0). The 2 gulper shark species are subject to a management strategy that notes that the time to rebuild to the LRP (0.25B0) is expected to be around 62 years for southern dogfish and around 86 years for Harrisson's dogfish (AFMA 2012). Measures in the 2 strategies to facilitate rebuilding are discussed in the respective chapters (Chapter 12 for school shark, and Chapter 9 for gulper sharks).
Other non-commercial shark species listed under the EPBC Act are caught or interacted with in SESSF fisheries. These are the mako sharks (short and long-finned), grey nurse shark, scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) and white shark. Interactions with these species must be reported annually. The EPBC Act also requires all white sharks and grey nurse sharks to be released alive, if possible.
In 2020, 95 interactions with protected sharks were reported in logbooks: 88 in the GHTS (72 of which were dead) and 7 in the CTS (5 dead). This is a decrease from 2019 when 134 were reported. Most interactions were with shortfin mako sharks (59) and white sharks (13). No interactions with grey nurse sharks were recorded.
Syngnathids (seahorses and pipefish)
Syngnathids are taken as bycatch in the CTS in otter trawl and Danish-seine nets, but they are often small and difficult to observe among large catches of fish. A total of four interactions with syngnathids (all dead) were reported in 2020 in the CTS sector of the SESSF.
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——2018b, Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery management arrangements booklet 2018, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra.
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——2018b, Commonwealth fisheries harvest strategy policy, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Canberra.
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Hiddink, JG, Jennings, S, Sciberras, M, Bolam, SG, Cambiè, G, McConnaughey, RA, Mazor, T, Hilborn, R, Collie, JS, Pitcher, R, Parma, AM, Suuronen, P, Kaiser, MJ & Rijnsdorp, AD 2019, 'Assessing bottom trawling impacts based on the longevity of benthic invertebrates', Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 56, pp. 1075–84.
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——, Boag, S, Tuck, GN, Hudson, R, Knuckey, I & Alderman, R 2018, 'Industry-based development of effective new seabird mitigation devices in the southern Australian trawl fisheries', Endangered Species Research, vol. 36, pp. 197–211.
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Phillips, RA, Gales, R, Baker, GB, Double, MC, Favero, M, Quintana, F, Tasker, ML, Weimerskirch, H, Uhart, M & Wolfaardt, A 2016, 'The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels', Biological Conservation, vol. 201, pp. 169–83.
Pitcher, C, Ellis, N, Althaus, F, Williams, A, McLeod, I, Bustamante, R, Kenyon, R & Fuller, M 2016, Implications of current spatial management measures for AFMA ERAs for habitats, FRDC project 2014/204, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Brisbane.
——, Rochester, W, Dunning, M, Courtney, T, Broadhurst, M, Noell, C, Tanner, J, Kangas, M, Newman, S, Semmens, J, Rigby, C, Saunders, T, Martin, J & Lussier, W 2018, 'Putting potential environmental risk of Australia's trawl fisheries in landscape perspective: exposure of seabed assemblages to trawling, and inclusion in closures and reserves', FRDC project 2016‐039, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Brisbane.
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Trawl catch
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Kelly Yazdi Bio, Age, Net Worth, Zac Brown, Who Is She?
ByCharles MatthewsDecember 9, 2022
Zac Brown recently proposed to his girlfriend-turned-fiancee Kelly Yazdi. The news of the engagement came as a surprise as they haven't officially announced the engagement yet. Find out more about her, everything about her age, job, family, and more.
Find out more as you scroll down.
Meet Kelly Yazdi, Zac Brown Girlfriend-Turned-Fiancee
Country singer Zac Brown has popped the question to his girlfriend Kelly Yazdi. PEOPLE confirmed that Zac proposed to Kelly in Hawaii. "He proposed in Hawaii a while ago," A source revealed to the outlet. "It was very intimate and the couple has kept it very private."
The Zac Brown Band has had Yazdi on tour with them since at least July, when she was spotted in an Instagram post honoring Zac's birthday while they were on the road, despite the fact that the two have not frequently posted photos or videos together. In the video, Yazdi is seen standing next to her now-fiance in a crowd with what appears to be an engagement ring on her finger.
It is unclear how long they have been dating.
The news of Zac's engagement came four years after the singer announced getting divorced from his wife Shelly. As for Zac and his ex-wife, they met in 2005 through a mutual friend shortly after she graduated from Georgia State University. When they shared their first New Year's Eve kiss he declared her 'the one.'
The ex-couple, who have a boy named Alexander, 8, and four daughters named Joni, 11, Georgia, 12, Lucy, 14, and Justice, 15, said at the time that their lives were beginning to "lead in different directions."
"This was a difficult decision, but we've done plenty of tough things together and this is our next venture — love, mutual respect, and care for each other are what we are moving forward with," now divorced couple then shared in a statement to People. "Family comes in all different forms."
Kelly Yazdi Age
In 2022, Kelly is 31 years old.
Kelly Yazdi Job
Kelly is the CEO of Ride Wild and an actress and model by trade. She stated on her LinkedIn that she has been serving in that role since 2017.
She is a natural-born explorer, promoter of events, SAG-AFTRA actress, stuntwoman, and model. Kelly's obsession with speed began when she was a young child living in a rural Minnesota area and riding horses, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles.
She had a childhood surrounded by nature, going off-road with friends, and attempting anything that would allow her to travel faster and farther than on her own two feet. Kelly switched to riding motorcycles when she was 18 and aimed to inspire women and serve as a role model for living a passionate life.
Kelly founded the Ride Wild platform so that female Powersports riders could unite around a shared sense of tribe, adventure, and purpose. The original goals of Ride Wild were to change the perception of women in Powersports and to increase awareness of the drive, diversity, and spirit of women in motorsports.
Numerous women's riding organizations (Biker Belles, The Litas, Iron Lilies, etc.), adventure outfitters, and businesses that share the same enthusiasm for fostering the riding community are partners with Ride Wild.
Kelly is also an accomplished public speaker and brand representative, due in part to her years of on-camera experience. Audiences may have seen Kelly on hit TV series such as "Hawaii Five-O" or "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Ranch Challenge." Her performances in movies like "The Martial Arts Kid," and J.P.Getty Museum's documentary 'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style," is also part of Kelly's diverse on-screen portfolio.
She got her college education at UC Santa Barbara in International Relations and Affairs.
How Much Is Kelly Yazdi Net Worth?
In 2022, Kelly Yazdi sits on a total net worth of $700 thousand.
Kelly Yazdi Measurements
According to It Model Management, Kelly Yazdi stands tall at 5'10". Her measurements are 34"B, 26", 36". Additionally, her dress size is 4, her shoe size is 10, her hair color is brown, and her eye color is brown.
Kelly Yazdi Family
There isn't much about Kelly Yazdi's family but some of her family members are Michael Yazdi from Scottsdale, Arizona, Fahimeh Yazdi from San Diego, California, and Fatehmeh Rohamnia among others.
What Is Kelly Yazdi Ethnicity?
Kelly Yazdi is half Iranian and half Scandinavian by ethnicity.
Where Is Kelly Yazdi From?
Most of Kelly Yazdi's growing up happened in Minnesota. She is currently based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. She has also lived in Los Angeles, California.
Is Kelly Yazdi On Instagram?
Yes, Kelly Yazdi is on Instagram (@kellyyazdi).
When Is Kelly Yazdi Birthday?
Kelly Yazdi's birthday is on 30 January.
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Q: How to disable border line of Ext JS panel and Toolbar? I'm try to hide a border line but can not be success about that! Here is a screenshot of mentioned border line.
As you will notice between 'Export Excel' and radiofield a vertical line is appear. Below you will find some code snippets which includes those elements. I've used a Toolbar and a panel to create those items. So tried several config such as border: false, frame: false, bodyBorder: false for each class but non of them be success to hide this line.
Thanks for advices.
return [
            {
                xtype: 'panel',
                scrollable: true,
                // border: false,
                // bodyBorder: false,
                // frame: false,
                layout: {type: 'hbox', align: 'middle', pack: 'start'},
                items: [
                    {
                        xtype: 'panel',
                        // border: false,
                        // bodyBorder: false,
                        items: me.listToolbar() //This is end of 'toolbar' class.
                    },
                    {
                        xtype: 'panel',
                        items: me.subModuleTb() //'radiofield' starts by here
                    }
                ]
            }
        ];

and here is that called ListToolbar class:
Ext.define('MyApp.ListToolbar', {
    extend: 'Ext.toolbar.Toolbar',
    alias: 'widget.listtoolbar',

    requires: [],

    dock: 'top',
    //border: 0, //This is not disappear the line as well
    //cls: 'list-toolbar //Defined 'border' as zero on all.scss for this cls but did not worked as well!
    layout: {
        type: 'table',
        tdAttrs: { style: 'padding: 5px 10px;' }
    },
    defaults: {
        enableToggle: true
    },
    scope:this,
    items: [

A: What is the version you are using? I hope this border appears in the toolbar.
You can use "border": 0 property in the toolbar. or you can control in the CSS by adding "Cls" property.
Ext.create('Ext.toolbar.Toolbar', {
renderTo: document.body,
**border:0,**
width   : 500,
items: [
    {
        // xtype: 'button', // default for Toolbars
        text: 'Button'
    },
    {
        xtype: 'splitbutton',
        text : 'Split Button'
    },
    // begin using the right-justified button container
    '->', // same as { xtype: 'tbfill' }
    {
        xtype    : 'textfield',
        name     : 'field1',
        emptyText: 'enter search term'
    },
    // add a vertical separator bar between toolbar items
    '-', // same as {xtype: 'tbseparator'} to create Ext.toolbar.Separator
    'text 1', // same as {xtype: 'tbtext', text: 'text1'} to create Ext.toolbar.TextItem
    { xtype: 'tbspacer' },// same as ' ' to create Ext.toolbar.Spacer
    'text 2',
    { xtype: 'tbspacer', width: 50 }, // add a 50px space
    'text 3'
});

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With RACV's help, community and charity groups are laying the foundations for the future – and setting up inspirational stories along the way.
When Candice McGregor learned that apartment developers in South Yarra wanted to donate truckloads of furniture and white goods to her West Welcome Wagon charity organisation, she and her team sprang into action.
"Our warehouse space in Sunshine West is just 420 square metres and we knew we wouldn't have room for it all, but we couldn't turn an offer like that down," Candice says.
The charity windfall – including fridges, beds and couches – was enough for 10 households.
"So we agreed to take it and we just made space for it. It was like putting together a giant puzzle," Candice says.
It's basics like these that can help set up new lives for the 500 households of asylum seekers from more than 30 countries supported by the charity group in Melbourne's west. For Candice and her team, a $105,000 RACV Community Foundation grant has been just as vital a building block.
We believe can inspire everyone connected to these projects, whether you're a volunteer, an organiser or someone who needs a helping hand.
West Welcome Wagon is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation that provides furniture, bedding, clothing, appliances, kitchenware and non-perishable food items to people who have arrived in the country with little more than the clothes they are wearing. Last year, RACV gave the charity $20,000 to buy a van to help collect and deliver donated goods.
The RACV Community Foundation was established in 1997 and is funded with the help of employee, member and community donations. In 2018 the foundation provided $734,000 to support 20 organisations working with some of Victoria's most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. "They are grassroots organisations where people are working to help people, and all of them will have a lasting impact," says RACV Community Foundation Chairman Graeme Chipp.
People and ideas flourish when they get the right support.
"The projects we selected are ones that we believe can inspire everyone connected to them, whether you're a volunteer, an organiser or someone who needs a helping hand," Graeme says.
Last year, the foundation provided $290,000 to the KIDS Foundation, which was established by Ballarat primary-school teacher Susie O'Neill to teach pre-school children how to prevent household accidents.
"That grant enabled the program to reach around 100,000 Victorian pre-school children," says Graeme.
In this year's federal budget, the government announced a $1 million funding grant that will allow the KIDS Foundation program to be rolled out across the country.
The RACV Community Foundation is 21 years old.
It has provided $4.8 million in support to more than 500 community organisations.
45 per cent of grants in 2018 were in rural and regional locations.
RACV members across Victoria make ongoing donations to the foundation. To donate or register your interest for the next grants round (opening soon) visit: racv.com.au/foundation.
RACV also provides donations of up to $5000 for local projects and programs that seek to build more cohesive and connected communities across Victoria.


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Q: meteor helper functions, lambdas and lexical this g'day,
I read meteor was going all ecmascript 6 - and thought awesome... "I never have to write 'function' again" - so quickly changed a bunch of functions over to lambdas... only to discover it doesn't work :(
If you write a helper function in meteor - you get the data context passed in in the "this" property - but of course, lambdas use a lexical this - so I understand the problem pretty simply.
the thing is - what is not obvious to me is the solution - any idea how you would make a helper function using the () => notation that needs the current data context?   It doesn't seem to live anywhere other than "this"?

A: Use shorthand for defining functions as object properties:
Template.someTemplate.helpers({
  someHelper() {
    console.log(this);
  }
});

But if you really want to use () => syntax, you may be interested in using Template.currentData() instead of this:
Template.someTemplate.helpers({
  someHelper: () => {
    console.log(Template.currentData());
  }
});

From documentation:

Template.currentData()
Inside a helper, returns the data context of the DOM node where the
  helper was used.

A: ECMAScript 2015 didn't deprecate function(). Arrow functions are not shorthand syntax, they have different semantics, most notably, lexical this binding.
You can't have a contextual this in an arrow function - use standard functions instead.


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The 2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by ninth-year head coach Russell Turner competing in the Bren Events Center. UC Irvine is a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 41st consecutive season in that league. The team finished the season with many new records that included a new school record of 31-6, longest game winning streak (17), and first ever NCAA Tournament win over Kansas State in the South Region 1st Round before falling to Oregon in the 2nd Round. Jonathan Galloway became the new program record holder of rebounds (969), career games won (95), career games played (146). Max Hazzard broke the Bren Events Center record for most three pointers made in a game on December 15 against Denver (10) and the team broke the school record for most threes made in a game that night with 18. Evan Leonard set a school record of 44 consecutive free throws made that ended in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round vs Oregon. The team finished 2nd in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge prior to the season and the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase during the regular season. The team won its 4th regular season title in 6 seasons on March 2, 2019 in a win over UC Riverside. The team won its second Big West tournament title with wins over UC Riverside, Long Beach State, and Cal State Fullerton.

Previous season

The Anteaters finished the season 18–17 overall, and 11–5 in the conference. During the season, the Anteaters participated in the Las Vegas Invitational, which was held in Manhattan, Kansas, Tempe, Arizona, and Paradise, Nevada. UC Irvine finished 7th place by defeating Northern Arizona and losing to Rider. Prior to the tournament, UC Irvine lost at Kansas State and at Arizona State. UC Irvine also defeated Idaho in the Vandal Holiday Hoops Classic in Boise, Idaho. In the postseason, UC Irvine defeated Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara but lost to Cal State Fullerton in the championship of the 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in Anaheim, California.

The Anteaters competed from August 5 through August 12 in the 2018 Asia-Pacific University Basketball Challenge, hosted by the KBA and Yonsei University. This is the 5th edition of the tournament and UC Irvine is the 1st NCAA Division I school invited. Gonzaga were the original invitees but could not make the tournament and they along with the KBA offered the spot to UC Irvine. In the competition, UC Irvine faced hosts Yonsei University, De La Salle University from the Philippines, the Japanese national university team, the Chinese Taipei national university selection team, and the Russian national university team in a round-robin format. The competition was played under FIBA rules, which differ from NCAA rules. UC Irvine was defeated in the final game of the round robin tournament to Russia 92–91. Both teams had a 4–1 record, but Russia took the Gold Medal by winning the head-to-head match up.

Incoming freshman Aiden Krause did not partake in this tournament as he represented the Australia U-18 team in the 2018 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in the same period. Australia won the competition and qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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Stadium Entertainment Holding Corp. is releasing My Country: Smash Hits on Tuesday August 24, with songs from a list of hitmakers. The superstar line-up includes Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Rodney Atkins, Jypsi, Randy Houser, Big & Rich and Montgomery Gentry. The project is a multiple CD series with each annual volume benefiting the Fisher House Foundation which provides free board for military members and their families who are receiving treatment at a military medical center. Doonesbury creator and cartoonist Garry Trudeau graciously designed the album artwork.
•• A benefit for the family of security guard Fred Stapleton will be July 1 at Mercy Lounge. The member of the Rock Solid security team died while working at CMA Music Festival. Stephen Cochran is leading the line-up and has recruited The Harters, Katie Arminger, and more. Donations can be made to a fund for Stapleton's daughter, the Lindsay A. Stapleton Trust at SunTrust Bank.
•• The concert Boots, Bars & Stars: A Tribute To The Military will be Thursday, July 1 at the Hard Rock Cafe Nashville. Former Marine John Carter will headline the 7 PM show which also features ex-military performers Sal Gonzalez and Dustin Wilkes. This event is free to military families and troops from Fort Campbell and kicks off Independence Day Weekend in Nashville. Proceeds will benefit Operation Troop Aid. Sponsored by Digital Rodeo and Operation Troop Aid.


As you're reading this, I'm over at the LGS, hanging out and just taking it easy. I'm hoping you're doing much the same (or have done so and are just reading this later, as I am typing this earlier). Either way, I hope you're able to make good use out of the day.
As for reviews. Of course we have those for you.
Today we have: Anachrony, Elo Darkness, Don't Mess With Cthulhu, Dragoon, Test of Honour Samurai Warband, Wreck and Ruin, Lignum, Downforce, Go Nuts for Donuts, Age of Rivals iOS, 1846: Race for the Midwest, Train Heist, and Posthuman.
It's Wyrds tradition to book-end the work week with previews. Mondays we get some new Malifaux artwork. Friday we get a The Other Side preview. Well, I've got my Friday shirt on. So that must mean it's time for a The Other Side preview. And Wyrd's right on time to give it to us. This time around, it's the grotesque Breachlings.
Civilizations love to build great works to show off their wealth and power. Be it grand buildings like the Eiffel Tower, or massive structures like the Great Wall, or fantastic gardens like those in Babylon, they all make a grand statement to the world. In Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn, you'll be able to create such works as part of your civilization. In this preview, Fantasy Flight Games gives us a look on how those work and what bonuses you get for having them.
The original Specter Ops game was just the beginning. Plaid Hat Games has announced that they're expanding the universe with their next game, Specter Ops: Broken Covenant. You must decide for yourself whether humans are at their best when they're free, or if having total control over their lives is in their best interest. Check out this new preview and see what you can expect in this new chapter.
And here we are again. Friday: threshold to the weekend. I'm sure many of you are gearing up for a weekend of gaming, possibly starting as early as when you get off of work. I'm looking to spend tomorrow at the LGS, hopefully getting in some games of Guild Ball and Bushido. But whatever your gaming vice might be, it's best to top off with some bite-sized gaming stories before diving in.
Today on the platter we have: THEO - The Hobby Equipment Organizer Up On Kickstarter, New Sisters of Eternal Mercy Available From Raging Heroes, New Cobblestone Bases Available From Tabletop-Art, New Flocking/Basing System Available From Fontline Games, New 28mm Romanian 75mm Resita Anti-tank Gun M1943, Open Game Master Looking To Bring Drop-In D&D To The Masses, and It's Bomber Month at PicoArmor.
The thing that sets Legacy-style games apart from others is that the game will literally change each time you play. What you do in one session will have an effect on the next. Card packs will be opened. Other cards will be removed. The game board will be altered. People went crazy over this aspect of Pandemic Legacy Season 1. But what can we expect to see in the upcoming Pandemic Legacy Season 2? Well, Z-Man games gives you a bit of insight in this preview.
CMON's got a whole bunch of new releases available for you today. There's 5 different titles, from dungeon crawlers, to martial arts action, to an expansion for a hugely popular title, to even more. If you've been wanting to get a hold of Massive Darkness, Dojo Kun, Gateway: Uprising, Meeple War, or the Fifth Ingredient expansion for Potion Explosion, now is your opportunity.
Warlord Games has a whole slew of new Japanese releases for Konflikt '47. If you want some new units, you can get the new Ghost Attack Squad (not actual ghosts, nor do they attack ghosts) or the Battle Exoskeleton Squad. Want something with a bit more armor? You can get the Chi-Ha Tank with Compression Turret or the Scorpion Light Walker. As I said, you've got some options.
One thing about making a game have a digital app component is that a company can release a new scenario and simply make it available for purchase through the app. You can then buy it and play it basically instantly. Such is the case with Trials of Frostgate. It's a new scenario for Descent that's available through the Road to Legend app. Players will have to pass the four challenges that will test every aspect of their being. The reward is a sweet animal tattoo. I know I'd be up for that!
You might think that a team like the Blacksmith's Guild would have all the subtlety of... well... a gigantic hammer smashing into a near-molten-hot piece of metal. "Ninja" might be the last thing on your mind. However, the Blacksmith's Guild knows that just running headlong into the enemy at full speed might not always be the best strategy. As such, they've got Alloy, their "sneaky" Apprentice. Check out how they work in this preview.
I think it's safe to say that most miniatures games out there use dice of some kind. Sure, there are those that go for some other method, but the fairly tried-and-true method of randomization comes from little plastic polyhedrons bouncing across the table. Aristeia is no different. But Corvus Belli has decided not to use the D20s that fans of Infinity know. Instead, they've got special dice with unique symbols on them. In this preview, we get a look at the different types of dice and what those symbols mean.
Alchemist Miniatures has a clear goal in sight: get Alkemy onto as many gaming tables as possible. They've been working steadily toward that goal for quite some time now. The next stage of it is upon us. They are looking to fund a new starter set for the game over on Kickstarter. If you've been wanting to get involved with the game, now would be a good time to join in.
Starfinder lets you take a rules set you know (Pathfinder, in case you somehow didn't know) and head out into the stars. Well, while there may be literally thousands of minis out there for your fantasy RPG games, the market is decidedly smaller for sci-fi games. Paizo and Ninja Division are looking to fix that with their Starfinder Masterclass Miniatures Kickstarter, running now.
The week continues along. This has been a pretty good one, I must say. My new dice came in. So I'm happy about that. We're also getting ever-closer to the weekend. I'm making plans not only for Saturday gaming, but hopefully a regular RP here at the office starting next week. So that should be fun. But, in the meantime, let's get your gaming tables looking good.
Today in the Terrain Corner we have: New Sci-Fi Terrain Available From Battle Systems, and Volkano Gaming Mat Available From Pwork Wargame.
Rooster Teeth and Arcane Wonders are teaming up to bring you a new board game. It's called RWBY: Combat Ready, based on the show of the same name. Players work cooperatively, taking on the role of one of the four main characters from the series, each with their own unique combat deck, looking to take out the various villains. The basic artwork and concepts for the game are done, but with a successful crowdfunding campaign, it can be so much more. As such, they've taken to Kickstarter to get such funding.
When we look back on history, it's only natural to come up with "what if?" scenarios. How would things have changed if certain factors had been altered. One that plays on many WWII historians minds is "what if the Germans had put the King Tiger tank into action earlier or in greater numbers?" The few that made it certainly did cause issues. Well, you can play out some of those "what if?" scenarios on your Bolt Action tabletops soon, as Warlord Games is taking pre-orders for a new plastic King Tiger kit.
Kickstarters don't always succeed the first time around. This can be due to an almost unlimited number of factors. But if that happens, creators shouldn't be disheartened. I've seen quite a few campaigns reconfigure, regroup, and relaunch with a campaign that blows away their initial expectations. It's looking like that'll be the case for ELO Darkness. They're back up on Kickstarter and this campaign's already reached its funding goal a couple times over.
Many people are excited for the upcoming Stuffed Fables storytelling game from Plaid Hat. It's gotten quite the reaction over on our social network sites. So you should be excited to know that a new preview has been posted. This time, we get a look at another of the fuzzy creatures that you can play as in the game. Say hello to Flops the bunny.
The Wicked Harvest continues. The latest crop of Hordes releases for the Grymkin are now available. Seems to be a pretty good time, just as we move into October. They've got some of the biggest and smallest models available for the faction in this release. From a diminutive weapon crew all the way up to a Warlock/Battle Engine. And even if you're not interested in the Grymkin, you can check out No Quarter Prime, their magazine. It's available, too.
Hey kids! What time is it?
Sorry, that's just the first thing I think of when I see the name of this game. Wartime is the new strategic board game from WizKids where a unit can only be used when the timer associated with it runs out. Each one has a little sand timer that gets flipped when it moves, attacks, or does other actions. It's a race against the clock to defeat your opponents. You can pick up your copies now.
Wyrd Games has launched a new global campaign for Malifaux. It's called Homefront and they're looking to get everyone's participation. Games can be registered on the company's website. These aren't just games entirely for smiles and giggles, mind you. The outcome will have an effect on not only the Malifaux narrative, but that of The Other Side as well.
I love webcomics. I've got a regular rotation I go through during the week or follow on places like Facebook. One such is The Awkward Yeti. I'm sure you know them. They make the comics with the anthropomorphic organs, showing how each bit of us seems to have a minds of its own and pulls in different directions. They even have a successful game, OrganATTACK. Well, they're looking to add in another game, and this one looks like it's going to be a big success, too. It's called Heart and Brain the Party Game, and it's up on Kickstarter now.


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The Swedish duo offer a stripped-down take on the Melodrama standout.
On their recent BBC Radio 2 live session, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit performed an acoustic version of Lorde's Melodrama standout "Perfect Places." First Aid Kit will release their fourth album Ruins on January 19, 2018. Beginning in March, Lorde will tour North America with Run the Jewels and Mitski. Hear First Aid Kit's take on "Perfect Places" below.


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I have been disabled for over ten years. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, I have a mystery movement disorder, and psychiatric disabilities (worse of late.) Recently I have been dealing with prostate cancer. I had radiation treatment this summer, while staying in a medical homeless shelter. I'm really hoping to avoid doing the shelter thing again.
Yours truly co-producing the first Burning Man Theme camp.
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A while ago I lost rent control for my San Francisco apartment*; I have been dealing with financial uncertainty ever since. I came to New Mexico to help out my elderly mother who has had some problems for a few years. I hope to move my things to New Mexico, and have a new debt-free financial start.
I will use the money I raise for expenses to finish up my cancer treatment, past-due storage fees, professional movers, personal debts, past-due medical bills, and upcoming medical expenses (i.e. dental work, new eye-glass lenses, etc.) My disability income will not cover any of this, so I'm hoping this fundraiser will be successful.
Thank-you for reading all this, and bless anyone who can help out.


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How to Fix Clipped Drums in a Mix
How to Fix Clipped Drums in a Mix - youtube Video
Hey folks, Matthew Weiss here — weiss-sound.com, theproaudiofiles.com. I want to play you a drum loop real quick.
[loop]
This is a cool loop. It's got a good groove to it, and it's got good sounds, except it's really clipped, and if you're an audio engineer, it is inevitable at some point in your career, you're going to have to deal with clipped drums, particularly grungy kicks. They tend to be the main culprit.
Maybe the producer, musically brilliant, but not so technically savvy. They just want to make it more thumpier, so they just keep turning it up, they don't realize that the distortion that they're hearing is not coming from their speakers, it's actually coming from the sound itself.
Now, obviously the first line of defense is to call the producer and say, "Hey, could I get this stem but maybe turned down?"
In this particular case, that's what I did for this record, but let's say that's not a possibility. Maybe they lost the samples, or whatever. How do we deal with it? Well, the easiest way to do it is simply highlight the sound and use something called iZotope's RX. We go here to noise reduction, we can see something RX 6 de-clip.
This is literally an algorithm that's meant to handle this exact situation. I'm going to turn the quality up to high, since we're in destructive editing mode, and now I am going to play back the sample and I am going to remove some of that distortion.
[drums, adjusting de-clip]
That's pretty impressive. Now, when setting this thing, you want to reduce as much of the distortion that's there, as much of the clipping distortion, but at the same time, you want to impart as little of the artifacts that this produces as a result. So what's happening is the distortion is getting removed, but in the process, we're generating something called comb filtering. Now, if I exaggerate this, you'll hear what I'm talking about.
So what we want to do when we use RX is find the point where we remove the distortion, but cause as little comb filtering as possible, and there's usually a little graphic display here where we can see this line. That's where our amplitude is getting hard clipped, and if we set our threshold just below that line…
[drums, adjusting threshold]
That's the sweet spot. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to do this on a couple more kicks here.
[kicks, de-clipping]
There we go. So now we have a little loop going here.
[drum loop]
And if we listen to that a little bit later…
Verse… You'll notice that's a pretty big improvement, and that's cleaned up a lot of the clipping. We can do the last little bit with just some basic EQ where we can emphasize the cleaner tones, right? Because we still have a little bit of grunge in there.
But you know, if we played the fundamental of the kick, and maybe some of the higher tones where the snare is mainly living, then we can end up getting something that sounds like maybe it really wasn't all that distorted at all, maybe it has a little bit of saturation quality to it, but we can even impart our own saturation to it, and just sort of make that a characteristic of the sound.
Now, let's say that we did not have RX, and we're really left to our own devices here. What do we do?
[loop, distorted]
Well, we need to sort of analyze where the distortion is coming in. What's happening is that the modulation that's occurring when it hits the digital ceiling is lasting too long. You can see that not only do we have the distortion at the front, we also have prolonged distortion throughout the waveform.
That's what we're really hearing. When clipping occurs over a very short period of time, we don't really hear too much change in terms of the tone, what we really hear is sort of the pancake effect where the speaker kind of stops pushing air. It kind of just creates sound rather than actual push.
That's not terrible. What's terrible is when it's really prolonged, and we're getting distortion that's lasting. So what we need to do is focus the sound away from the sustain and clean up the sustain as much as possible, while at the same time, emphasizing the transient. That'll also help to remove that pancake effect.
So I'm going to start with Transify. This is a little plugin that's going to help us get more of the attack back in, and by getting more of the attack in, we can turn the overall signal down and ultimately clean up some of the sustain.
Now, it's not that we've completely cleaned it up, but you can hear how it's a much cleaner, much punchier sound when I do it this way.
Then comes the tough part, where I sort of have to work with it, and I have to sculpt around it. Basically, what's happening is that the low end in particular is clipping, and that distortion is showing up in the lower mids. So the stuff that's between about 200 to about 800Hz is where it's pretty grimey.
So I'm going to grab Ozone here and I'm just going to sculpt with it. The first thing I'm going to do is emphasize those clean frequencies — the ones I was talking about before — the fundamental of the click, and the cleaner stuff that's up top, and what I'm going to do ultimately is de-emphasize this mid-range. That stuff I was talking about. The 200Hz to 800Hz right in there.
So let's turn our output down by about a dB to make sure it's level matched, and let's go from there.
[loop with EQ adjustments]
Now right away, that sounds a lot cleaner.
Not perfect, but we're getting to the better stuff. So can I keep working at it? Well, maybe I can start affecting things dynamically. Maybe I can make it so that when the sustain is in, it cleans up and attenuates the low mids, but when it's out, it kind of gets out of the way. I mean, clipping is amplitude based, so as we get to the very far tail of these clicks, it's pretty clean, it's really just right in that initial sustain.
Now one of the problems here is that when we're clipping something, we're pushing all of our signal to the ceiling, and by doing that, we're creating something that sounds louder and more impactful. Especially with the distortion, because that ends up playing to our ear. We're very sensitive to harmonic distortion, so in reversing this process, we do lose a lot of apparent level, and that's one of the ironic things about clipping is that people do it to make the sound louder, but actually, if we want to make it clean, we have to take away from that, and ultimately, at the end of the day, the overall playback level is not going to be quite as loud as if we had just had the clean samples to begin with. Counterintuitive, but that's the case.
Anyway, what I'm doing here is I've selected that band between about 200, and in this case, it's like, 1.4kHz, but it's that lower mid-range band that I was talking about, and I've set the threshold pretty darn low, I've set the ratio pretty darn high, and I've set the attack very long, and the release pretty long as well, and the idea here that I'm trying to really target the sustain. I'm trying to let the initial attack through, and then try to attenuate the sustain here of the mid-range.
And here we're getting cleaner again, right? We're always step-by-step working in that direction. Yeah, it takes work to clean this stuff up, we're trying to clean distortion out of something that is inherently now imprinted with distortion. It's fundamentally changing what the sound has become.
Now, the last thing on here, and I'm going to be really honest with you guys, I don't know what this thing is doing, I just know that it works. They're calling it spectral shaper, it's for attenuating signals that are problematic. I guess it does it kind of in a multiband sort of way, but it sounds different than multiband.
So this spectral shaper here I'm using it in the same sort of range, 200 to 600, where that problem frequencies are — those are right there. So I've set it so this is going to attenuate that even a bit more.
[loop with spectral shaper]
If I just go between everything that I just did in the chain here on Ozone, you'll hear the difference pretty clearly.
[loop, with and without Ozone]
Here is completely without anything.
[loop, no processing and with processing]
Now, is it as good as just using RX right off the bat? I don't think so, but is it helpful? Absolutely, and really, if we want to really, really work it in reverse, we can do some kind of combination of both where we use a little bit of RX, we use a little bit of this stuff, we probably wouldn't have to go as far with it, and then we end up getting a drum that's still not quite what it could've been if we'd just had it clean to begin with, but pretty darn close, and we can really get that punch, and that knock, and that heaviness, and those clean tones that can really shine through into the sound.
Now, there is one more option, I know this video is getting kind of long, but I just want to put it out there. I don't have a good example for this one, but one thing you can do if all else fails, you can take the distorted drums, you can filter them, and you can dub your own drums in. That's not off the table, that I consider the last resort, that's only if there's really no way to work out some pretty bad distortion, and as you can see, where there's a will, there's a way. We did just manage to get this reasonably clean, and it started pretty grungy.
So I don't recommend that as a default, but it is an option that's out there.
Alright guys, if you're into this stuff, and you want to see me go in-depth, I mean, a lot of times, people end up clipping their sounds because they're trying to make the overall playback louder, and the ineffective way to do that is to just shove everything into the digital ceiling or into a limiter.
The right way to do it is to get the mixing right to begin with — to understand the various techniques that can go in there, and it's not just one thing. It's a combination of dynamic shaping, of EQ, of using clever distortion, of seeing things in the right way balance-wise to make everything sound big, and that's a whole mix process. That's the way that you get it right the real way.
So if you're interested in that, and you want to learn about your genre in particular, I have a couple of tutorials out. One is called Mixing Hip Hop, one is called Mixing EDM, you can go check those out. There will be a link here, and depending on what you're doing, you can check those out, and you'll learn how to really get your playback level up, and do it in a way where it's stylistically effective, and musically effective, so it's not just about loudness, but it's also about the mix and the music itself.
Alright guys, I hope you liked this video. I know it was a little lengthy, but I think it was important and it was good, so if you dig what I was doing, hit that like button and hit that subscribe button so you can check out more that will be on the way.
You know what I was trying to say. Alright guys, until next time.
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When Sean Porter speaks, his voice is a whisper, the words straining to be heard. He doesn't have a cold. Or laryngitis. Porter's vocal troubles are the lingering effects of tubes inserted down his throat when he was intubated after his heart almost stopped beating.
Porter is the father of a son and daughter and an Orange County resident who found himself in critical condition when he needed an emergency quadruple bypass surgery.
Porter had originally received care at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach. However, his recovery was complicated by repeated cardiac arrests, and as a result, his weakened heart required the immediate assistance of a mechanical support device.
Eric Adler, MD, director of cardiac transplant and mechanical circulatory support at UC San Diego Health, was called in to evaluate whether Porter would need even more advanced therapies.
"In a situation like this, we know that every second is critical," said Adler.
Porter was airlifted from Orange County to UC San Diego Health by Mercy Air. He was the first patient to land on the helipad at Jacobs Medical Center, the 245-bed, state-of-the-art hospital that opened in 2016 at UC San Diego Health. Paul Kim, MD, a cardiac fellow at UC San Diego Health, accompanied the Mercy Air flight crew to supervise Porter's medical care and transport.
When Sean arrived at UC San Diego Health, the team recognized how sick he was and immediately began planning next steps.
"Over the next week, we found that his heart gradually recovered its strength. Time is what his heart needed to recover and we now have the technology, like a left ventricular assist device, to provide support to a failing heart," said Adler.
UC San Diego Health is the leading mechanical circulatory support and heart transplant center in San Diego County, having performed 32 heart transplantations and 30 left ventricular assist device implantations in 2016. In addition to San Diego County, UC San Diego Health receives referrals from Orange County, San Bernardino, Riverside and Las Vegas.
Porter spent 14 days at UC San Diego Health. His initial days out of the hospital were challenging, with multiple prescriptions and needing daily dressing changes for his wound. However, as he became stronger, he no longer needed some of his blood pressure medications and was able to return to his work.
"It was incredibly hard on my family, but after I left the hospital, we all felt like I was given a second chance with a new and improved heart," said Porter.
Now a few months after being discharged, Porter is spending a lot of quality time with his family.
"I am now in a place where I can be much more involved with my kids. They are the priority in my life," said Porter, who continues to travel back and forth from Orange County to San Diego for follow up care.
Porter is also going through voice therapy and is slowly improving.
"The staff at UC San Diego Health is amazing — from the doctors to the nurses and the rehab therapists, I have received the best care that saved my life and gave my kids their dad back. I'm so grateful . . . even without a voice," said Porter.
Once, a transplant was the only option for patients with heart failure, who frequently died waiting for a suitable donor organ. Now, implanted left ventricular assist devices not only extend hope, they often give many patients back their lives. Cardiologist Eric Adler, MD, and heart patient Jeff Hambrick talk about the technology and what it means for patients living with the device.


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Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's new pediatric food allergy clinic has been named a Center of Excellence by Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).
Children's Hospital also joined the FARE Clinical Network — a food allergy research collaborative comprised of 31 leading research and clinical care facilities across the country, and will participate in cutting-edge research and clinical trials for patients in Tennessee and surrounding states.
Led by Jonathan Hemler, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, the clinic is a collaboration between Hemler, dietitian Nancy Cranford, MS, RD, LDN, and a research nurse, who will handle patient recruitment for basic science research projects and work on clinical trials.
An estimated 1 in 13 children is affected by food allergies — about two children in every classroom. A food allergy is a medical condition in which exposure to certain foods triggers a harmful immune response, which can range from mild (itchiness, hives) to severe or life-threatening (difficulty breathing, throat tightening).
The FARE Clinical Network seeks to accelerate the development of effective approaches to food allergy treatment while improving the quality of patient care for this potentially life-threatening disease that affects 15 million Americans.
While more than 170 foods are known to cause allergic reactions, the most common are known as the Top 8 — milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, fish, soy and wheat. The number of children with peanut and tree nut allergies tripled between 1997 and 2008.