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Research timetable

AFMA Research Committee (ARC) and Commonwealth Fisheries Research Advisory Body (COMFRAB) Research Timetable 2008

Date Timing Activity
Feb-Mar MACs set timeframes

Management Advisory Committees (MACs) advise research providers calls for:

  • tactical research proposals for 2008/2009 1
  • and pre-proposals for 2009/2010
18 March   ComFRAB 51: cross-fishery research priority setting; review of ComFRAB membership
March  

ComFRAB call for cross-fishery research proposals

  • tactical research 08/09
  • and pre-proposals for 09/10
May–Aug MACs set timeframes MACs/RAGs assess and prioritise research pre-proposals submitted by research providers
18 June ComFRAB deadline

Deadline for electronic submission to ComFRAB of:

  • tactical research applications for 08/09
       and pre-proposals for 09/10
  • MAC assessment advice on the tactical research proposals for 08/09
       and pre-proposals for 09/10
10 July   ARC 49
policy issues
tactical research applications 08/09
and pre-proposals for 09/10
11 July   ComFRAB 52
tactical research applications 08/09
and pre-proposals for 09/10
By Aug MACs set timeframes MACs assess and rank full research proposals and RAG workplans for following financial year 08/09
1 Sept ComFRAB deadline

Deadline for electronic submission to ComFRAB of:

  • research and RAG applications for 09/10
  • MAC assessment advice of endorsed
       and ranked full applications for 09/10
1-2 Oct  

ComFRAB 53
Research and RAG applications assessed
and funding recommendations made to funding partners

1 Nov FRDC deadline Deadline for application seeking FRDC funding to be lodged with FRDC
17 Dec   ARC 50
policy matters
deferred research proposals

1 These are nominally projects of a single year’s duration

 

Page last updated 16 October, 2008