Fisheries Research Advisory Bodies (FRABs)

The FRDC contributes to a network of Fisheries Research Advisory Bodies (FRABs) located in each state and the Northern Territory.

The FRABs have an extremely important role in maximising the efficiency of the FRDC's planning and funding process. Their role is to:

• develop strategic plans for research and development that take into account other strategic plans, and subsequently maintain strategic directions and be responsive to changing circumstances;
• set research and development priorities to maximise investment, avoid duplication and achieve the greatest potential return;
• invite research and development applications to address those priorities;
• encourage collaboration between researchers, and between researchers, fisheries managers and fishing industry interests;
• identify appropriate funding sources (including the FRDC);
• advise the FRDC on the priority and appropriateness of applications attributing benefit to their related fisheries or industry sectors; and
• assist the FRDC with communication and extension of research and development results.

FRAB Contact List

See calendar for key FRAB deadline dates

Subprograms and advisory groups

On occasion, a planned research and development outcome could be more successful if a number of related projects were managed by employing higher levels of coordination, integration and communication. The FRDC either on its own initiative or at the request of a stakeholder group, can establish a managed subprogram. An example is the Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram.

The current subprogram contacts are listed below