A new era for FRDC communications

FRDC’s Managing Director Patrick Hone pays tribute to FISH magazine and outlines the organisation’s new communication initiatives Dear...

Science briefs

Tracking the world’s fastest fish Top End anglers are helping Charles Darwin University researchers track billfish – the iconic and highly sought-after sports species that include...

In brief

FRDC Board visits Hunter region, Sydney The FRDC Board recently travelled to Port Stephens in the New South Wales Hunter region for its April Board meeting and had field trips in the...

Partnering in change opportunities

By Michelle Daw and Brad Collis Fishing and aquaculture face unprecedented environmental, economic, technical, social and political...

Shaping our future by developing our people

FRDC is working with stakeholders to develop the skills and leadership essential to the future of fishing and aquaculture By Michelle Daw The ability to attract, develop and...

New regional extension officer network

FRDC’s new network of extension officers across Australia is focused on improving the two-way exchange of information between the people in fishing and aquaculture and...

Digital exchange to transform fisheries

FRDC is taking a lead role in the Australian AgriFood Data Exchange initiative, which aims to develop digital infrastructure to transform operations in primary production and food supply...

Advocate for action to help fisheries adapt

Gretta Pecl has built a global reputation as a marine science communicator and advocate for citizen science. She is a leading voice in the call for urgent science-driven climate action to...

Campaigns mobilise communities for fisheries health

Building on evidence-based stock assessments and fisheries regulations, behavioural science and social marketing are providing new strategies to help fishers rebuild and maintain stocks of...

Tuna champions looks beyond bluefin

Engaging fishers as champions of change is leading to better practices for Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing, and for other species including sharks and rays By...

Fishing in the good old days – was it really better?

Author Bob Kearney shares some critical perspectives about the future of fishing along with spectacular stories of past adventures By Professor Colin...

Aboriginal fishers build commercial cultural market for abalone

With access to the commercial abalone quota, Tasmania’s Indigenous fishers will focus on cultural tourism and sharing food and culture while developing new jobs and skills for their...

Arming abalone against disease

World-first research to transfer immunity against a deadly abalone virus through the generations is underway By Melissa Marino A...

One Voice, One Future

Seafood Directions Conference to be held for the first time since 2019

Calculating seafood’s carbon footprint

The development of the first carbon footprint of Australia’s seafood industry could give our product a competitive edge when it comes to consumer preferences for low-emission...

Safer seismic surveys the goal for Bass Strait fisheries

A two-year FRDC-funded study is investigating different seismic survey methods that could protect fisheries while giving oil and gas explorers the data they need By...

Winner to unlock seaweed benefits for aquaculture

The untapped potential of marine plants is being investigated by a growing number of researchers around the world – and, among them, the winner of a national award By...

New projects

The FRDC Board has recently approved the following research projects

Final reports

Impacts of water development in the Gulf of Carpentaria 2018-079 Using an ecosystem modelling approach,...

Movers and …

Professor Giovanni Turchini has moved from Deakin University to Melbourne University to lead the School of Agriculture and Food.