Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus armatus) are highly prized among commercial and recreational fishers and new FRDC-funded research outlines strategies to support compliance and maintain the resource for...

1500+ years of fishing experience come face-to-face to discuss issues facing the East Coast trawl sector.  By Dempsey Ward   Trawl fishers from northern Queensland met in two workshops – in...

Cross sector collaborations focused on regional needs would help the fishing and aquaculture sector expand circular economy initiatives.  By Catherine Norwood   Circular economy principles...

Aquaculture producers will have faster access to vital veterinary medicines, saving time and money, as the result of a key FRDC investment. By Rebecca Thyer   An ambitious project to improve the...

New national committee established to guide research priorities for the recreational fishing sector.  By Brad Collis   The release of the National Social and Economic Recreational Fishing...

By Brad Collis  Strategies to reverse the population decline in Australian fisheries that fish for Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) are the focus of FRDC’s latest research on the species, including...

Research Advisory Committees (RACs) play a vital role in ensuring FRDC investments delivers real impact through investment in research, development, and extension (RD&E).   There are eight...

By Michelle Daw   For 30 years, the unique, experiential-based Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) has been bringing together and developing people from our rural, regional and remote...

The Commonwealth Government has committed $8.1 million to progress seaweed research and support the establishment of a National Hatchery Network for the commercialisation of seaweed production as a...

Bridging science-policy for sustainable development, blue carbon soil stocks and reducing community conflict in aquaculture, were the focus of the winning student presentations at the Australian...