6 March 2019 Key facts •Majority of Australia’s assessed fish stocks are sustainable. •Largest assessment of fish stocks ever undertaken in Australia. •120 species and 406 stocks assessed. •Southern...

As the world marks UNESCO’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science today, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) is keen to celebrate some of the brilliant female...

24 January 2019 The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) welcomes the defence of Australia’s fisheries record in a paper authored by prominent fisheries scientists. The paper upholds...

CSIRO’s Southern Bluefin Tuna research team were today awarded two prestigious awards at the 2018 CSIRO Awards ceremony - the CSIRO Impact from Science Award and the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for...

As the world marks World Fisheries Day today, Australia celebrates with the release of fifty years of fisheries history preserved in digital format through the National Library of Australia’s online...

The first national picture of the footprint of bottom trawling on Australia’s seabed habitats has just been released. Overall, less than 3.5% of the Australian seabed was found to be affected by...

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has just invested $450 000 into research to ensure NSW crab populations will be fished sustainably into the future. Commercial crab fishing in...

Today the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) have chosen to downgrade Atlantic Salmon grown in Tasmania to red, advising consumers not to buy it.   In this instance, the Fisheries...

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has just invested$350000 to help improve workplace health and safety in the commercial fishing industry across the country. This is part of...

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) refutes claims made in a recently published scientific paper by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, authored by researchers Edgar,...