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...

Commercial and recreational fishers have contributed hundreds of fish samples to help develop new ways to detect ciguatera toxins, as part of FRDC funded food safety research.  By Catherine...

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...

Stock assessments are the cornerstone of sustainable fisheries, and the latest stock assessment Toolbox update goes a long way to helping scientists assess fish stocks.  Stock assessments are an...

One of the highlights of the FRDC Board’s recent trip to the Port Stephens area was meeting with the people behind Port to Plate, a cookbook and website celebrating the wonderful local seafood with...

Tasmanian Aboriginal people now hold rights under Tasmanian legislation to fish for Abalone and profit from their catch.  In March 2022, an agreement was signed at a ceremony on Aboriginal land...

As the research leader of Australia’s Tuna Champions program, Associate Professor Sean Tracey knew it had been a success when he discovered recreational fishers teaching each other the best way to...

Queensland fisher and Australian Rural Leadership Program graduate Kylie Dunstan says leadership and conflict resolution skills are essential to the future of commercial fishing By Jo...

A team of emerging leaders in Australia’s fishing and seafood sectors set out to identify how smartphone apps and digital technologies are benefitting users By Luke Cordwell, Jaime McAllister and...

The cold-chain practice remains key in maintaining seafood safety, but a new study identifies other steps in the supply chain to protect consumers and ensure their seafood meal choices have no...