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...

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...

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

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...

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 2020 Cairns cohort of the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP) was able to recently graduate in Canberra in a face-to-face ceremony, after being delayed by Covid. NSILP is an...

Seafood Directions Conference to be held for the first time since 2019 For the first time since 2019, the national seafood industry will converge in Queensland for the industry's premier ideas,...