A new research project is working with Aboriginal communities to gather biological data on two mud crab species in Western Australia to help develop local fisheries and provide economic opportunities...

FRDC is delighted to be part of a new ground-breaking project to chart the course for Australia’s seafood expansion. This ambitious undertaking, titled ‘Futures of Seafood’ (FRDC-Project 2023-092),...

FRDC's 2022-23 Annual Report illustrates how the organisation has set new benchmarks in research, development, and innovation with an investment of over $33 million in Australia's fishing and...

Fishing and aquaculture stakeholders applied theory of change techniques to stimulate new thinking on cross-sectoral issues, challenges and opportunities gathered in FRDC's 'have your say' online...

A new strategic plan aligning the Australian mud crab industry will strengthen collaboration for economic and environmental benefit.  By Christine Fotis-Waldon   The Australian Mud Crab...

Price premiums are one potential benefit of Indigenous brands, but new FRDC-funded research shows strengthening communities and creating employment are stronger drivers.   By Catherine...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Research to Rights: Supporting cultural fisheries for Aboriginal Tasmanians, was recently signed in Hobart. The MoU recognises the significance of fishing...

National Reconciliation Week is upon us, with FRDC acknowledging the deep significance of the seas and waters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. FRDC and the Indigenous Reference Group...

For the Northern Territory’s Aboriginal coastal communities, seafood connection to community is much more important than just the meals it provides and the jobs it supports, finds new FRDC-supported...

The importance of Sea Country was the focus of an Indigenous workshop including twenty delegates from Australian and New Zealand First Nations communities during the International Seaweed Symposium...