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...

The winners of the second Fish and Chips Awards have been announced tonight. Western Australia’s ‘Hooked on Middleton’ takes the National Judged Award. The Fisheries Research and Development...

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...

While Australia celebrates Gone Fishing Day today and anglers take part in multiple events around the country ‘wetting a line’, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has long been...

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...

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has just invested $855,000 into SafeFish, a partnership of seafood experts assisting the industry to maintain market access. Maintaining and...

The search is on for Australia’s best fish and chips… will South Australia win? 7 September 2018 Every Australian town and city boasts a fish and chips shop. But who has the best? With only a week...

4 September 2018 A boost for Indigenous fishing The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has just invested $70 000 to promote and increase participation and employment of Indigenous...