We are continuing to build our new national network of extension officers to directly engage with the people involved in fishing and aquaculture, to increase the adoption of research outcomes and to...

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,...

Experienced fishing sector professional and fisheries scientist Dr Jamin Forbes has been appointed as FRDC Strategic Partnerships Manager to help deliver mutually beneficial opportunities in research...

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...

Welcome to May’s FRDC News This edition is brought to you from the Country of the Karuna people of the Adelaide Plains. National Reconciliation Week is coming up soon (May 27 – 3 June), so its timely...

Fishers are being urged to help rebuild populations of several popular fish species by diversifying their catch to alternative species. Campaigns with this aim have been launched in South Australia...

A fishing industry veteran who is keen to foster a more collaborative approach to management of Australia’s marine and aquatic resources has been awarded the Fisheries Research and Development...

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...

Following a growing number of studies that identify the impact of traditional seismic survey techniques on marine species, FRDC has backed new research in Bass Strait to investigate alternative...