A recent report found that fishing activities in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, pose a relatively minor risk to the ecosystem health, when compared to the much greater external (non-fishing) threats such...

Matt Barwick, National Coordinator, National Carp Control Plan As part of the team working to find a solution to the carp crisis in Australia, I would like to address a number of inaccuracies raised...

Matt Barwick, National Coordinator, National Carp Control Plan An undated copy of correspondence from a UK researcher to an Australian Senator raising concerns about the possible use of Cyprinid...

March 5, 2018 | NCCP responds to letter in Science Last Friday, a small collective of scientists published a letter in the journal Science. The lead author Jonathan Marshall and his colleagues...

March 5, 2018 | NCCP welcomes new research paper The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) welcomes new research exploring the impacts of Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (‘the carp virus’) on invasive carp...

The launch of Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) today in Adelaide is testament to Australia’s seafood industry coming together in spectacular fashion to create a new national peak body. The FRDC Chair,...

The National Carp Control Plan Coordinator, Matt Barwick said a new scientific paper out of the United States offers clues as to how the highly invasive and environmentally destructive reign of the...

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation today announced a sponsored study tour project to enable young leaders in recreational fishing to attend the 8th World Recreational Fishing...

National Carp Control Plan Coordinator Matt Barwick today welcomed recent international interest shown in Australia’s National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) which discusses the risks associated with using...