PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-106 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Capability and Capacity: Innovation bursaries and conference sponsorship (Evoke Ag) 2023-2026 ORGANISATION: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) TAGS Travel Bursary Innovation Education Conference Communications
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-103 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Detecting paralytic shellfish toxins in oysters - initial assessment of AquaBC rapid test kit ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Shellfish Industry Food Safety Consumer Biotoxin Aquaculture SPECIES Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster Blue Mussel
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-100 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Achieving Marine Stewardship Council pre-assessment for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Longline Fishery ORGANISATION: Tuna Australia Ltd TAGS Sustainability Stock Assessment Fisheries Management Co-Management SPECIES Southern Bluefin Tuna
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-096 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery gap analysis ORGANISATION: Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) TAGS Social Acceptability Rac Qld Market Opportunities Fisheries Management SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-084 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Capability & Capacity: advancing education & career pathways through collaboration (inc. National Food & Fibre Education Strategy) ORGANISATION: Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) TAGS Workforce Education Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-067 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Investigative tour to World Fisheries Congress, Boston Seafood Show and Electric and Hybrid Maritime Expo (2024) ORGANISATION: Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd TAGS Travel Bursary Sustainability Climate Resilience Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-066 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Southern Ocean IPA (Austral Fisheries only) - Metal Detector installation on Toothfish vessels to improve PIT tag recovery rates ORGANISATION: Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd TAGS Stock Assessment Post Harvest Commercial Species SPECIES Patagonian Toothfish
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-060 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Pursuing Marine Stewardship Council Certification for the Australian Southern Rock Lobster fisheries ORGANISATION: Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL) TAGS Social Acceptability Market Opportunities Fisheries Management SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-042 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Development of molecular detection methods for myxosporean parasites infecting Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi ORGANISATION: RMIT University Bundoora Campus TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-033 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Data measures of success against ACPF 2021-2026 Strategic Plan ORGANISATION: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) TAGS Social Acceptability Marketing Consumer Community SPECIES Prawns