Qld East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery (ECOTF) hopper program co-ordination
BioInnovation Festival Aquaculture Research Development and Extension Workshop
The RD&E workshop will target up to 50 of WA's leading industry members, who will combine with government and university professionals to identify research priorities for WA. This is the inaugural event for an annual workshop that will iteratively update an RD&E plan for WA. The event will be held on 28 March at the Fremantle Sailing Club, with the venue, most presenters and the event facilitator confirmed.
Benefit to be provided to FRDC
Access
- 1 x Complimentary ticket to Thursday’s BioInnovation Conference
- 1 x Complementary registration for Welcome dinner
- 2 x tickets to the RD&E workshop
Recognition
- Acknowledgement at the opening and closing of all events
- One pull-up banner for display at the conference & workshop
- Your logo will appear on sponsor slides during the events
- Your logo will appear on digital content relating to all events, including LinkedIn posts and newsletters
- Your logo and 200-word profile, available on the festival website
Promotion
- A speaker role at the Thursday Conference to promote Finnovation.
- A speaker role at the Friday RD&E Workshop
The project involves significant collaboration and co-investment by sector partners. This includes cash funding from the aquaculture council of WA ($6300 ex. GST), in-kind contributions from DPIRD (estimated at $2,300 ex GST), university and industry presenters (TBD).
Rendering Research Project: Salmon By-Products Analysis
National Recreational Fishing Forum Series (2025-2029)
ARFF proposes to run a 1-day National Recreational Fishing Forum on Tuesday 22nd July 2025. With the set up and additional meetings around recreational fishing to be held on Wed 23rd, the AFTA Trade Show held on Thurs 24th, Fri 25th and Saturday 26th. Allowing participants to travel to the event on Monday 21st and home on Sunday 27th (if not prior). Followed by Annual events in the two years following.
Target Audience/s – Leaders in recreational fishing sector, future leaders of recreational fishing sector, key leaders of other fishing sectors (commercial wild and indigenous), decision makers in governments/departments relevant to recreational fishing. We expect between 150-300 participants.
ARFF will engage a conference organising agency (preferred proposal attached) on the Gold Coast, and set up a forum organising committee from their broader membership. Together they will;
- Determine the logistics of the location and set up, and alignment with AFTA events
- Set up online information and registration
- Promote broadly to recreational fishing groups, peak bodies and recreational fishers
- Determine a program, themes/topics and call for speakers
- Run the event smoothly including all pre event and post event logistics
FRDC will have the opportunity to receive,
- A place on the organising committee
- A mutually agreed number of complimentary registrations
- Any signage provided by FRDC for the forum on stage or at strategic meeting places in the forum break-out/gathering areas
- Logo on all materials, both hard copy and digital including conference website
- Ability to promote the event