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Engaging with and educating the next generation is challenging and competitive, given the range of opportunities available to teachers and students in terms of topics, development opportunities and careers locally, nationally and globally.

Providing awareness, access and support to educators and students is critical to attracting and retaining people across fishing and aquaculture. Through curriculum aligned resources and aligned interventions, activities and experiences, FRDC can spark the curiosity and also provide access to a range of people in fishing and aquaculture through partnering with PIEFA.

This project builds on the strong relationship with PIEFA to conduct research to understand the current level of engagement, barriers and opportunities to position fishing and aquaculture with students and educators. This research will position FRDC for success through utilisation of established, trusted channels and networks. Providing opportunities to showcase the wide variety careers through interactive activities and self directed learning provides the fishing and aquaculture community a direct connection with the next generation.

PIEFA provides a mechanism to showcase fishing and aquaculture, and food and fibre more broadly in Australian schools.

This includes accessing multiple platforms, newsletters, exclusive invitations to members meetings and PIEFA AGM. Invitation to 2023 PIEFA Conference and events.

Objectives

1. Understand and improve teacher awareness, confidence and knowledge to effectively implement food and fibre education in Australian schools

2. Utilise and leverage trusted, valued PIEFA networks and channels

3. Food and fibre education resources are accessible and are accessed by a growing number of Australian schools

4. Inform and engage with a national strategic framework that supports schools awareness and delivery of food and fibre education and careers

5. Food and fibre education initiatives and messages in the wider media and industry spheres are identified and shared between PIEFA and FRDC

SafeFish 2021-2025

Project number: 2021-018

Project Status:

Current

Budget expenditure: $1,561,242.00

Principal Investigator: Alison Turnbull

Organisation: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart

Project start/end date: 5 Jul 2021 - 29 Jun 2025

Contact:

FRDC

Need

Maintaining and enhancing market access for Australian seafood is critical for future industry survival and growth, particularly during and following the COVID-19 epidemic. SafeFish makes a significant contribution to this by carrying out the following:

1. Food safety incident response. SafeFish provides industry and government with immediate technical information required to respond to incidents relating to food safety and/or market access. Subsequently, technical input is provided to update policies for prevention of similar incidents and respond to them should they recur. Appropriate technical responses reduce the impact of food safety incidents and ensure better outcomes for future management.

2. Technical input to inter-government consultations on food regulations and market access. It is essential for the Australian seafood industry to participate in consultations such as Codex and monitor top export destination regulatory changes through WTO SPS notifications to ensure that proposed new, or modified, regulations are pragmatic and cost-effective for the Australian seafood industry. It is far easier to influence standards under development than after they have been finalised. Similarly, it is essential for the seafood industry to stay in close contact with Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) when domestic food safety regulations are reviewed.

3. Proactive research, risk analyses and training. The safety of Australian seafood is not negotiable in domestic and international markets. Over recent years SafeFish has conducted many activities to assist the industry anticipate and minimize food safety risks. The objective of these activities has always been to identify and mitigate risks before they cause a problem, or to grow knowledge to enable us to improve our risk management in a cost effective manner.

Objectives

1. To deliver robust food safety research and advice to industry and regulators that underpins Australia's reputation as a producer of safe seafood

2. To maintain and enhance the capabilities in Australia to provide that research and advice in a cost effective, efficient and timely manner.

PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-051

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Preliminary evaluation of electro stunning technology for farmed Barramundi

ORGANISATION:

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane

SPECIES

Barramundi

PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-109

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Future proofing the Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) Industry by developing new products for new markets

ORGANISATION:

Kin Premium Australian Seafood Pty Ltd

TAGS

Rac Sa

SPECIES

Southern Bluefin Tuna

PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-212

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Development and ongoing Maintenance of an Australian Standard for aquatic plant names

This project has started as a concept and has culminated in the publishing of AS 5301- the Australian Standard for Aquatic Plant Names. This is recognised as being a “world’s first” and has resulted in an industry agreed list of names at the start of this highly important...

ORGANISATION:

Alan Snow Konsulting

TAGS