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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-094
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

NCCP: Review of Carp control via commercial exploitation

The present study, undertaken by Charles Sturt University, was developed to investigate the potential for commercial, or subsidised, fishery exploitation to effectively control carp populations in Australia. Using published literature examples of fish (and other) vertebrate pest-removal...
ORGANISATION:
La Trobe University Mildura Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-106
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Minor use permit for oxytetracycline in non-salmonid finfish

There are no registered or permitted antimicrobial products approved by the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) for treatment of bacterial infections in finfish. This project developed an application for a minor-use permit (MUP) for the use of oxytetracycline (OTC) to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-172
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

RRD4P: FRDC Contribution: Closing the Loop: Black Soldier Fly technology to convert agricultural waste

This project investigated BSF waste treatment technology to provide a new waste management options that is more sustainable, productive and profitable for the primary industries. It explored the conversion of low-value agricultural waste products into high quality, innovative fertilisers and soil...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Pork Ltd (APL)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-117
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

A global review on implications of plastic in seafood

Microplastics are commonly consumed by seafood species however, there is still limited understanding of the effects and implications that microplastics may have on the fishing and aquaculture industry. This project summarises research on the effects that microplastic may be having on seafood...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Practicing aquatic animal welfare: Identifying and mitigating obstacles to uptake and adoption by the Australian Fishing Industry

This FRDC funded research focuses on the obstacles to, and drivers of, positive practice change relating to aquatic animal welfare (AAW) in Australia’s wild-catch commercial fishing and finfish aquaculture sectors. It was conducted between December 2019 and March 2022 in response to...
ORGANISATION:
ENVision Environmental Consulting
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-114
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Completing Australia’s First National Bycatch Report

Bycatch (non-targeted organisms that are unintentionally caught when fishing for particular species or sizes of species) remains an important issue concerning the world’s fisheries. Discards are considered the most important component of bycatch because they represent a perceived wastage of...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd