4,006 results
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-153
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Agrifutures: FRDC Contribution: Phase 2 of $100 billion growth strategy

In 2017, the National Farmers’ Federation announced a vision for Australian agriculture to exceed a farm gate value of $100 billion by 2030. AgriFutures Australia commissioned ACIL Allen to: Establish a baseline projection which estimated a farm-gate value of $84.3 billion by...
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
TAGS
Agriculture
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-150
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Attendance at the Annual Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) - 4-9 December 2018 in Honolulu, USA

This report is an overview of my attendance at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Meeting 15 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 9–16 December 2018 which was made possible through a FRDC Development Award. The report includes information on: (i) what issues were discussed at the meeting,...
ORGANISATION:
Narooma Seafood Direct
TAGS
Rac Cmwth
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Conference
SPECIES
Striped Marlin
Swordfish
Bigeye Tuna
Albacore
Yellowfin Tuna
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-149
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

2019 review of the FRDC investment in People Development

FRDC has a significant and long-term commitment to supporting the development of people in fisheries and aquaculture. The current guide for investment is the People Development Program Plan 2013-2015. This review has been undertaken to consider progress against that Plan and to provide advice about...
ORGANISATION:
Anwen Lovett Consulting
Environment
Adoption
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-140
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Strengthening the ABFA Quality Framework

The Australian Barramundi Farmers’ Association (ABFA) supports its members to strive to differentiate Australian farmed Barramundi on quality, safety, and sustainability. A critical aspect in building market share and securing premium price is assuring buyers and consumers that every meal of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA)
TAGS
Survey
Supply Chain
Marketing
Innovation
Consumer
SPECIES
Barramundi
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-134
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2017

The research undertaken in this project (2018/134) produced data on the volume and value of production from Commonwealth, state and Northern Territory fisheries, and the volume and value of Australian fisheries trade, by destination, source and product, covering the years 2006-07 to 2016-17. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
TAGS
Trade
Media
Fisheries Management
Data
Aquaculture
Industry
Industry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-127
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Validation and implementation of rapid test kits for detection of OsHV-1

Following the outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) in the Port River, South Australia in summer 2017-18, a need was identified for rapid diagnostic technology for OsHV-1, the causative agent of POMS. During the February 2016 OsHV-1 outbreak in Tasmania, tracing activities in...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Fisheries Management
Disease
Diagnostic
Biosecurity
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Blank
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-125
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluation of practical technologies for Perfluoroalkyl (PFA) remediation in marine fish hatcheries

Per- and poly-fluoroalkly substances (PFASs) are now emerging as pollutants with potentially catastrophic impact on aquaculture facilities. Two key research institutes, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI) in NSW and Australian Centre for Applied Aquaculture Research (ACAAR) in Western Australia...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Pollution
Physiology
Innovation
Husbandry
Aquaculture
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-124
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern Ocean IPA - Science to support Australia’s Southern Ocean Fisheries 2018-2020

This collaborative project between the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) addressed key research needs between 2018 and 2020 for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and Mackerel Icefish...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
SPECIES
Patagonian Toothfish
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-121
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sex reversal and sex differentiation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

The Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture industry strives to produce all-female fish, as male Atlantic Salmon are subject to precocious maturation and consequently reduced flesh quality and increased disease susceptibility when reared in high water temperatures. Several fish species,...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Warrnambool Campus
TAGS
Reproduction
Physiology
Nutrition
Life History
SPECIES
Atlantic Salmon
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-120
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

NCCP: Population dynamics and Carp biomass estimates

This study was undertaken by the Arthur Rylah Institute for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is Australia’s most invasive pest fish. To facilitate more effective management, the Australian Government is considering release of a Carp herpesvirus...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP)
TAGS
Reproduction
Population Dynamics
Modelling
Invasive Species
Habitat
SPECIES
European Carp
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a hydrodynamic model to investigate near field and regional connectivity around Okehampton Bay

The study aims to satisfy the regulatory requirements of Environmental Licence 10172/2 from the Tasmanian EPA around Tassal’s use of Okehampton Bay for salmonoid aquaculture, particularly the possible fate of material released within Okehampton Bay into the receiving environment. To...
ORGANISATION:
Tassal Group
TAGS
Modelling
Environmental Impact
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Atlantic Salmon
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-118
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Reinvigorating the Queensland Oyster Industry

The overall objective of this study is to provide critical background knowledge to support the reexpansion of Queensland oyster aquaculture, which has been experiencing low levels of production since the 1920s. Once the epicentre of the oyster industry in Australia (Schrobback, 2015),...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Nathan Campus
TAGS
Wild Catch
Stakeholder
Rac Qld
Mortality
Husbandry
SPECIES
Oysters
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-117
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Western Australian based Institute for Spiny Lobster Research Business Plan

The project commenced in November 2020, when the Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) engaged Australian Venture Consultants (AVC) to examine the strategic case for a research network and prepare a business case for a proposed Western Rock Lobster Research Network. WRL engaged with many stakeholders,...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-115
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National tropical oyster aquaculture workshop - Darwin 2018

The first national workshop on tropical oyster aquaculture was held in Darwin on 22 to 23 October, 2018 at the Waterfront Campus of Charles Darwin University (CDU). The workshop brought together representatives from Aboriginal communities, industry, government agencies, and Australian and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
TAGS
Post Harvest
Food Safety
Economic
Disease
Community
SPECIES
Oysters
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
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Recreational Fishing
Modelling
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-113
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Controlled advance of out of season Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) brood stock spawning through manipulation of environmental cues using RAS technology (Huon Aquaculture Company)

Tasmania’s available areas of sheltered Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) marine lease space are highly utilised with collaborative research recommending greater utilisation of onshore recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) combined with expansion into offshore areas to produce more...
ORGANISATION:
Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd
SPECIES
Atlantic Salmon
Longfin Eel
Southern Shortfin Eel
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-112
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

NCCP: Carp questionnaire survey and community mapping tool - empowering the community to be part of the national solution to Carp

One of the potential tools for controlling carp impacts is a biocontrol agent (ie, Cyprinid herpesvirus 3). If approved for use as a biocontrol for carp in Australia’s waterways, detailed information will be required to plan the release of the virus, and to mitigate any adverse impacts. More...
ORGANISATION:
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
SPECIES
European Carp
Environment
Communities
Industry
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