The Australian wild abalone industry contributes $200 million annually to the national economy and directly employs an estimated 1,650 people across 5 States (NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia). Over 99 percent of production is exported, primarily to north East Asia....
'Empowering II' sought to develop an ongoing, cost-effective and transparent process, whereby the best industry RD&E ideas, on a national or regional scale, could be obtained, linked with the most suitable RD&E providers, and developed into successful projects with valuable industry outcomes...
The Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests of prawn farmers and to foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. The industry now produces over 2,000 tonnes of product with a farm gate value in excess of $40 million and, while one...
The governance arrangements for fisheries management are based on the use of spatial structures and management measures, such as jurisdictional boundaries, management plans and zoning of fishing type and intensity. These spatially-based arrangements are manifest at various scales and so there is a...
The objective of the project, to produce a comprehensive database of research providers in Western Australia, was achieved.
Each of the major research institutions has entries, complete with Units within those institutions and the people that make up those Units. This system parallels the FRDC...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
A significant factor determining the long term viability of the Australian seafood industry is the productivity of its workforce. The productivity of the men and women employed across the industry is directly correlated to the skills, knowledge and attitudes held by them and their consistent...
This project allowed work with the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) to:
Coordinate the planning, implementation, and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC to achieve the outcomes specified in the ABFA Strategic Plan.
Facilitate the barramundi farming...
The Federal Government has committed to an $8 million Seaweed Industry Development grant that will support ASSA to establish a National Hatchery Network (NHN) for Asparagopsis and deliver other supporting projects to grow the industry and achieve significant livestock emissions...