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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-018
DATE START/END: 5 JUL 2021 - 29 JUN 2025

SafeFish 2021-2025

SafeFish is an initiative that was developed by the South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI) with Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Council (ASCRC) funding in 2010 to enable seafood industry sectors to respond in a coordinated and professional manner to technical trade and...
ORGANISATION:
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-109
DATE START/END: 26 MAY 2024 - 30 JUL 2026

Australian Council of Prawn Fishers Industry Partnership Agreement - Environment RD&E Program

The Australian wild prawn sector has the opportunity to play a leading stewardship role in Australia's ocean sustainability policies under construction by the Federal Government. Working with eNGOs with common priorities, the ACPF has the opportunity to influence future direction, rather than...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
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DATE:
2023-02-20

How are we measuring the economic contribution of recreational fishing?

Drilling all the way to the flow-on value The economic contribution of recreational fishing can be measured in many ways. It includes the dollar value of expenditure on fishing, including: The direct value of expenditure on recreational fishing The ‘flow-on’ or indirect expenditure...
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DATE:
2024-12-17

Making space for marine uses

The input of First Nations people will be an integral part of decisions about future access to marine spaces and resources under a new marine spatial planning framework being developed. By Catherine Norwood A draft set of guiding principles to underpin Australia’s marine spatial...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-054
DATE START/END: 21 MAR 2007 - 16 APR 2007

Climate Change and Fisheries Status Report

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), in conjunction with the Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) are commissioning a status report on the knowledge requirements and the gaps of fisheries*...
ORGANISATION:
Triple Helix Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-033
DATE START/END: 13 AUG 2015 - 29 NOV 2015

Revision of the AQUAVETPLAN for Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus

Summary AusVet and The University of Adelaide submit this expression of interest (EOI) to revise the AQUAVETPLAN manuals on Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus. Together AusVet and the University of Adelaide offer a robust and skilled team to review the manual. AusVet (Dr Cowled) offers extensive...
ORGANISATION:
AusVet Animal Health Services Pty Ltd
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-193
DATE START/END: 29 MAR 2019 - 30 NOV 2019

Abalone assessment and management (workshop): what have we learned, what are the gaps and where can we do better

The recent creation of the Abalone Industry Partnership Agreement (ACA IPA) between the FRDC and the ACA creates a significant opportunity to achieve more integrated and effective outcomes from research and associated development. Under the ACA IPA, the ACA will manage 100% of their industry...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-086
DATE START/END: 11 AUG 2019 - 28 MAY 2020

Development of a national sector-specific biosecurity plan guideline and template for the farmed freshwater native finfish industry of Australia

The National Aquaculture Industry Biosecurity Survey was conducted in the latter half of 2018, with the final report received by the Department of Agriculture (the department) (formerly the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources) in March 2019. The survey was targeted at farm owners and...
ORGANISATION:
Freshwater Native Fish Association (FNFA)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-162
DATE START/END: 9 JAN 2020 - 30 MAR 2020

Western Abalone Divers Association 2020 Quota Setting Workshop: Opportunity for shared understanding of potential TACC setting processes by Western Australian Abalone stakeholders

The Western Australian Area 3 Abalone Fishery has experienced a decline in biomass since 2010 due to several potential factors, which were listed in application No. 2018/212. . The Area 3 Authorization Holders saw the need to establish and industry led recovery strategy for the Greenlip abalone...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
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DATE:
2023-09-11

Maugean Skate Research

Overview The Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) is a unique Australian species found in two estuaries in southwestern Tasmania: Macquarie Harbour and Bathurst Harbour. While there is some uncertainty about their numbers in Bathurst Harbour, recent evidence suggests that if they are there, their...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-033
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2011 - 30 MAR 2013

Spatial patterns, landscape genetics and post virus recovery of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), in the Western commercial fishing zone of Victoria

The primary objective of this project is to integrate geospatial and genetic technologies to improve the current spatial management of abalone fisheries.The sustainable management of abalone stocks in the western zone of Victoria has been enhanced in recent years with the adoption of a reef-scale...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-031
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2006 - 29 NOV 2010

Relative efficiency of fishing gears and investigation of resource availability in tropical demersal scalefish fisheries (NDSF)

Assessments for sustainable management of tropical multi-species demersal finfish fisheries rely primarily on industry catch records. These essential catch based assessments rely heavily on assumptions about the catchability of the individual species relative to the fishing gear used. In the NDSF,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-510
DATE START/END: 1 MAY 2011 - 14 SEP 2011

4th International Oyster Symposium

The 4th International Oyster Symposium (IOS4) Embracing the Future through Innovation 15 – 18 September 2011 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia In 2008 it was felt that the timing was right to put the Australian oyster industry on the map with the 2009 bid to host ICMSS in Sydney in 2013. In similar...
ORGANISATION:
RDS Partners Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-723
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2011 - 30 MAY 2014

Seafood CRC: delivery of CRC/Western Australian Fishing Industry Council research outputs to the WA fishing industry

The WAFIC/CRC Strategy, approved by both WAFIC and the CRC sets a target of improving the profitability of WA seafood businesses by $20million pa by the end of the life of the CRC. All projects co-funded by WAFIC must show how much they contribute to this target, it is clear however that the...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-704
DATE START/END: 14 MAY 2014 - 14 MAY 2015

Seafood CRC: waste transformation methods for value added products for the catering market

An estimated 10,000 tonne of Australian seafood processing waste is currently put in land-fills because it is produced in many locations in volumes that are below the minimum for cost-effective further processing. However, as the cost of waste disposal and the potential value of by-products both...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-196
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2019 - 30 MAY 2020

Removing seabirds from the otterboard trawler danger zone.

Seabirds are attracted to fishing vessels by the sight and smell of fish and fish offal. At times seabirds have no interest in fishing vessels but at other times their behaviour becomes frenzied. During these periods they can be injured or killed when they strike the steel cables (warps) used to...
ORGANISATION:
South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-007
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2023 - 29 AUG 2024

Toolbox for the estimation of fish population abundance

Estimating fish (shellfish, invertebrate, shark, and teleost) population size is important for understanding population state, trajectory, and response to harvest and management actions. Traditional methods based on mark-recapture methods have evolved over time, and there are new methods that are...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-003
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2008 - 30 JUN 2011

Flow and Fisheries: Theme - River flow impacts on estuarine prawns in the Gulf of Carpentaria

One of the key fisheries in the Gulf is the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) worth an average of approximately $100M p.a. over the last 5 years. Ensuring sustainability of catch, particularly in the case of banana prawns, has been an ongoing challenge for stock assessment researchers, fisheries managers...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Nathan Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-773
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2010 - 29 APR 2011

Seafood CRC: dried WA seafood products for the Asian market: a pilot study

Kingsun Bioscience Company, an international company with interests in the Japanese and Asian markets have expressed an interest in investigating the possibility to dry WA seafood products (from a sustainably managed fishery and following market research) for sale on the Asian market. There has...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-012
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Influence of freshwater flows on growth and abundance of Barramundi and Mud Crab in the Northern Territory

The development of northern Australia is firmly on the political agenda, with all levels of Government developing options and strategies for the future expansion of northern Australia’s economic potential (CofA 2014). Water is integral to further development in northern Australia, with much focus on...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-220
DATE START/END: 3 JUN 2018 - 30 DEC 2020

Testing established methods of early prediction of genetic merit in abalone broodstock

Foundation broodstock populations destined for selective breeding should be both genetically diverse and of superior genetic merit for the traits to be selected. For established aquaculture industries, like Atlantic salmon, it is relatively easy to instigate new breeding programs based on...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-035
DATE START/END: 4 JUN 2019 - 27 FEB 2022

Fisheries biology of Western Australian Salmon: improving our understanding of population dynamics in South Australia to enable quantitative stock assessments and improved fisheries management

The Western Australian Salmon (WA Salmon) biological stock extends from southern Western Australia (WA) to the west coast of Tasmania, with each State jurisdiction harvesting different life-history stages. The WA fishery typically targets mature spawning fish that aggregate around the south-western...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-208
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2019 - 29 NOV 2023

Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Ranching Research, Development and Extension Management Program

The ranching of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) has been a major success story in the expansion of the Australian aquaculture industry, although it has not been without its challenges. Since 1990, the industry has developed to produce a maximum amount of 9000 tonnes of SBT annually. Farm growth rates...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-089
DATE START/END: 13 AUG 2020 - 20 NOV 2022

Evaluation of point of care (POC) tests for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)

White Spot Disease (WSD) caused by White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a highly contagious disease of decapod crustaceans and is one of the most pathogenic and devastating viruses to the global prawn industry. Australia was considered free of WSD until December 2016 when the disease was officially...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
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Southern Ocean (SO)

The Southern Ocean IPA covers fishing in the waters of the Southern Ocean. This activity is primarily concentrated on the fishing of Patagonian Toothfish and Mackerel Icefish although there are other opportunities to develop new fisheries in other areas. Fishing activity tends to concentrate in...
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