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Fraud and corruption control

Overview The FRDC has obligations under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) to ensure the efficient, effective, ethical and economical use of public resources. Clients, contractors and service providers who do business with FRDC are also expected to behave...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-023
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2005 - 30 JUN 2009

A novel method for obtaining age compositions from ancillary biological data and it’s potential for cost reductions in stock assessments

This project proposal is to implement a new method for determining the age composition using samples of length frequency. This method allows for a significant reduction in the need for annual ageing of samples and makes collected ageing data more valuable. Direct ageing techniques using...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-205
DATE START/END: 14 MAY 2013 - 29 AUG 2015

Beyond engagement: moving towards a co-management model for recreational fishing in South Australia

Co-management approaches by their nature require fisheries stakeholders to commit time and effort to participating in fisheries management processes. The intention of this is to achieve positive outcomes: for stakeholders to feel able to successfully have input into processes and know their voices...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-213
DATE START/END: 21 AUG 2006 - 1 NOV 2008

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: expand and develop the WA specific global lobster market database for strategic planning by Australian rock lobster industries

The Western Rocklobster Development Association (WRLDA) has created a Global Lobster Market Database (GLMD) to identify trends in the value, volume and price of lobster products exported in the key markets in Asia and America, targeted by Western Rocklobster (WRL) exporters. Information on the...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Development Association Inc
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-122
DATE START/END: 24 SEP 2017 - 15 APR 2018

Review of fishery resource access and allocation arrangements across Australian jurisdictions

Allocation is defined by NOAA Fisheries as “a direct and deliberate distribution of the opportunity to participate in a fishery among identifiable, discrete user groups or individuals.” They further state that allocation of fishery resources is one of the most challenging issues faced by fishery...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-116
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2021 - 29 NOV 2021

Accelerating Greenlip Abalone stock recovery in South Australia using release of hatchery-reared juveniles: Phase 1 - genetics risk assessment and preliminary cost-benefit analysis

Wild abalone catches have declined by 50% nationally and 39% in South Australia over the past 20 years; in South Australia, most of this decline was for the Western Zone Fishery, particularly for Blacklip Abalone over the past decade. The Central Zone Blacklip Abalone Fishery is also closed due to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-160
DATE START/END: 14 APR 2024 - 2 JUL 2026

Economic Impact assessment of FRDC's annual RD&E investments: a three year procurement

GHD is pleased to respond to a request for proposal (RFP) from FRDC to undertake an economic impact assessment of annual RD&E investments in line with the requirements of FRDC’s Statutory Funding Agreement 2020-2030 (SFA) with the Commonwealth. Our response is based on information provided in the...
ORGANISATION:
GHD Pty Ltd Sydney
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-524
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2010 - 30 MAY 2013

FRDC-DCCEE: identification of climate-driven species shifts and adaptation options for recreational fishers: learning general lessons from a data rich case

Fishing is an important recreation activity for over five million Australians (DAFF, 2009). Managing recreational fisheries is likely to become increasingly complex due to changes induced by global warming. Geographic extensions of species ranges are, for example, already being recorded for...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-235
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2016 - 31 OCT 2018

Improving post-harvest survival of live held Southern Rock Lobster

Southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) holding and exporting facilities in southern Australia have experienced high levels of mortality during the 2016 season which far exceed normal/historical levels of mortality. Mortality is characterized by a sudden loss of vitality after several days in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-135
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2019 - 5 DEC 2019

Sharing and preserving knowledge through story

The IRG has identified that synthesis and communication of research outcomes to date is a priority in terms of achieving broader industry and stakeholder awareness of the significance of Indigenous fishing to the health, livelihoods, culture and economy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
ORGANISATION:
BushTV Enterprises
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2020-10-05

Oil and gas infrastructures become fish havens

5 October 2020 Today is World Habitat Day and while the United Nations’ emphasis is on shelter for humans, man-made structures can make the most unlikely homes for other species. A project funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation explores the pros and cons...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-022
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2015 - 30 OCT 2016

Understanding the movement, behaviour and post-release survival rates of Swordfish to sustainably develop a new large pelagic game fishery off the coast of Tasmania – a pilot study

A targeted daytime recreational fishery for Swordfish established rapidly on the east coast of Tasmania during Autumn 2014. Researchers from IMAS seized an opportunity for an early intersection of research with the fishery. This co-engagement has been particularly well received amongst the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-214
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2018 - 29 NOV 2018

Comparative evaluation of Integrated Coastal Marine Management in Australia - Workshop

The proposed workshops will bring together those with both the science knowledge and the operational knowledge of 8-10 Australian IM case studies, to evaluate and compare experience towards identifying key elements of success and failure of Marine Integrated Management. Fisheries management is...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-158
DATE START/END: 7 MAR 2024 - 26 NOV 2024

Preparing for Threats and Opportunities of Alternative Proteins

This application was developed by a multidisciplinary team from The Growth Drivers to provide insights into the opportunities and risks that alternative proteins pose to the fishing and aquaculture sectors. The concepts and approaches have been developed in the context of previous work that TGD has...
ORGANISATION:
The Growth Drivers (TGD)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-020
DATE START/END: 28 AUG 2023 - 30 MAY 2025

Developing skills and capabilities of middle-management and supervisory staff on Australian prawn farms (pilot program)

This opportunity has been developed for APFA members in response to the identified leadership skills gap at the middle management and supervisory level. The intent of the pilot program is to further develop the skills and networks of the staff at these levels and by doing so, have a positive impact...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-114
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2024 - 26 FEB 2025

Queensland gillnet fishers - a story and history

The Australian and Queensland Governments have taken a joint decision to phase out gillnet fishing throughout the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region (by mid-2027) and throughout much of the adjacent Hervey Bay and Great Sandy Strait (during 2024). This comprises the majority of the State’s east coast....
ORGANISATION:
Bowerman Ventures Pty Ltd
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DATE:
2024-02-12

FRDC performance review

Under its Statutory Funding Agreement (SFA) with the Commonwealth Government, the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) may be required to commission a periodic independent review of its performance. The intent of the review is to ensure FRDC is meeting the requirements of the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-564
DATE START/END: 23 DEC 2010 - 29 DEC 2012

FRDC-DCCEE: preadapting a Tasmanian coastal ecosystem to ongoing climate change through reintroduction of a locally extinct species

Over the last 10 years, concern has been mounting over the increased incidence of mainland marine species moving south and establishing residence in Tasmania. This is widely interpreted as an early result of climate change, in particular because the increased southerly penetration of the eddy field...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2018-11-27

Research contributing to Southern Bluefin Tuna recovery wins gongs

CSIRO’s Southern Bluefin Tuna research team were today awarded two prestigious awards at the 2018 CSIRO Awards ceremony - the CSIRO Impact from Science Award and the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award. The awards recognise the delivery of three transformative pieces of...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-241
DATE START/END: 19 JAN 2015 - 30 DEC 2016

Reassessment of intertidal macroalgal communities near to and distant from salmon farms and an evaluation of using drones to survey macroalgal distribution

The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture industry is now the largest seafood sector in Australia with production approaching 40,000t of salmonids per annum and a farm gate value of ~400 million. The industry’s strategic plan is to double salmon production in Tasmania by 2030, and obtaining community...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-006
DATE START/END: 16 MAY 2018 - 15 JUN 2022

Informing adaptive management of portunid fisheries in New South Wales

Portunid crabs are an iconic, high value species in NSW, but catches are highly variable. This is broadly evident in recent catch statistics which show commercial Blue Swimmer Crab (BSC, Portunus armatus) landings ranging between 50 and 200 tonnes (t, p.a.). Also, recent surveys indicate that...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-048
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2017 - 30 DEC 2019

Improving mortality rate estimates for management of the Queensland Saucer Scallop fishery

The Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) trawl fishery was formerly the state’s most valuable commercially-fished species, with annual landings peaking at just under 2000 t (adductor muscle meat-weight) in 1993 valued at about $30 million. However, in recent years there has been growing...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-119
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 30 DEC 2019

Developing novel remote camera approaches to assess and monitor the population status of Australian sea lions

Analysis of independently-observed bycatch data from the Western Australian (WA) Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries (TDGDLF) using the potential encounter model developed in FRDC project 2009-096 to account for uneven distribution of observer effort, indicated that the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-042
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2019 - 29 SEP 2020

Improving Outcomes of Fisher Interactions with Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras

Identification of priority need: This application was developed in response to the FRDC November 2017 competitive round call for expressions of interest that nominated a priority for investment to improve outcomes of fisher interactions with sharks and rays in Victoria. The priority was identified...
ORGANISATION:
Monash University Clayton Campus
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-056
DATE START/END: 25 JUL 2019 - 19 NOV 2021

Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis

Victoria’s ocean beaches have long supported recreational pipi fisheries. Despite a growing market for fresh, locally caught pipis for human consumption and a strong demand for pipi bait, our commercial fishery has remained small compared to South Australia’s Coorong region. Victoria’s commercial...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
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