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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-214
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2019 - 29 JUN 2021

Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative

The Rural Safety and Health Alliance (the Alliance) is a collaborative initiative between the Parties to this Agreement, established to undertake research and development investments that impact the health and safety of Australia’s primary industries.
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
People
Adoption
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-206
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2008 - 29 AUG 2009

The methodical introduction of high strength netting to the prawn trawling industry in Queensland

Prawn fisheries around Australia comprise fuel intensive enterprises currently stressed financially by rising diesel costs. An avenue for relieving the situation is to improve the energy efficiency of trawling by raising the productivity of fishing for each litre of fuel consumed. High...
ORGANISATION:
DJ Sterling Trawl Gear Services
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-709
DATE START/END: 14 DEC 2009 - 29 APR 2012

Seafood CRC: improving the supply chain for selected WA seafood products

One of the key themes emanating from the CRC Revised Commonwealth Outcomes and objectives, the CRC OzSeaValue theme and the WAFIC Strategic plan is optimizing post harvest value through supply chain analysis and intervention. However in order to undertake effective seafood supply chain analysis...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-233
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2011 - 30 MAY 2013

FRDC-DCCEE: growth opportunities & critical elements in the value chain for wild fisheries & aquaculture in a changing climate

This application was developed to address a Scoping Brief issued as a supplementary call to the Marine NARP funding package, as the first call did not address the issues of industry opportunities across the value chain. As climate change impacts can propagate from the wild catch end of the chain, or...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Land and Water Canberra
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-003
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 30 DEC 2020

National Seafood Industry Leadership Program 2018 - 2021

The initial seafood industry leadership program was held in Handorf in 2000. In 2008 Rural Training Initiatives Pty Ltd managed and delivered the program under the new banner of the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP). The 2008 program coincided with a full 7-year review of the...
ORGANISATION:
Affectus Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-118
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2020 - 31 JAN 2023

Drawing strength from each other: simulation testing of Australia’s abalone harvest strategies

Abalone is one of the most valuable resources in Australia at about $180M per annum. However, several of these stocks are presently rated in SAFS (https://www.fish.gov.au/reportstock?kw=abalone&page=2&sort=LatestFirst) as depleted or depleting. Most of these stocks are managed through Total...
ORGANISATION:
Cathy Dichmont Consulting
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-002
DATE START/END: 18 APR 2024 - 31 OCT 2024

Sponsorship: WISA Power Up Breakfast 2024 Seafood Directions

The WISA Power Up Breakfast at Seafood Directions is WISA's premier event. In 2022, the event was sold out within a few weeks of tickets online and we had a long waiting list. An important drawcard for the event was the high profile journalist Annabel Crabb as the keynote speaker (funded by FRDC as...
ORGANISATION:
Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-051
DATE START/END: 8 MAY 2008 - 30 JUN 2010

Minimising gear conflict and resource sharing issues in the Shark Bay trawl fisheries and promotion of scallop recruitment

The Shark Bay region is renowned for both its natural and economic values including the commercial fisheries for prawns and scallops that operate within this World Heritage Area. The annual value of these two fisheries is between $20 and $50 million and these two industries generate much needed...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-124
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2024 - 29 JUN 2026

Establishing a national end of life fishing/aquaculture gear recovery system for Australia

Commercial fisheries and aquaculture in Australia are some of the most sustainable in the world in terms of management of fish stocks, however finding solutions for end of life (EOL) fishing gear outside of landfill remains an ongoing challenge. In 2020, FRDC funded the Project No. 2020-078...
ORGANISATION:
TierraMar Ltd trading as Ocean Earth Foundation
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DATE:
2024-10-29

Harnessing Marine Science to Empower Oceans

In a world grappling with unprecedented challenges for our oceans, the Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA) conference illuminated the path forward, showcasing the future leaders in marine science. Over 900 marine scientists and managers from Australia and New Zealand gathered for...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-766
DATE START/END: 25 OCT 2012 - 13 DEC 2012

SCRC: SeaFOOD magazine evaluation

The Seafood CRC publishes a magazine called SeaFOOD for members, marketers, processors and retailers. Five editions have been produced and it is now important that the magazine is properly evaluated to determine whether the magazine should continue to be produced until the end of the CRC.
ORGANISATION:
University of South Australia
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-739
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2009 - 31 MAY 2011

SCRC: Compositional profiles of Australian seafood- Strategic analysis and method development.

The outcomes of a number of Seafood CRC planning meetings and participant strategic plans have identified understanding of nutritional and compositional profiles of Australian seafood products as core components of their industry development and marketing. The need for internationally accredited...
ORGANISATION:
ChemCentre (WA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-034
DATE START/END: 24 FEB 2022 - 27 OCT 2022

Identifying mechanisms and data collection options to aid socio-economic analysis of the NT seafood industry

The NT seafood industry is aware of the need to investigate and identify a means to address gaps and issues surrounding economic and socio-economic data. This project proposal has been developed as an outcome of a project commissioned by the Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC) and undertaken...
ORGANISATION:
Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-010
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2013 - 26 FEB 2015

Giant Australian Cuttlefish in South Australian waters

Why and how this application was developed: Giant Australian cuttlefish, Sepia apama, is the largest cuttlefish species in the world, and whilst it is distributed and breeds in waters around the southern coastline of Australia, it forms an extraordinarily large breeding aggregation on a small...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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DATE:
2024-04-17

Rock Lobster sector goes data harvesting to manage climate change

The dramatic, hidden, impact of marine heatwaves on Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus) survival has led to an expansion in data collection to better forecast the fishery’s stock levels. By Brad Collis With support from the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-155
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2023 - 29 JUN 2027

Field based trials and risk assessment of new species to enhance the value of tropical and subtropical impoundment fisheries

“Field based trials and risk assessment of new species to enhance the value of tropical and subtropical impoundment fisheries” is a priority project for the Queensland RAC and was nominated by QRAC to FRDC for the November 2022 project call. FRDC recommended this project would be better progressed...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Bribie Island
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DATE:
2025-03-25

Fertiliser potential of Invasive Species unlocked

An innovative approach to utilising the invasive Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) is showing great promise—transforming marine waste into a valuable, sustainable soil fertiliser. Longspined Sea Urchin — or Centro as it's known to many - — has aggressively expanded across...
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DATE:
2024-06-26

Prawn fishers to harvest their reporting data and more

South Australia’s prawn fishers are on the brink of a digital transformation, after successful sea-testing software Deckhand, showcased the potential to improve the efficiency and profitability of their operations. By Catherine Norwood In South Australia’s Spencer Gulf and West...
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-019
DATE START/END: 15 SEP 2022 - 29 JUN 2023

Removal of microalgae and total nitrogen in effluent water from prawn farms using electrocoagulation (EC) water treatment technology

The following project was put together with our understanding of the needs of the APFA. Our project team are dedicated to finding a cost-effective solution for APFA, and would like to tailor the project to meet industry needs. This means that use-cases can be changed and budget negotiated to suit...
ORGANISATION:
Nautilus Collaboration Pty Ltd
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-181
DATE START/END: 23 MAR 2023 - 18 MAY 2023

Attendance and participation at the Governing Changing Oceans Workshop and PICES-5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean - Bergen Norway

The purpose of the bursary is to attend two events. The first is a workshop that I have been invited to attend: Governing Changing Oceans, 13th - 15th April. This workshop immediately proceeds the PICES 5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean (ECCWO5). Both...
ORGANISATION:
Fish Focus Consulting
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-067
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2007 - 1 MAY 2009

Documenting customary practice to optimise rights of access, allocation, and opportunity in Western Australia's integrated fisheries management programme

The development of native title has paralleled the development of the rights-based fisheries agenda. An Indigenous fisheries sector is one result and policy is being developed to accommodate it. Recent Principles developed by the National Indigenous Fisheries Technical Working Group (NIFTWG) have...
ORGANISATION:
Big Island Research Pty Ltd
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