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PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-044
DATE START/END: 1 MAY 2025 - 11 MAY 2025

Inaugural International Conference of Indigenous Researchers at the 25th International Seaweed Symposium, Victoria British Columbia.

Moonrise Seaweed Co. was previously supported by FRDC to attend the 24th International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Nipaluna (Hobart, Tasmania) in February 2023. Brad was part of a small cohort of First Nations delegates from Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand) that attended the symposium. The...
ORGANISATION:
Moonrise Seaweed Co. Pty Ltd
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-300
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2007 - 1 OCT 2008

Australian Rural Leadership Program

Leadership Development - Meet long-term demand for people who will help the fishing industry to meet its future needs The purpose of the Australian Rural Leadership Program is to increase the economic, social and environmental benefits for the people, communities and industries of rural Australia...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-741
DATE START/END: 11 JUN 2013 - 29 NOV 2013

Seafood CRC: market diversification opportunities for Southern Rocklobster

Previous research on alternative markets project 2004/251 "identification of new market opportunities for Australian Southern Rocklobster Exports" focused on The United Arab Emirates, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Japan and the USA. The CRC project 2012/701 "Preliminary...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-140
DATE START/END: 9 OCT 2017 - 29 OCT 2017

Recfishwest attendance at the World Recreational Fishing Conference in July 2017

Recfishwest have submitted an application to the WA RAC for $10,000 to send two people to the World Recreational Fishing conference as part of an existing Recfishwest delegation of matching value. It should be noted that there is currently an existing project funded through Recreational Fishing...
ORGANISATION:
Recfishwest
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-120
DATE START/END: 19 DEC 2018 - 18 AUG 2019

NCCP: Population dynamics and Carp biomass estimates

The FRDC is leading a National Carp Control Plan to inform the feasibility and possible implementation of the use of CyHV-3 as a biocontrol for the highly invasive freshwater fish, Cyprinus carpio. A foundational project within this program was commissioned undertake the first thorough carp biomass...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-046
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2022 - 30 JAN 2023

Review of regulation and policy guiding use of artificial reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) in Australian waters

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and artificial reefs are increasingly being used to enhance recreational fishing opportunities. In Australian waters, both FADs and artificial reefs are often situated in areas where other activities, including commercial fishing, shipping, and oil and gas exploration...
ORGANISATION:
Bond University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-063
DATE START/END: 4 FEB 2024 - 29 AUG 2024

Design of a fishery independent longline survey for chondrichthyans in Northern Australia

This application was developed following an open call for expressions of interest from FRDC in June 2023. It meets the following FRDC Plan Outcomes: Outcome 1. Growth for enduring prosperity Outcome 4. Fair and secure access to aquatic resources Outcome 5. Community trust, respect, and value A...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-095
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2023 - 30 JAN 2025

Australian seaweed industry delegation to Korea to share learning

To build relationships and identify technology that would assist both the Korean and Australian seaweed industries improve their productivity and assess the potential to develop research collaborations between Australia and South Korea. Would include visits to appropriate locations in South Korea to...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-333
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2010 - 14 SEP 2010

Tactical Research Fund: Review and extension of conservation and sustainability-focused initiatives which have been funded, supported or undertaken by Australia's recreational fishing sector

The need for this project was identified at the Recfish Australia AGM in September 2009, during which discussion emphasised the fact that whilst the recreational fishing sector is an active champion for many issues associated with environmental sustainability, this was not generally well understood...
ORGANISATION:
Greenfish Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-533
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2011 - 29 JAN 2013

FRDC-DCCEE: human adaptation options to increase resilience of conservation-dependent seabirds and marine mammals impacted by climate change

This application was developed to address a research priority in the Marine NARP. In putting together the Marine Report Card (www.oceansclimatechange.org) released in 2009, it was apparent that climate impacts and adaptation options were not being widely or consistently considered for marine birds...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Land and Water Canberra
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-126
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2024 - 9 MAR 2025

Environment Social Governance (ESG) framework plan for fisheries and aquaculture

ERM Australia Consultants Pty Ltd (“ERM”) in collaboration with STR Consulting is delighted to submit a proposal to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (“FRDC” or “you”) to develop an ESG Framework Plan for fisheries and aquaculture covering all sectors (Indigenous, commercial wild...
ORGANISATION:
ERM Australia Consultants Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-024
DATE START/END: 29 JAN 2004 - 29 MAY 2007

Variation in banana prawn catches at Weipa: a comprehensive regional study

Until the late 1990s, the Weipa and Karumba regions were the most important areas for banana prawn fishing in the Northern Prawn Fishery, both having a similar long-term average annual catches of about 800 tonnes, with a value of over $12 million. However, since 1998, in each of 4 consecutive...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-506
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2010 - 30 DEC 2013

FRDC-DCCEE: adaptive management of temperate reefs to minimise effects of climate change: developing new effective approaches for ecological monitoring and predictive modelling

This application responds to national priority questions identified in the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan (NARP) by (1) quantitatively relating spatial and temporal variation in the distribution of inshore species to key oceanographic metrics of climate variability using a uniquely...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-527
DATE START/END: 26 JUL 2012 - 24 AUG 2014

RFIDS: National recreational fishing education program - “Establish activities and tools to promote recreational fishing on a national level”

Education was identified as a priority by the Federal Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee as part of the Recreational Fishing Industry Development Strategy to develop a project to improve education of fishers nationally. There is considerable scope for recreational fishing (RF) to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Wollongong
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-028
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 30 DEC 2022

Improving Southern Rock Lobster on-vessel handling practices, data collection and industry tools for lobster quality assessment

The Australian Southern rock lobster (SRL, Jasus edwardsii) fishery is largely reliant on an international live lobster market. The increased value of lobsters and reliance on live export has meant that even low levels of stock losses or poor product quality can have significant financial or brand...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-170
DATE START/END: 19 MAR 2020 - 30 DEC 2021

Evaluating the Effects of Seismic Energy on Pinctada maxima Pearl Oysters

In recent years, the impacts of geophysical air-gun array/ seismic surveys on the sustainability of the Pinctada maxima wild stock fishery (mortality, physiology, reproductive output, recruitment) and the ability of exposed oysters to produce market quality pearls has been of increasing concern....
ORGANISATION:
Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-053
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 30 APR 2025

Building capability in food safety in Australian shellfish

The National Aquaculture Strategy aims to double the value of aquaculture production to $2B per annum by 2027. To do this, there needs to be a concomitant increase in personnel with food safety expertise both within and serving the aquaculture industry, particularly the high risk bivalve shellfish...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-006
DATE START/END: 1 FEB 2024 - 30 OCT 2025

Assess the future needs of Australia's aquatic animal disease diagnostic system

This application has been developed in response to the FRDC Call ‘Assess the future needs of Australia’s aquatic animal disease diagnostic system’. This call closely aligns with AQUAPLAN 2022-2027 (Objective 4 – Activity 1), which is Australia’s strategic plan for Aquatic Animal Health, and the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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DATE:
2024-07-30

New leaders appointed to Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio

FRDC welcomes the Hon Julie Collins MP and Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. FRDC congratulates the Hon Julie Collins MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm Assistant Minister, who were sworn...
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DATE:
2021-07-02

About commercial wildcatch

Australia’s marine domain, our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), is one of the largest in the world, covering around 10 million square kilometres. This is larger than mainland Australia (7.69 million square kilometres). Australia has a long history of Indigenous, commercial and recreational fishing...
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DATE:
2023-10-30

Octopus’s future all in a name

Western Australia’s rapidly developing octopus fishery has found new management and marketing opportunities through an unusual discovery. By Brad Collis The future is looking bright, starry even, for Western Australia’s octopus fishery. Not only is it...
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DATE:
2024-11-19

Seagrass habitats crucial for juvenile Western Rock Lobsters

Research into how changing seagrass habitats affect the survival of the Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus) during its early juvenile life-cycle stage adds to ongoing efforts to protect this high-value fishery. By Brad Collis New insights into the behaviour of early juvenile...
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DATE:
2024-09-16

Alternative fish sampling technique saving time and effort

A proof of concept using environmental DNA paves the way for more efficient and affordable sampling to estimate relative fish biomasses in rivers and estuaries. By Catherine Norwood Environmental DNA, or eDNA, holds new promise for identifying not only the presence of different...
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