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PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-301
DATE START/END: 28 SEP 2005 - 30 JUN 2010

Australian Rural Leadership Program

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 by identifying, developing and supporting committed rural and regional leaders to become inspired and highly effective...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-302
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2007 - 30 JUN 2008

5th National Rocklobster Congress - growing the future

The first National Rock Lobster Congress was held in Adelaide in 1999. A key outcome of this Congress was to hold a national lobster meeting on a regular basis. Subsequently the National Congress has been held in Geelong 2001, Perth 2003 and Hobart 2005. Each Congress has been quite successful...
ORGANISATION:
Shearwater Consulting Pty Ltd
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-753
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2008 - 30 AUG 2008

Seafood CRC: Oyster Consortium marketing projects investment meeting

The Consortium has a small range of projects focusing on developing market access and optimising the supply chain. However the Consortium is not working from an agreed strategy document that guides its market/supply chain investment. The Consortium's Market Working Group recommended on 12/6/08,...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-001
DATE START/END: 15 JUN 2014 - 30 OCT 2016

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Strategic approaches to identifying pathogens of quarantine concern associated with the importation of ornamental fish

This project addresses a priority identified by the FRDC through the annual competitive round for the Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram. The priority is to conduct research to underpin disease risk minimisation for imported ornamental fish and associated risks. There is little information...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-124
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 29 SEP 2025

Partnering to deliver national research, development and extension for Australia’s recreational fishing sector: management project 2022-2024

Australia’s recreational fishing sector is a diverse community of people (3-5 million). Given the diversity and geographic spread as well as differing motivators and aspirations of the community – there are numerous ecological, social, and economic challenges that (in part) require targeted...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)
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DATE:
2025-03-25

Tasmania's Marine Atlas open for exploration

The launch of a groundbreaking new initiative provides public access to up-to-date data about Tasmania’s marine environments and activities. Tasmania’s Marine Atlas has officially launched, bringing together data about Tasmania’s marine estate from research organisations and federal and...
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Stakeholder planning workshops

The FRDC holds a stakeholder workshops each year to gain an insight into the key issues. The issues identified along with stakeholder feedback forms part of the priority setting for the FRDC funding rounds. 2023 workshop Workshop presentation slides: FRDC Stakeholder Workshop 2023...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-746
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2013 - 29 MAR 2015

Seafood CRC: optimising the size and quality of sardines through real-time harvest monitoring

The South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) is a single species (Sardinops sagax) fishery worth approximately $20 million (Econsearch, 2013). Over recent years the size and age sardines caught in southern Spencer Gulf have fluctuated significantly (Ward et al. 2012). Evidence from stock assessment...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-102
DATE START/END: 4 FEB 2018 - 29 SEP 2018

Reducing the Number of Undefined Species in Future Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports: Phase Two - training in the assessment of data-poor stocks

The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) Reports bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s key wild catch fish stocks across eight fisheries management jurisdictions. The reports are based on a consistent national reporting framework...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-217
DATE START/END: 3 MAY 2018 - 1 NOV 2018

National Seafood Industry Leadership Program participant support for Morgan Hand

I have been working in the seafood industry for more than 10 years and my family more than 40 years. In this time I have gained a whole range of useful skills, and helped our business Chaceon Pty Ltd grow year on year as well as become more involved with broader industry through WA fisheries and...
ORGANISATION:
Fiskehand Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-075
DATE START/END: 29 FEB 2020 - 29 NOV 2021

Recreational Southern Rock Lobster tagging program – assessing current data and modelling assumptions and approaches to establish a robust estimate

This application responded to a priority identified by VicRAC. Dr. McDonald (PI) produced the 2018/19 Victorian Recreational Lobster Tagging Assessment and has a thorough understanding of the data collection process and the concerns/limitations that have been raised and identified. Dr. Hartmann...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-128
DATE START/END: 1 NOV 2020 - 29 AUG 2023

Assessing the benefits of sea urchin processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and soil ameliorant

Urchin harvesting is currently the most significant urchin control measure being invested in. Approximately $500,000 in subsidies provided to the industry over the last 3 years has resulted in over 700 t of urchin being landed. Of this ~500 t is waste, which comprises of shells and spines, guts,...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-201
DATE START/END: 28 JUN 2023 - 30 AUG 2023

International Travel Bursary - Elspeth Macdonald's (Scottish Fishermen's Federation) experience with spatial management and the renewable energy sector

Australia’s fishing industry is competing for fishing grounds from an array of spatial pressures such as oil and gas activities, marine protected areas, and coastal developments. Unlike the terrestrial environment, fishers don’t hold property rights over their fishing grounds, and this means there...
ORGANISATION:
South Australian Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishermen's Association
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-024
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2023 - 29 JUL 2025

Responsible fisheries and aquaculture - Activating a comprehensive Ecological, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting data system to uplift sustainability and traceability

This opportunity was developed by FRDC, CSIRO and IMAS. It follows from two previous projects on ESG reporting for seafood (Healthcheck 1 FRDC 2014-008 and Healthcheck 2 - FRDC 2016-060), which tested the demand, reviewed the aspects of sustainability reporting that were needed, developed categories...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Environment
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-036
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2024 - 30 DEC 2025

Australian Food and Wine - Collaboration Group (Phase 2)

The purpose of this project is to build on the outcomes achieved in the first phase of this project under 2022-022: "Australian Food and Wine - Collaboration Group". Similar to the first iteration, this project was developed as part of the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC)...
ORGANISATION:
Hort Innovation
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DATE:
2022-01-17

Happy New Year

Happy New Year and congratulations to all those involved in research, fisheries management and industry whose work contributed to the status of Southern Bluefin Tuna move to green (sustainable) in December 2021. Welcome to our new FRDC News where we’ll bring you more of the stories that...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-723
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2010 - 29 DEC 2011

Seafood CRC: analysis of product differentiation opportunities for Australian wild caught Abalone in China - Stage 2 (Grey Group)

The Australian Wild Caught Abalone industry is at a crossroads—although widely regarded (and priced accordingly) as somewhat of a prestigious, luxury food item, it is currently very much traded as a commodity product. The industry is now in a precarious situation where it is “sitting on a knife...
ORGANISATION:
Grey Group
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-069
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 2 MAR 2013

Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: The effects of AGD on gill function - use of a perfused gill model

Amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the pathogenic free living protozoan Neoparamoeba perurans, is the most significant health issue currently affecting the production of Tasmanian Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. As such, the Tasmanian Salmon Growers Association (TSGA) has identified AGD research as...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-229
DATE START/END: 17 JAN 2016 - 31 MAY 2016

TSGA IPA: HAC: Identifying the nature, extent and duration of critical production periods for Atlantic salmon in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, during summer

Macquarie Harbour (MH) is an approximately 250 km2 embayment on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia (42˚18.17’S, 145˚23.86’E). The harbour has a narrow entrance to the sea, which creates an enclosed harbour environment with little flushing and long water residence time. The Gordon and Franklin...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-116
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2022 - 7 APR 2023

Recreational fishers in Tasmania: understanding experiences, behaviours, drivers, communication needs and change factors

Recreational fishing is an important way of life for many Tasmanians, with over 100,000 fishers going recreational fishing each year, generating some $160m in economic contribution to Tasmania’s economy through accommodation, fuel, bait, tackle and other expenditure. Revenue generated from the sale...
ORGANISATION:
Action Market Research
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-170
DATE START/END: 2 JUL 2023 - 30 SEP 2024

Integrating recreational fisher experience/satisfaction into decision making

While the Hudson Howells research team has experience in the Australian recreational fishing sector, including a series of projects undertaken for FRDC, it has limited understanding of the recreational fishing sector in the Northern Territory. In preparation for this application a number of...
ORGANISATION:
Hudson Howells
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Final report preparation and submission

Stage 1 – Preparing the Final Report The Final Report should be written in line with the FRDC Final Report Standard template and comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 3.0 (WCAG 3.0) international standard. It must include the items listed in the report template and specific...
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DATE:
2023-02-20

Frequently asked questions & more

What is this study about and who is doing it? Recreational fishing is an important activity for many Australians. Many fish once or twice a year, others fish most weeks. To understand the value of recreational fishing, it is important to identify the different social and economic aspects of...
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DATE:
2021-06-26

Abalone viral ganglioneuritis

What is AVG? Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) disease is an infection of the herpes virus (AbHV), also known as haliotid herpesvirus 1 (HaHV-1), in abalone. AVG affects the nervous system and results in foot curling, mouth swelling, weakness, and ultimately death. It impacts Blacklip Abalone...
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