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PUBLISHED:
2018-03-01

Voyage to an electric future

Smarter technology could be the drawcard that brings new respect and a new generation to the fishing industry Dennis Holder is looking to replace his big diesels with a state-of-the-art electric system. Photos: Brad Collis By Brad Collis Dennis Holder is a career fisher, a 31-year veteran...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-053
DATE START/END: 30 JUL 2005 - 30 NOV 2008

Effects of Trawling subprogram: reducing the impact of Queensland's trawl fisheries on protected sea snakes

This project has developed over 2-3 years, initially in collaboration with the Commonwealth’s Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) and the CSIRO, as sea snake bycatch is common to both the NPF and Queensland east coast trawl fisheries. However, after recent consideration, it was concluded that the needs of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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2017-12-01

Access all areas

The FRDC’s revamped websites will provide unprecedented access to fisheries information for diverse audiences, from consumers and fishers to researchers, traders, managers and the media Centralising its information and data and connecting what were previously standalone websites into a suite of...
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2018-11-02

Pictures of abundance

Camera technology lights the way towards improved stock assessments as researcher Tony Courtney discovers in his search for ways to better understand Queensland’s Scallop fishery Sea scallops in buckets. Photo: NOAA Fisheries As the adage goes, counting fish is like counting trees, except...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-804
DATE START/END: 2 JAN 2017 - 29 JUN 2019

Future oysters CRC-P: Advanced understanding of POMS to guide farm management decisions in Tasmania

Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) caused by the OsHV-1 virus has the potential to devastate the Pacific oyster industry in Australia. First detected in France in 2008, it subsequently appeared in NSW and New Zealand in 2010, with rapid onset of mass mortality of oysters in some regions....
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-246
DATE START/END: 13 OCT 2006 - 30 DEC 2007

A scoping study to provide FRDC with advice on future investment options in species identification

This application arises from a request by FRDC to the Fish Names Committee for advice on future investment concerning fish species identity. FRDC and its predecessors have placed significant investment in species identification and in developing a Standard for Fish Names. Recognised methods of...
ORGANISATION:
Allan Bremner and Associates
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2016-01-01

The getting of economic wisdom

Everyday proverbs offer simple ‘truths’ that can help explain the economic principles underpinning everything from the way we shop to complex fisheries management decisions By Sarah Jennings As we grow older, we all tend to have those sobering moments when we hear ourselves sounding just...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-035
DATE START/END: 16 FEB 2005 - 28 FEB 2008

Determining appropriate sizes at harvest for species shared by the commercial trap and recreational fisheries in New South Wales

There is concern that many species harvested by the NSW demersal trap and offshore recreational fisheries are in decline and there exists very little biological information on which to assess their stock status or base management decisions. The NSW demersal trap fishery, worth around $4 million a...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-536
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2010 - 29 SEP 2012

FRDC-DCCEE: beach and surf tourism and recreation in Australia: vulnerability and adaptation

The research team has significant experience in working with coastal decision makers and stakeholders at the Local, State and National levels. Discussions with these groups identified a clear need for greater availability of information to facilitate selection of adaptation responses to projected...
ORGANISATION:
Bond University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-803
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2016 - 30 AUG 2019

Future oysters CRC-P: New Technologies to Improve Sydney Rock Oyster Breeding and Production

This application has been developed from ongoing discussions with industry and, in particular, the hatchery sector, and has been designed to target specific production challenges. Each project will either decrease hatchery operation costs, increase production reliability or increase the market for...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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2018-11-02

Research reveals fishmeal alternatives

The search for more sustainable proteins in fishmeal has found some options for Yellowtail Kingfish feeds Researchers conduct post-mortems on Yellowtail Kingfish following trials to assess the success of different dietary formulae. Photo: Andrew Oxley By Catherine Norwood Research into...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-054
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 1 JUL 2007

Effects of Trawling Subprogram: collaborative extension program by the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Seanet and Ecofish for the development and adoption of square mesh codends in select prawn and scallop trawl fisheries in Queensland

Legislation requiring the mandatory use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) and bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) was introduced in Queensland as part of the Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 1999. The legislation was introduced in response to the need to manage fisheries with an ecosystem...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-026
DATE START/END: 23 JAN 2022 - 29 NOV 2022

Water disinfection for influent water biosecurity on prawn grow-out farms

Transmission of pathogens and potential vectors into farms via the intake of environmental seawater is a high biosecurity concern and prawn farms have commenced using fine filtration and chemical disinfection to reduce the biosecurity risk. The persistence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Bribie Island
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2015-06-01

Bio-economics intelligence key to effective fisheries management

Fisheries managers are making greater use of fisheries number crunching to ensure public resources provide the best possible returns for the country Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Melissa Branagh Maximising the returns from Australia’s fisheries for the nation is far more than a matter...
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2020-12-01

How the seas can help meet global food needs

The sustainable production of meat proteins from the world’s oceans could almost double by 2050, according to a recently released international blue paper, The Future of Food from the Sea. By Catherine Norwood The report has identified that capture fisheries could increase yields by 20 per...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-119
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2022 - 29 JUL 2023

Improving bycatch reduction strategies and escape vents in Queensland Mud Crab fisheries

The opportunity exists to quantify the performance of escape vents currently used in the Queensland mud crab fishery and provide advice to management (Fisheries Queensland and the Crab Working Group) to refine escape vent regulations to maximise commercial outcomes (i.e., retention of legal male...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-313
DATE START/END: 28 MAR 2008 - 30 JUN 2012

Collaborative partnership for farming and fishing health and safety

The Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Safety was originally established in 2001 as the Joint Research Venture for Farm Health and Safety. The Five Year Plan (2002–2006) expired at the end of June 2007, and a new Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Safety for 2007–2011...
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
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2014-09-01

Trust and integrity: The secret ingredients of successful fish farming

Highly scrutinised and highly responsive to industry criticism, aquaculture has the opportunity to set the benchmark in sustainable food production By Catherine Norwood In terms of global food production, aquaculture has come late to a table that is dominated by land-based competitors. But by...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-228
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 15 NOV 2008

A pilot project conducted in the western rock lobster industry, to create a software audit tool for assessing occupational health and safety compliance with industry best practice on board a commercial fishing vessel

Project arose The Western Australian Fishing industry Council has developed a comprehensive occupational health and safety Code for use in the fishing industry. This Code established a benchmark or best practice guidelines tailored to the WA Occupational Safety and Health Act and Regulations and...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-052
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2024 - 30 AUG 2026

Novel fishery independent, biological and economic-processing methods to underpin expansion of Australia's fastest growing fishery, the Western Rock Octopus

This application was developed to investigate significant knowledge gaps in the biology, ecology, and fishery economic systems of Australia’s fastest growing resource, the “Western Rock Octopus” fishery. It rapidly became Australia's largest octopus fishery, with catch reaching 695 tonnes in 2022,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-258
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2017 - 30 MAY 2020

Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery

The Australian Southern Rock Lobster commercial fishery uses traps or “pots” to capture Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Under total allowable commercial catches (TACCs), improving the catch efficiency of fishing gear used in commercial fishing operations offers an opportunity to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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PUBLISHED:
2021-06-01

Fisheries sustainability reports expand

The fifth edition of the Status of Australian Fish Stocks, launched on World Oceans Day, 8 June 2021, marks a decade of expanded national assessments of Australia’s fisheries Words Annabel Boyer Illustrations efishalbum.com With its fifth edition completed, the Status of...
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PUBLISHED:
2017-12-01

Outsourced data delivery a win for NZ

By Catherine Norwood More than 15 years ago, the New Zealand Government outsourced a range of services from its Ministry of Fisheries to a newly created, industry-owned business, FishServe. The move came out of a desire within industry to have a greater role in the services they pay for (NZ...
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