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2016-03-01

Supply chains combine to test certification schemes

A new benchmarking tool offers the chance to test where certification schemes sit against international standards The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has launched its new Global Benchmark Tool, which has been welcomed as an important advancement for the international seafood trade....
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2016-01-01

A voice for Indigenous fisheries

A Tweed region survey gathers Indigenous ideas on sharing and managing local fisheries By Bianca Nogrady Fingal Beach, Tweed region, NSW. As the world’s oldest continuous culture, Aboriginal Australians have not only maintained a connection to the land for tens of thousands of years, but...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-024
DATE START/END: 11 JAN 2015 - 30 DEC 2017

Estimating the abundance of School Shark in Australia using close kin genetic methods

Sustainable quotas for the school shark fishery have been underpinned by a stock assessment model developed by members of SharkRAG. Targeted fishing of school shark has stopped, because the model showed that the stock was depleted to below 20% of pristine. This closure, together with alterations to...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-773
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2009 - 29 JUN 2010

Seafood CRC: scope of options to establish gamete cryobanking services to genetic improvement programs in Australian aquaculture industry

Physical acquisition of genetic material is relatively quick and provides an important reserve of genetic resources that can be used for wide variety of conservation and research interests (McClintock et al., 2007). Advances in cryogenic storage techniques in livestock has made it possible to store...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
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PUBLISHED:
2020-12-01

Science briefs

Untangling illegal fishing from other crimes Violations of workers’ rights, forced labour or modern slavery are the predominant crimes associated with illegal fishing in the Asia-Pacific region, CSIRO research reveals. This is contrary to a common narrative connecting illegal fishing to...
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2017-12-01

Data-smart fishing

The potential to make more from fisheries data through digitisation and technology uptake is gaining momentum By Catherine Norwood Advances in technologies such as cloud systems, smartphones and digital data hold incredible potential to create opportunities and improve efficiencies. For...
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2017-06-01

Shark smart

Tracking technologies have given scientists and authorities new tools to aid in the quest for people and sharks to peacefully coexist A White Shark By Annabel Boyer The need to prevent shark attacks on swimmers and surfers while also protecting these top-order predators has led...
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2023-09-18

Underutilised species

Overview Commercial and recreational fishing inevitably results in the capture of unwanted fish species. While some of these species are sold at low prices for low-value products, a significant portion are discarded at sea. Despite advancements in fishing gear to reduce bycatch, large...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-135
DATE START/END: 19 MAR 2017 - 14 MAY 2017

Reducing the number of undefined species in the Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports: Phase one - categorising "undefined" species and addressing the description of this stock status in the Nationally agreed classification framework

The stock status classification system for the Status of Australian fish stocks (SAFS) consists of Nationally agreed categories intended to capture the range of potential stock conditions, from sustainable to overfished. In addition, a classification category "undefined stock" is available for...
ORGANISATION:
Tony Smith Consulting
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2013-09-01

From fish box to fence post

By Melissa Marino Shredded, shrunk and compressed, polystyrene boxes are recycled for use in a variety of plastic products. Investment in new equipment at Sydney Fish Market is transforming waste and improving the environment. Photos: Sydney Fish Market Along with the 14,500 tonnes of...
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2018-11-02

A new generation takes on the challenge of change

Building on the work of the founders, Australia’s women in seafood are undertaking new initiatives, championing their contributions and helping to transform the seafood sector itself Delegates from the Irish Women in Seafood Fisheries Network, from left, Monica Buckley, Siobhan Faulkner,...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-305
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2009 - 31 DEC 2010

Extension of OH&S and Quality Index project outputs to seafood industry across Australia

The FRDC Board asked the FRDC Secretariat to develop an extension plan for the Sydney Fish Market Occupational Health and Safety Video and Quality Index. As a result of this request FRDC approached OceanWatch/SeaNet to develop a plan for the role out and extension of these project outputs. This...
ORGANISATION:
OceanWatch Australia Ltd
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Strategic alignment with priorities

The FRDC is part of a larger national agrisystem and global community working together to tackle shared challenges. the size and extent of these challenges means that collaboration will be critical. The objects of the PIRD Act provide the foundation for everything that the FRDC does and ensures...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-707
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2010 - 28 FEB 2013

Seafood CRC: loss minimisation in farmed prawns through improvements in storage life and colour

Of the $200M production value of farmed prawns sold into the domestic market, ~80% enters the retail sector. Current revenue loss within this sector is substantial. For chilled product, loss occurs mostly through severe price reduction towards the end of storage life while for cooked frozen product,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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Call for investment opportunities

Overview The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) is calling for applications that address research, development & extension (RD&E) priorities nominated by the FRDC’s stakeholders. The nominated RD&E priorities for investment are outlined below in the current...
Industry
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2021-06-01

Seaweed research on a rising tide of optimism

Research to optimise propagation and growth of the red seaweed Asparagopsis gathers pace, throwing up exciting new opportunities and challenges By Catherine Norwood At Port Victoria on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, sunshine, crystal clear water and calm conditions greet the partners of a...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-200
DATE START/END: 13 MAR 2005 - 28 FEB 2008

Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: activity metabolism in live-held southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), Phase 2

Industry and Research Context – Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) aquaculture has quickly grown to become Australia’s largest aquaculture industry through an effective combination of industry innovation and development and scientific research and development. Publicly funded tuna R&D has largely been...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-704
DATE START/END: 30 JAN 2008 - 27 FEB 2008

SCRC: Seafood CRC: Review of available software tools that can be used to support selective breeding programs in the Seafood CRC

The Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Center is developing a Theme Business Plan to support and coordinate a cooperative approach to aquaculture genetics research in the CRC. One of the needs identified in the development of this plan is the provision of tools and technologies to facilitate...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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2016-01-01

Prawn fishers switched on to safety

At the Northern Prawn Fishery, skippers and their crews are taking steps to ensure that the sage return to port of all on board is an essential component of a "successful season" Trawler skipper Arron Jones says good communication helps everyone stay calm and alert and results in a safer and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-180
DATE START/END: 21 JAN 2018 - 30 MAY 2018

Design and implementation of an Australian National Bycatch Report: Phase 1 - Scoping

Australia has a wide and increasing range of bycatch reporting requirements and expectations, domestically and internationally, and there is increasing emphasis on improving bycatch reporting to meet these requirements. Most of these relate in some way to demonstrating that Australian fisheries are...
ORGANISATION:
Pisces Australis Pty Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2021-11-30

Five steps for managers to help fisheries adapt to climate change

CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Research Director Alistair Hobday presented at the World Fisheries Congress in September 2021, outlining steps he believes fisheries managers could take to help fisheries be better prepared for climate change, and why it matters “This decade of climate change is...
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-010
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2017 - 29 SEP 2018

A re-examination of underlying model assumptions and resulting abundance indices of the Fishery Independent Survey (FIS) in Australia’s SESSF

Key species in the Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) rely on commercial catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data as main abundance indices used as inputs in Tier 1 stock assessment models and Tier 4 assessments. A separate index to this fishery-dependent approach is a...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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