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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-053
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2011 - 16 DEC 2012

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) - understanding biotic and abiotic environmental and husbandry effects to reduce economic losses

This application was developed following the open round for pre-proposals. The EOI RW044 addressed priorities which were discussed at the FRDC Cairns conference on POMS (even though the workshop was held after the closing date for submission of expressions of interest). RW044 had 9...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
People
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-071
DATE START/END: 18 NOV 2020 - 29 JUN 2026

Implementing the FRDC's 2020-25 R&D Plan - ICT Delivery

This project is required to manage the administration and implementation of IT activities.
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-259
DATE START/END: 14 NOV 2016 - 30 MAR 2017

Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) Strategic and R&D Plan 2020-25

The Australian Prawn Farmer’s Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests and foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. The sector produced more than 5,000 tonnes in 2014/15 with a farm gate value of $88 million, providing more than 300 direct jobs. ...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Environment
Industry
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2015-09-01

Making the most of rock lobster resources

Strategies to optimise use of fishery resources and adapt to changing industry conditions were a key focus of the biennial Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Conference By Natasha Prokop The Chinese market for Australian rock lobster is booming, underpinning good returns in all state rock...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-149
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2017 - 29 NOV 2018

Planning for a Blue Future Salmon - informing R&D, regulation and industry development

The Tasmanian salmon industry is seeking to grow production safely and sustainably over the next two decades, further increasing the tangible benefits to the Tasmanian community. Our aim is to deliver this by being the most environmentally sustainable salmon industry in the world – creating an...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2022-09-27

Winning students’ research contributes to delivering FRDC’s R&D Plan

Bridging science-policy for sustainable development, blue carbon soil stocks and reducing community conflict in aquaculture, were the focus of the winning student presentations at the Australian Marine Science Association annual conference. Held in Cairns in early August and supported by funding...
Environment
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2021-09-14

Close-kin mark-recapture making its mark

An idea lying dormant for years re-emerged at the right time, helping to rebuild global stocks of Southern Bluefin Tuna and revolutionising fisheries stock assessments Words Bianca Nogrady Mark Bravington was attending a meeting at the International Whaling Commission in...
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2020-12-01

Final reports

Low-cost management for small fisheries 2015-215 Low-cost, practical management regimes for small-scale, low-value fisheries are desperately needed to ensure long-term sustainability without the need for resource-hungry management frameworks. This study provides comprehensive, process-based...
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2021-11-30

Global quest to reduce fish in aquafeeds

The development of innovative feed ingredients is helping the aquaculture industry end its reliance on wild-caught fish in aquafeeds, with Australian research contributing to international efforts By Gio Braidotti and Catherine Norwood Limits on the availability of forage fish as a key...
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2016-06-01

Listening to the fish song

A better understanding of why some fish species ‘vocalise’ allows passive acoustic monitoring to aid management strategies By Bianca Nogrady We think of the underwater world as a largely silent one, where vast tracts of still blue are only occasionally punctuated by the bass glissando of...
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2020-12-01

Blueprint for Australian seaweed industry

The Australian seaweed sector could grow to be worth $1.5 billion by 2040, employing 9000 people and helping to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10 per cent, according to the recently released Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprint. By Catherine Norwood The blueprint, released by...
Environment
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-062
DATE START/END: 1 JAN 2017 - 19 DEC 2020

Coordination of the National Priority 1 Subprogram: to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so

The FRDC's RD&E Plan 2015–20 is focused on maximising impacts by concentrating on knowledge development around three national priorities. National Priority 1 is defined as "to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so". The aim of National...
ORGANISATION:
Oceanomics Pty Ltd
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2018-03-01

New fishery founded on smart investment

Evaluating the impact of research will help to maximise the outcomes for future funding Targeted investment has helped kickstart a new Octopus tetricus fishery in Western Australia. Photo: WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development By Catherine Norwood The ‘Innovative...
People
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2021-03-01

Device trials underway to keep sharks from the catch

A range of shark deterrent devices using acoustic, electronic and electromagnetic technologies is being put to the test in Western Australia’s shark hotspots By Catherine Norwood Researcher Peter Coulson with the shark deterrent devices being tested in Western Australia, from left, Ocean...
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2016-03-01

FRDC takes on a new design

A new office and new industry services are part of the FRDC’s changes designed to deliver on national priorities for the seafood sector By Ilaria Catizone Twenty-five years after it began, 2016 brings a substantial change and evolution in the way the FRDC operates. The changes to the FRDC...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-208
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2008 - 30 JAN 2010

Empowering Industry R&D: Improving profitability to Industry through the identification and management of ‘tough’ fish syndrome in tropical Saddletail Snapper

This project application was developed at the specific urging of the reef fish supply chain in both Queensland and the Northern Territory. The Western Australian northern demersal fishers also strongly support the project. All jurisdictions are suffering large revenue losses caused by Tough Fish...
ORGANISATION:
Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC)
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2021-09-14

Seaweed body to grow shared goals

The new Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance is working to focus the efforts and resources of this emerging aquaculture sector to accelerate its growth By Catherine Norwood Creating a national hatchery network and working with state governments to develop policies that...
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