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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-010
DATE START/END: 21 JUL 2008 - 29 JUN 2011

Developing a support tool for management decisions in coastal multi-species scalefish fisheries

An innovative approach linking population dynamics, fishing activities and management strategies is needed to support management decisions in coastal multi-species scalefish fisheries around Australia. These fisheries often exhibit very complex population and fishery dynamics because of their high...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2015-06-01

Human factors top fisheries risk list

Rapidly changing cultural values have emerged as a high risk for the future of the fishing industry, not so much for the fish, says Western Australia’s Rick Fletcher Rick Fletcher: helping new research staff to develop their own scientific skills, and especially their ability to translate...
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2013-12-01

Kingfish star is rising

A commitment to research has helped Clean Seas overcome developmental setbacks on the path improving Yellowtail Kingfish production Incubation tank at Clean Seas hatchery where eggs hatch into larvae and develop into fingerlings By Rose Yeoman A sleek torpedo-shaped finfish described as...
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Benefit/Cost Analyses

The benefits of research and development (R&D) are not always obvious. One reason for this is the lag that frequently exists between the point in time when a project is funded and the point at which its benefits become apparent. This is also in part due to the fact that even when we know that...
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2016-06-01

National impact from Tasmanian POMS outbreak

A combination of research and proactivity provides hope in the wake of the latest outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome University of Sydney’s Paul Hick (left) and oyster farmer Scott Brooks inspecting hanging baskets in lower Pitt Water, Tasmania. Photos: University of Sydney By...
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2021-06-01

Time for change

Peter Horvat, general manager communications, trade and marketing, shares some parting thoughts and thanks on leaving the FRDC after 17 years By Peter Horvat Last year was a year like no other. It asked much of everyone, and for many it gave them time to consider who they are, where they are...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-057
DATE START/END: 12 DEC 2016 - 22 FEB 2017

Workshop to identify research needs and a future project to reduce bycatch and improve fuel efficiency via Low Impact Fuel Efficient (LIFE) prawn trawls

This full application results from an Expression of Interest which contained the original versions of the Need, Methods, etc. for this 2 day workshop. This current application therefore repeats much of the information in that EOI, augmented with additional feedback from the ACPF, all RACs, FRDC and...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
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2016-06-01

FISH readers share their views

Readers provide feedback that will help to shape future issues of FISH magazine By Annabel Boyer Main role or interest of respondents There are on average 3.3 readers of FISH magazine per copy 54% of respondents say they read articles of specific interest, 41% of respondents read...
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2020-12-01

Whole-of-agriculture research company to drive innovation

The future of Australia’s fishing and aquaculture sector, right along the seafood supply chain, has been firmly embedded and linked to the future prosperity of Australia’s whole primary production sector through the formation of a major new research collaboration and investment vehicle –...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-134
DATE START/END: 12 MAR 2017 - 29 DEC 2018

Evaluation of R&D projects completed in years ending June 2016 to June 2020

In 2015 the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) published a new Research, Development & Extension (RD&E) plan which has replaced the FRDC Five Year Plan of 2010 to 2015. The new Plan has stepped away from the 14 themes of the previous Plan and instead has sought to define FRDC’s...
ORGANISATION:
Agtrans Research
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-211
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2013

Recfishing Research - addressing recreational fishing research priorities and improving extension

A joint initiative of Recfish Australia and FRDC, Recfishing Research was set up in 2005, following a national workshop in Hobart, to coordinate recreational fisheries R&D and promote the uptake of resulting information at a national level. From 2007/08 to 2009/10 Recfishing Research has worked to...
ORGANISATION:
Recfish Australia
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-254
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2004 - 30 SEP 2007

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Industry Development Subprogram: strategic planning, project management and adoption

Most of the research that has been carried out for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF, formally called the SEF) over the last decade has focussed on the collection of biological data, assessment of the status of fish stocks and the impact of fishing on the environment. ...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-040
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 30 JAN 2018

Oysters Australia IPA: Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) – closing knowledge gaps to continue farming C. gigas in Australia

This application was developed to enable completion of critical research on POMS to identify solutions for profitable farming that complement efforts through the seafood CRC to breed a resistant oyster. The application proceeded through two expressions of interest and content was agreed by Oysters...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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2021-06-01

Narungga aspirations to bring benefits home

An agreement formalises the inclusion of traditional knowledge into the management of South Australia’s fisheries and the cultural fishing practices Words and Photo Catherine Norwood The combination of a new Traditional Fishing Agreement – the first in the country – and emerging aquaculture...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-215
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2006 - 31 MAR 2011

Seafood CRC: southern rocklobster industry research and development planning, implementation and extension

INTRODUCTION: The southern rocklobster (Jasus edwardsii) supports major commercial fisheries in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, with total catches from these States being around 4500t in 2004-05. Of this catch, South Australia is the largest producer with approximately 55% of the total...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Industry
Environment
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2016-12-01

Barramundi sector poised for rebound

Barramundi production is little more than half of that predicted a decade ago, but two projects on the drawing board have the potential to increase production to 25,000 tonnes. In Western Australia, Marine Produce Australia was this year given ministerial approval for an 800-hectare...
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2021-06-01

Experimenting to improve delivery

The FRDC has been exploring new ways of working to improve efficiency and client focus By Chris Izzo and Annabel Boyer Throughout 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia severely impacted everyone’s lives. While many Australians were struggling to purchase basic groceries, others had to...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-227
DATE START/END: 16 FEB 2009 - 16 DEC 2012

ASBTIA: SBT Research Program - Coordination, facilitation and administration

SBT Aquaculture Industry: Position The ranching of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) has been a major success story in the expansion of the Australian aquaculture industry, although it has not been without its challenges. Since 1990, the industry has steadily expanded to produce about 9000 tonnes of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association
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2015-06-01

Giant potential for prawn farming

Australia’s relatively small profile in global aquaculture production could be overhauled with one giant leap forward for the prawn industry By Gio Braidotti Global seafood demand is on a dramatic growth trajectory and it is creating unprecedented opportunities for aquaculture,...
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2018-06-01

Netting data to bury phanton fishing

Coordinating data collection and collaborating with fishers are key requirements in successfully dealing with the global issue of ghost gear The Global Ghost Gear Initiative website highlights clean-up activities around the world. By Annabel Boyer Lost fishing gear represents about 10 per...
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2018-11-02

Salmon get ready for their ‘flu shots’

A new vaccine holds hope in controlling an endemic virus that is challenging Atlantic Salmon production Vaccines at the Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines, Launceston, Tasmania. Photo: Catherine Norwood By Catherine Norwood A three-year, $5-million vaccine development...
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