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DATE:
2023-04-13

Supporting value creation from our aquatic landscapes

Overview Humans are increasingly looking to the marine environment to deliver economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving ecosystem health. In recent years there has been significant expansion of interest in offshore energy generation, movement of goods via shipping, marine...
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2014-06-01

New approach heads off fish deformities

Granite-patterned tanks have become the latest ‘must have’ in hatchery equipment, where the decor is proving critical in addressing fish behaviour that has inhibited production By Rose Yeoman Australia’s annual production of farmed Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) from sea net pens is on...
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2022-06-20

Partnering in change opportunities

By Michelle Daw and Brad Collis Fishing and aquaculture face unprecedented environmental, economic, technical, social and political challenges that require a collaborative response from all stakeholders. These challenges are recognised in FRDC’s Research and Development Plan 2020–25 and...
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2021-07-18

FRDC project impact assessments - the benefits of research

Evaluating the outcome of a research project in an annual report is difficult because many projects run over multiple years and there is a period of time between when R&D is undertaken, completed and then adopted by end users as to when the total value of the investment is realised. The time...
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2014-12-01

Native gastropod a new candidate for aquaculture

A tasty local sea snail that can be milked for anti-tumour compounds, anaesthetics and other biologically active chemicals is causing excitement among South Australian aquaculture researchers Spawning Dicathais orbita sea snails deposit dozens of egg capsules containing thousands of eggs....
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Digital performance summaries

FRDC also offers regular (6-monthly) digital performance summaries in addition to annual reporting. These summaries are designed to make it simple for our stakeholders to follow the status of progress against our R&D Plan, with an emphasis on recent investments. As a result, we may be better...
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2016-09-01

Fishing for culture

A weekend retreat launches new connections for Victoria’s Taungurung people and traditional fishing practices Elijah Cruse fishing at Snobs Creek Hatchery. By Annabel Boyer If you look at the sandstone walls that make up old parts of Sydney you can see the remains of ancient middens...
Communities
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2020-12-01

Light on the horizon

2020 is a year that will be remembered for diverse reasons: fires we haven’t seen the like of for decades; an unprecedented global pandemic; trade tensions between major nations; and a US election, albeit on the other side of the planet, that will have ramifications for Australia. By Peter...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-758
DATE START/END: 29 NOV 2008 - 30 MAR 2009

Seafood CRC: Development of a genetic management and improvement strategy for Australian cultured Barramundi

The establishment of centralised, well designed selective breeding programs has proven a key to the successful development and ongoing viability of major aquaculture industries worldwide. Major world aquaculture finfish species, (eg. Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, Mediteranean sea bass, carp,...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
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Partners

To ensure FRDC activities align with the ambitions and contemporary needs of end-users, we engage widely with our industry partners to establish and address their specific R&D priorities and to ensure that cross-sectoral issues of national importance are also a focus. Specifically, we work...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-227
DATE START/END: 30 OCT 2007 - 1 JUL 2010

Recfishing Research: National Strategy for Recreational Fisheries Research, Development and Extension

In 2005, the FRDC Board recognised the need to provide a more coordinated and targeted national approach to recreational fisheries research, development and extension (RDE). In response to this, Recfish Australia undertook a project titled “Establishing a recreational fishing working group to...
ORGANISATION:
Recfish Australia
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-403
DATE START/END: 24 OCT 2005 - 30 MAY 2009

Prevention and treatment of asthma using fish and shellfish products

The incidence of asthma has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Epidemiological studies have shown that this may result from a change in diet involving an increase in the dietary intake of n6 and a decrease in n3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids. This may lead to an increased in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Newcastle
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2013-09-01

Network to improve research delivery

Capitalising on existing research strengths and closer collaborations are expected to provide efficiencies in delivering research to meet national priorities By Catherine Norwood In 2010, all of Australia’s fish and seafood-related jurisdictions – governments, industry and research...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-336
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2008 - 31 MAR 2009

2nd biennial national recreational fishing conference, 2008 recreational fishing awards ceremony and 2nd Recfishing Research national workshop.

Recfish Australia has previously approached FRDC and received support for the hosting of a biennial national recreational fishing conference and recreational fishing awards ceremony (see Project 2005/322). The 2006 conference and awards ceremony were highly successful in terms of capacity building...
ORGANISATION:
Recfish Australia
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-155
DATE START/END: 4 FEB 2020 - 17 APR 2020

Southern Ocean IPA - Bottom Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA) for proposed fishing activities by Australia in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Area – 2020 Update

Australia has been fishing in the area of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) since 1999, mainly with trawl gear targeting alfonsino (Beryx splendens) and orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus). A minor component of the Australian fishing activity was using demersal autolines. As...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-206
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2010 - 29 AUG 2013

Development of octopus aquaculture

Background During the past decade, the octopus fishing industry in WA has developed from being virtually non-existent and catch being a byproduct of other fishing activities, to a managed fishery that supports a thriving commercial manufacturing industry. Octopus is now supplied as raw fresh...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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2015-03-01

‘Master’ title builds fishery professionalism

The combination of recognised training and the promotion of professional expertise aims to improve the public perception and reputation of Australia’s fishing industry By Catherine Norwood Greg Golby A new program has been launched in New South Wales aimed at helping fishers to regain...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-239
DATE START/END: 5 NOV 2005 - 10 JAN 2007

Fishing energy efficiency review for the FRDC

Fuel is a vital, but costly, input to seafood production, accounting for up to 30% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia. An estimated 270 million litres of diesel fuel is currently consumed in Australian fisheries each year, as well as a substantial amount of petrol. Australia...
ORGANISATION:
DJ Sterling Trawl Gear Services
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-004
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2005 - 20 MAR 2008

Assessment of the implications of target fishing on black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory

The sustainability of fishing black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory (NT) has been identified by all major stakeholder groups as of highest priority and ranked as the NT’s most concerning fishery issue. (Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern Territory...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
Industry
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PUBLISHED:
2016-09-01

New value from seafood

Innovation in processing and product development is identifying new opportunities to increase the value of waste in the seafood sector By Catherine Norwood Doing more with the seafood we already harvest is the aim of an FRDC-funded project focusing on new opportunities for seafood...
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PUBLISHED:
2021-11-30

Final reports

No ghosts in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery 2007-038 This project addressed the issue of ghost gear in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery by investigating two possible solutions. The first approach studied the addition of sacrificial panels to the trap. These would corrode faster than the rest...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-081
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2024 - 29 APR 2025

Seaweed National Hatchery Network (NHN) – Temperate Research Hub for Asparagopsis armata

The red seaweeds Asparagopsis armata and Asparagopsis taxiformis, are both native to southern Australia, is known to contain a secondary metabolite, a bioactive compound called bromoform. This halogenated bioactive has been demonstrated to possess anti-methanogenic properties in the gut of...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
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