FRDC has evolved how we invite ideas and proposals, to increase flexibility and enhance user experience. A variety of approaches are available including competitive calls for investment opportunities, select and direct tenders.
Processes for investing in challenges and opportunities across...
A hybrid event will allow people to gather in person in Adelaide, and online from around the world, to share the latest research driving a sustainable future for our fisheries
By Catherine Norwood
After a year of disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth World Fisheries...
Breeding Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) in captivity is proving to be a major challenge. While Cleanseas Tuna (CST) successfully produced tuna offspring in the last three years in their onshore breeding facility at Arno Bay, the number of broodstock that can be held is limited due to their size...
For many years now, industry and researchers have recognised the problems with using catch and effort data from commercial logbooks as the main index of abundance for SESSF species. It is generally agreed that this would be largely addressed by the implemenation of fishery independent surveys to...
The need for this project was identified as a High Priority by the TTRAG and endorsed by the Commonwealth RAC in September 2022. FRDC has called for proposals to address this need and this proposal responds to that call.
Australia has international obligations to report catches of tropical tuna...
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
Preventing plastic from entering the marine food chain and maiming ocean wildlife is driving efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle
Story Catherine Norwood
Photos Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry
Plastics and rubbish collected during beach clean-ups by members of Southern Bluefin Tuna...