Having produced the original and only document of its type relating to dried seafood markets from an Australian perspective I continue to gain inquires about the dried seafood market and investment environment in Australia. Inquires at DPI (original Producer) indicates that demand for the...
Local knowledge and networks go a long way to providing accurate aquatic animal disease diagnostics
Illustration: Justin Garnsworthy
Contributed by the Aquatic Pest and Health Policy Section, Animal Health Policy Branch, Animal Division, Department of Agriculture and Water Resource....
The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects
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Project
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R&D Plan outcome
2021-048
‘Ready, set, go!’ preparing for emergency...
By Melissa Marino
Seaweed could be farmed to complement aquaculture and safeguard the environment with open-sea trials to be conducted in the Spencer Gulf later this year – the final stage of a three-year investigation into the feasibility of such a system.
(Top) Ecklonia radiata
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This project relates to FRDC Project No. 2001/200 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) Aquaculture Subprogram: Tuna cell line development and their application to tuna aquaculture health surveillance and FRDC Project No. 2004/209 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: Application of the use...
The Tasmania Research Advisory Committee (TASRAC) formerly the Tasmania Fisheries Research Advisory Body (FRAB), is an Australian Government statutory authority that was established by the FRDC in March 2016 under the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 (PIRD Act).
The Tasmania...
The Australian Southern Rocklobster (ASR) industry exports approximately 90% of the 4,400t harvest as a live product to Hong Kong/China. The export value peaked at approximately $190 million in 2001/02. The industry generates in excess of 3,000 jobs and $0.5 billion in economic activity primarily...
AI tools are being developed to complement fishery-dependent data to improve stock assessments for Tasmanian fisheries.
By Catherine Norwood
Key target scalefish species are the focus of efforts to train Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered fish recognition systems as part of new...
Stock assessments are the cornerstone of sustainable fisheries, and the latest stock assessment Toolbox update goes a long way to helping scientists assess fish stocks.
Stock assessments are an important element in the process of providing fisheries managers with the right information to...