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PUBLISHED:
2014-03-01

Achievements and challenges 2012–13

The FRDC’s annual report highlights progress in several industry areas while identifying challenges for the future Overall, Australia’s fishing and aquaculture industry continues to demonstrate a high level of performance, stewardship and focus on best practice. Despite this, the community...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-09-01

Information transfer to improve prawn harvests

Portside workshops have generated interest from prawn fishers in gear changes to reduce fishing impact and increase prawn catches Checking gear at a NSW workshop. Photo: NSW Professional Fishermen’s Association By Catherine Norwood Australia’s prawn fishers are keen to trial...
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PUBLISHED:
2015-03-01

Collective achievements through investment

Changes to legislation during the past year are making way for new challenges and opportunities for the FRDC and its stakeholders By Julie Haldane In 2013-14 the FRDC enjoyed continued support from the Australian Government and industry stakeholders across three diverse sectors – commercial,...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-741
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2010 - 6 MAR 2011

Seafood CRC: synopsis of Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) research to date and review/recommendation of future AGD related R&D directions including the development of a vaccine for AGD

Since the early 1990’s and through the life of two previous CRC’s and this current Seafood CRC much research, both fundamental and applied, has been undertaken into amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon. This research has been undertaken by a number of research organisations, the industry...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-082
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2017 - 27 FEB 2019

Ensuring monitoring and management of bycatch in Southern Rock Lobster fisheries is best practice

A recent review of SRL fisheries against MSC criteria indicated shortcomings in performance relative to bycatch criteria. This project will address these and aims to raise the standard of SRL to best practice - that is so that the fisheries would score 100 if they were put forward for MSC...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
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)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-020
DATE START/END: 2 OCT 2016 - 5 MAR 2020

Spatial management within the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery

Linkages between estuaries and coastal habitats are an important component of many species life history, and such connectivity is often mediated by rainfall. The impacts of intense rainfall events can be beneficial or detrimental on particular species, depending on their magnitude and their timing....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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