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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-047
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2012 - 27 MAY 2014

Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: characterising benthic pelagic interactions in Macquarie Harbour - organic matter processing in sediments and the importance for nutrient dynamics

This project has arisen from discussions with industry and state government regarding the scientific understanding necessary to support ecologically sustainable development of fish farming operations in Macquarie Harbour. For many coastal systems it is well documented that sediment water column...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2024-08-19

2019-20 Financial Year Portfolio Assessments

BCA 19-20 FRDC Project 2015-017 Garfish data BCA 19-20 FRDC Project 2016-044 Next-Gen Close-Kin BCA 19-20 FRDC Project 2016-053 Mareframe BCA 19-20 FRDC Project 2016-118 DNA Shy Albatross BCA 19-20 FRDC Project 2016-417...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-062
DATE START/END: 1 JAN 2017 - 19 DEC 2020

Coordination of the National Priority 1 Subprogram: to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so

The FRDC's RD&E Plan 2015–20 is focused on maximising impacts by concentrating on knowledge development around three national priorities. National Priority 1 is defined as "to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so". The aim of National...
ORGANISATION:
Oceanomics Pty Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

Student awards for aquafeed impacts and SBT spawning

The Australian Marine Science Association provides a valuable forum for student researchers to present their work alongside that of experienced researchers A presentation of research into the impact of aquafeed nutritional changes on the environment has won the FRDC student award for the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-042
DATE START/END: 2 JAN 2015 - 11 MAY 2016

TSGA IPA: understanding broadscale impacts of salmonid farming on rocky reef communities.

The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture sector is currently worth around $530 M, of which export values comprises around $30 M. The industry has set a sales target of $550m by 2015, and $1 billion in value by 2030. Industry sales are currently growing by > $1.0m per week. Current Tasmanian production is...
ORGANISATION:
Aquenal Pty Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2015-03-01

Obituaries

Vale FRDC director David Thomason The FRDC Board and staff are saddened by the death of FRDC director David Thomason who passed away in November 2014 after a short but valiant fight against illness. David Thomason was the mastermind behind some of Australia’s most awarded and effective...
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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Scenarios help focus on future strategies

A new approach is needed to prepare Australia’s fishing and seafood sector for a complex and technologically interconnected future By Matt Barwick and Gary Saliba Will past trends continue, or will the future of fishing and aquaculture be shaped by entirely different factors, with...
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2015-09-01

Standards help secure seafood confidence

Creating standards for the Australian fishing industry will help to ensure consistency and confidence in the way seafood is produced and marketed, ultimately improving sales and profitability By Alan Snow and Sevaly Sen When consumers buy a fish, they want to know that they are getting...
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2015-06-01

Jungle Perch go wild

The recovery of Jungle Perch populations in central and south-east Queensland is one step closer following the first ever release of captive bred fingerlings into local streams By Jodana Anglesey Once a popular fish for anglers, Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris) has been in decline for more...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-126
DATE START/END: 19 APR 2020 - 28 FEB 2021

Assessing the biosecurity risk of uncooked whole and eviscerated barramundi and grouper in relation to exotic viruses

Australia imports a range of uncooked barramundi and grouper commodities. A recent FRDC funded risk assessment on exotic disease introduction and spread among Australian Barramundi farms highlighted the ongoing risk from the importation of uncooked Barramundi products in Australia (Hernandez-Jover,...
ORGANISATION:
Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS)
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