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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-031
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 30 DEC 2022

Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victoria’s developing Octopus fishery

Pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) is distributed from the Great Australian Bight around Tasmania to southern New South Wales. It is a medium-sized (up to 1.2 kg) holobenthic octopus which has a lifespan of 12 to 18 months (Leporati et al. 2009). Females produce 200 to 400 large (11 mm) eggs per...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-263
DATE START/END: 24 JAN 2017 - 30 MAR 2017

Social and Economic Evaluation of the Victorian Wild-catch Seafood and Aquaculture Industry – STAGE 1

This application was developed as a VicRAC priority in 2015, which represents the stakeholders and expertise in fisheries and aquaculture. In order for Victorian fisheries and aquaculture to address FRDC strategic challenges, particularly those around building social licence to operate and...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Victoria Inc (SIV)
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PUBLISHED:
2019-03-01

Yellowtail Kingfish growing availability for consumers

New information on what to feed Yellowtail Kingfish, and when, will help produce more fish more quickly for the domestic white fish market By Catherine Norwood Dan Fish, general manager of Aquaculture at Clean Seas with a Yellowtail Kingfish. Photo: Clean Seas Seafood...
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PUBLISHED:
2020-03-01

Rec fishers take to the science

Recreational fishers are proving to be increasingly proactive in assisting research and gathering data to improve the management and health of fisheries resources By Catherine Norwood Black Marlin tagged July 2010 to June 2015. Photo: NSW Department of Primary Industries ...
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2016-12-01

Forces combine to tackle crab pot crime

One of the most innovative teams of crime researchers in the world is helping crab fishers with the pervasive and damaging impact of crab pot theft Crab fisher Troy Billin Photos: Debrah Novak Crab fishing is a popular pastime in estuarine areas, with pots or dilly hoop nets the most commonly...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-029
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 30 SEP 2008

Seafood CRC: Factors limiting resilience and recovery of fished abalone populations

Background to the problem: The Tasmanian blacklip abalone fishery is the largest and most valuable fishery in Tasmania. Following collapse of major abalone fisheries elsewhere (South Africa, Japan, Mexico, California, British Columbia), Tasmania now supports the largest wild abalone fishery in the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

How to train your fish

Fish ranching with sound was among the diverse range of future possibilities presented at the WAS 2015 conference A floating platform equipped with nets on a reservoir in Israel harvests fish trained to come to the sound of a buzzer. Photo: Boaz Zion By Catherine Norwood People and dogs...
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2015-09-01

Greening of WA’s seafood

Independent assessment of Western Australia’s fisheries confirms the green credentials of the state’s wild-caught seafood and pearls Blue Swimmer Crab Photo: 123.com By Gio Braidotti Western Australia is on track in its world-first bid to seek independent assessment of the...
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2015-03-01

Trade trifecta opens seafood markets

The removal of tariffs will allow Australia to be more competitive in satisfying the growing Chinese market for seafood Participants at the Seafood Exporters Forum. Photo: FRDC By Catherine Norwood New trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea are expected to provide...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-047
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2019

Addressing knowledge gaps for studies of the effect of water resource development on the future of the Northern Prawn Fishery

The estuaries of Australia’s tropical rivers support commercial fisheries for finfish, crustaceans and shellfish valued at approximately $220 million per annum, with the Northern Prawn Fishery valued at $115 million (2013-14) (Savage and Hobsbawn 2015). FRDC 2007/003, (PIs: Burford, Kenyon),...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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