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PUBLISHED:
2014-06-01

Tourism proves a tasty side dish

The tourist dollar is helping to keep this Queensland fish farm buoyant as it works towards expanding production of its award-winning Barramundi Rain, hail or shine, Barramundi harvesting goes on. By Rebecca Thyer The opportunity to catch an iconic Barramundi (Lates calcarifer),...
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PUBLISHED:
2013-03-01

Lights, camera, action: The seafood industry meets the media

A new training program gives fishing industry leaders the confidence and key messages to promote a more positive image of the Australian industry Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Jessie Morris For most of the past decade the Australian fishing industry has battled against an unseen...
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DATE:
2024-06-26

New Chair at the FRDC Board helm

FRDC welcomes Dr Elizabeth (Beth) Woods OAM who has been appointed FRDC Chair by The Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Dr Woods has made an immediate impact, attending her first FRDC Board meeting in Launceston the week following her appointment....
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DATE:
2023-06-27

Supporting Strength in Aquaculture

By Dempsey Ward Over 1200 conference delegates descended on Darwin in early June to hear and share global aquaculture research and news at the World Aquaculture Society Conference 2023. During the three-day event themed 'Supporting Strength in Aquaculture' attendees were engrossed in...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-306
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2006 - 10 NOV 2008

2005 Australian Society for Fish Biology Workshop & 2005 International Barramundi Workshop

The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) has taken a lead role in encouraging international scientific links in fisheries research and management in Australia. Through the generous support of FRDC and State and Territory fishery agencies, ASFB has hosted a national workshop series since early...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Society For Fish Biology Inc
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-018
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2019

Determination of the spatial dynamics and movement rates of the principal target species within the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery and connectivity with the broader western and central Pacific Ocean – beyond tagging

Australia’s Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) operates in waters off on the east coast of Australia primarily targeting yellowfin, bigeye and albacore tuna, swordfish and striped marlin. Populations of these species are known to extend well beyond the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-039
DATE START/END: 4 JAN 2015 - 29 JUN 2016

Review and assess stock assessment methods used in Australia

Fisheries stock assessment modelling are undertaken throughout Australia's jurisdictions. It usually uses a set of tools that have been developed in various programming languages and for a specific fishery. Furthermore, most of the tools used are developed by experts with high modelling capacity,...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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