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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-053
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2022 - 15 JUN 2023

NSW Taste of Seafood Festivals

As a significant member of the NSW Seafood Community, we would like to invite the FRDC to be part of the Taste of Seafood Festivals being held across NSW in the latter part of 2022 and into 2023. The locations for this year have been confirmed Sydney (linked with the Blessing of the Fleet),...
ORGANISATION:
Professional Fishers Association (PFA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-080
DATE START/END: 9 FEB 2023 - 30 APR 2024

Developing capability and capacity for seafood international trade in new and existing markets

The seafood industry is involved in the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group Market Expansion Initiative, lead by SIA, funded through the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Corporation (ATMAC) program. The RDCs involved in the project include MLA, Dairy Australia, Wine Australia, Hort...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-176
DATE START/END: 19 MAR 2023 - 28 JUN 2025

ARDC: Food Security Data Challenges: Increasing food security through liberation of fishing and aquaculture data

FRDC is creating an environment where fisheries data can be easily accessed, governed, stored, managed and secured for research and for industry benefit. Current FRDC activities include: • Leading the fisheries sector with a digital-focused R&D Plan • Investing in various agrifood and...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-191
DATE START/END: 7 DEC 2023 - 6 NOV 2025

Safeguarding our Sydney Rock Oyster industry against QX disease

This application was developed in consultation with Oysters Australia, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, oyster researchers and oyster growers in response to ongoing QX disease outbreaks in Sydney rock oysters in NSW and QLD. The challenges posed by QX disease, and knowledge gaps...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-116
DATE START/END: 2 APR 2023 - 1 MAR 2026

Cracking the code on captive breeding of Macquarie Perch

Macquarie perch, Macquaria australasica, was one of the most abundant large bodied native freshwater fish through its range across Victoria, NSW and ACT. This iconic Australian freshwater fish species historically supported popular and productive recreational fisheries for food and sport. Impacts...
ORGANISATION:
Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) Queenscliff
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-138
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2023 - 29 JUN 2026

Developing a Kimberley Aboriginal Mud Crab Fishery

BACKGROUND Over 90% of the Kimberley region in Western Australia (WA) is determined land, under Native Title. Traditional Owners are strongly advocating for wealth creation opportunities, including commercial fishing, to deliver improved economic participation outcomes with the objective of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-032
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2023 - 27 FEB 2027

Biological parameters for stock assessments in South Eastern Australia – an information and capacity uplift

This project has been developed on the basis of the wide consultation undertaken as part of the FRDC Project 2019-010, which had a primary focus of assessing the current status of biological parameters utilised in Commonwealth fisheries stock assessments and implications for changes in parameters in...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-101
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2023 - 28 FEB 2026

Understanding Southern Bluefin Tuna distribution changes through satellite tagging

A major issue for the SBT industry over the past 4-5 years has been that the combination of stock recovery and influence of regional climate drivers (i.e., persistent La Nina pattern) has led to smaller fish comprising the majority of the Australian catch and a lack of access to larger size classes...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-173
DATE START/END: 29 MAY 2023 - 30 JUN 2025

Assessing current data and alternate data collection methods relating to recreational catches of tropical tuna and billfishes

The need for this project was identified as a High Priority by the TTRAG and endorsed by the Commonwealth RAC in September 2022. FRDC has called for proposals to address this need and this proposal responds to that call. Australia has international obligations to report catches of tropical tuna...
ORGANISATION:
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
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DATE:
2023-02-20

Project update – March 2022

Mar 29, 2022 Recreational fishing is an important activity in Australia, both socially and economically. It is also likely to provide wellbeing benefits. The Australian Government, through the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, funded a national survey to measure the social and...
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