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PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-036
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2024 - 30 DEC 2025

Australian Food and Wine - Collaboration Group (Phase 2)

The purpose of this project is to build on the outcomes achieved in the first phase of this project under 2022-022: "Australian Food and Wine - Collaboration Group". Similar to the first iteration, this project was developed as part of the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC)...
ORGANISATION:
Hort Innovation
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DATE:
2022-10-18

Nuffield Scholar aims for sustainable aquaculture growth

Aquaculture has enormous potential to feed the world’s growing population and 2023 FRDC Nuffield scholar Joana Ferreira Mendes aims to help the sector do that sustainably and with the support of the community. 2023 FRDC Nuffield Scholar Joana Ferreira Mendes, with Nuffield...
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2022-06-20

Safer seismic surveys the goal for Bass Strait fisheries

A two-year FRDC-funded study is investigating different seismic survey methods that could protect fisheries while giving oil and gas explorers the data they need By Chris Clark Southern Rock Lobsters exposed to seismic blasts are collected for longer-term monitoring of the impacts....
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2022-06-20

Arming abalone against disease

World-first research to transfer immunity against a deadly abalone virus through the generations is underway By Melissa Marino A balone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) is a killer and an ongoing threat to wild abalone (Haliotidae) populations. In 2005, it infected two of Australia’s abalone farms,...
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DATE:
2022-11-24

Growing seaweed to reduce emissions from livestock

The Commonwealth Government has committed $8.1 million to progress seaweed research and support the establishment of a National Hatchery Network for the commercialisation of seaweed production as a key input into feedstock to help reduce methane emissions. The announcement, made as part of...
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DATE:
2022-06-14

A warm Top End welcome in Larrakia Country

The FRDC Board visited Darwin for its June Board Meeting and took the opportunity to meet with a range of fishing and aquaculture stakeholders. The site visits commenced with an early morning walk along Stokes Hill Wharf with David Ciaravolo Executive Officer of the Amateur Fishermen’s...
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2022-06-20

Digital exchange to transform fisheries

FRDC is taking a lead role in the Australian AgriFood Data Exchange initiative, which aims to develop digital infrastructure to transform operations in primary production and food supply chains By Catherine Norwood A cohesive and secure data value chain has the potential to drive...
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2022-06-20

Science briefs

Tracking the world’s fastest fish Top End anglers are helping Charles Darwin University researchers track billfish – the iconic and highly sought-after sports species that include marlin and sailfish. The research project is led by Dr Keller Kopf, Professor Hamish Campbell and PhD...
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DATE:
2022-07-12

Taking Atlantic Salmon science to the people

Research on the interactions between Atlantic Salmon aquaculture and the environment was on show at a recent event in Hobart. Josh Fielding from FRDC answering questions from a member of the public interested in Atlantic Salmon science FRDC, CSIRO and the University of...
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