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DATE:
2024-08-19

Peeking into the secret lives of Sawfish

New research is using genetic techniques to assess populations of the protected Narrow Sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata) in Northern Australia. By Catherine Norwood Commercial fishers in the Northern Prawn Fishery are working with CSIRO researchers to better estimate the Narrow...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-095
DATE START/END: 9 JAN 2022 - 9 JUL 2022

Designing the integration of extension into research projects: tangible pathways to enhance adoption and impact

Problem Definition Researchers are experts in their field, operating in a culture of research answering questions. Traditionally they are rewarded professionally through a system that is strongly linked to producing journal articles for publication of their research outcomes. They are not...
ORGANISATION:
Hort Innovation
Industry
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2021-09-14

Bringing international science to fisheries stakeholders

As stakeholders affected by new fisheries science and management decisions, fishers and aquaculture operators will be important participants in discussions generated at the World Fisheries Congress 2021 By Catherine Norwood The World Fisheries Congress 2021 is billed as the...
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Partners

To ensure FRDC activities align with the ambitions and contemporary needs of end-users, we engage widely with our industry partners to establish and address their specific R&D priorities and to ensure that cross-sectoral issues of national importance are also a focus. Specifically, we work...
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2016-12-01

Barramundi sector poised for rebound

Barramundi production is little more than half of that predicted a decade ago, but two projects on the drawing board have the potential to increase production to 25,000 tonnes. In Western Australia, Marine Produce Australia was this year given ministerial approval for an 800-hectare...
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2021-09-14

Marlin, Swordfish and sawsharks feature in winning presentations

Student research focused on improving commercial fishery and ecosystem interactions were highlights of the annual marine sciences conference By Catherine Norwood Three outstanding presentations from marine science students won FRDC-sponsored awards at the 2021 annual...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-237
DATE START/END: 30 JAN 2005 - 30 JUL 2008

Aquaculture Nutrition Subprogram: assessment of growth performance under limiting environmental conditions

Understanding the interaction between fish nutrition and environmental parameters has an extremely high priority in several sectors of the Australian finfish aquaculture industry. Climate change appears to be causing high summer water temperatures in salmon growing regions. Barramundi are being...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2022-06-20

Partnering in change opportunities

By Michelle Daw and Brad Collis Fishing and aquaculture face unprecedented environmental, economic, technical, social and political challenges that require a collaborative response from all stakeholders. These challenges are recognised in FRDC’s Research and Development Plan 2020–25 and...
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2021-06-01

Experimenting to improve delivery

The FRDC has been exploring new ways of working to improve efficiency and client focus By Chris Izzo and Annabel Boyer Throughout 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia severely impacted everyone’s lives. While many Australians were struggling to purchase basic groceries, others had to...
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