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DATE:
2022-11-14

Capability and Capacity Steering committee

In August 2022, the FRDC Capability and Capacity Steering Committee was formed to strategically guide the capability and capacity building plan. The committee is expertise based rather than representative and will add value through integration with existing fishing and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-004
DATE START/END: 28 JAN 2024 - 28 JAN 2027

Post-graduate support to develop science to support Red Sea Urchin fisheries

The Red Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris tuberculata) is a commercially valuable (~$15/kg) product due to its high-quality roe and long harvest season compared to other species in the SUTS fishery such as the Long-Spined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii, ~$2.50/kg). However, a long life-span, slow...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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DATE:
2022-06-14

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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2022-04-12

Tasmanian Aboriginal fishers build commercial cultural market for Abalone

Tasmanian Aboriginal people now hold rights under Tasmanian legislation to fish for Abalone and profit from their catch. In March 2022, an agreement was signed at a ceremony on Aboriginal land at Murrayfield on Bruny Island that enables the Land and Sea Aboriginal Corporation Tasmania to...
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2022-06-20

Shaping our future by developing our people

FRDC is working with stakeholders to develop the skills and leadership essential to the future of fishing and aquaculture By Michelle Daw The ability to attract, develop and retain capable people is one of the major challenges facing Australian fishing and aquaculture. FRDC is working with...
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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...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-005
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2023 - 27 FEB 2025

Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery

This application was developed at the request of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas). It follows the recent discovery of a large (i.e., spawning biomass >200,000 t), under-exploited stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in waters off south-eastern...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2018-05-08

National Carp Control Program (NCCP) responds to letter from UK researcher

Matt Barwick, National Coordinator, National Carp Control Plan An undated copy of correspondence from a UK researcher to an Australian Senator raising concerns about the possible use of Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3, hereafter ‘the carp virus’) as a biological control agent for Carp in...
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2022-03-04

Global innovation in the box

An environmentally friendly alternative to the ubiquitous polystyrene boxes used in the seafood sector is poised to enter the market, developed by fishers, for fishers, with many benefits including superior thermal performance By Catherine Norwood A small Queensland fishing business is...
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DATE:
2022-01-17

Diving into sustainability

Consumers are increasingly demanding proof of their seafood’s sustainability and they are turning to a range of seafood certifications, rating programs and indexes to inform their purchases. Globally, there is a growing number of initiatives to guide consumers. But they are not all created...
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