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DATE:
2022-03-23

Research and Innovation Investment Briefing March 2022

Welcome to the FRDC Research and Innovation Investment Briefing for March 2022. In this briefing, we highlight investment opportunities, provide an update on our recent funding round, and explain how we’re enhancing FishNet. These enhancements build on the changes that allow researchers to...
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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
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 • 2022-101
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 • 2022-032
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
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:
2022-11-30

November 2022 Investment Opportunities and Open Call for R&D

FRDC funding opportunities are now open for researchers and postgraduate students to address priorities identified by stakeholders in Indigenous, commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture. Applications are invited to address specific priorities. Applicants may also submit an...
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