Advanced project search
502 results
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-743
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2009 - 30 JUL 2013

Seafood CRC: Incorporation of selection for reproductive condition, marketability and survival into a breeding strategy for Sydney rock oysters and Pacific oysters

The Australian Seafood Industries’ (ASI) breeding program is now in its eighth generation of selectively bred Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) families, concentrating in South Australia and Tasmania on increased turnover, shell shape and uniformity. The Select Oyster Company (SOCo) of New South...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Seafood Industries Pty Ltd (ASI)
Blank
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-744
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2010 - 30 MAR 2014

SCRC: Propagation and sea-based growout of sea cucumber stocks in the Northern Territory

Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd (TSF) has been very successful in developing the viability of harvesting, processing, and marketing sea cucumber products in Australia. Over the last 15 years they have secured a large portion of the Australian wild fishery licenses for this industry particularly in the...
ORGANISATION:
Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd Smithton
Blank
DATE:
2023-09-11

Maugean Skate Research

Overview The Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) is a unique Australian species found in two estuaries in southwestern Tasmania: Macquarie Harbour and Bathurst Harbour. While there is some uncertainty about their numbers in Bathurst Harbour, recent evidence suggests that if they are there, their...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-070
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 30 JAN 2014

TSGA IPA: Comparative susceptibility and host responses of endemic fishes and salmonids affected by amoebic gill disease in Tasmania

Amoebic gill disease in farmed Tasmanian salmon: Amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects the culture of Atlantic salmon during the marine grow-out phase of production. The causative agent of amoebic gill disease is Neoparamoeba perurans (1) which when present upon the gills causes extensive...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Blank
DATE:
2025-03-31

FRDC Update March 2025

Staffing Update Dr Patrick Hone to retire After nearly three decades with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) – and 21 years as Managing Director Dr Patrick Hone has announced his retirement. FRDC Chair Dr Beth Woods praised Dr Hone's leadership in advancing science-based...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-023
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2005 - 30 JUN 2009

A novel method for obtaining age compositions from ancillary biological data and it’s potential for cost reductions in stock assessments

This project proposal is to implement a new method for determining the age composition using samples of length frequency. This method allows for a significant reduction in the need for annual ageing of samples and makes collected ageing data more valuable. Direct ageing techniques using...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-903
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2009 - 31 AUG 2011

Seafood CRC: Understanding Yellowtail Kingfish

The farming of Yellow Tail Kingfish (YTK) is a relatively new form of aquaculture in Australia, which is rapidly expanding. YTK are currently grown in sea cage operations in NSW and South Australia. Though the production of YTK in NSW is negligible, production in South Australia mostly from Clean...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-034
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2009 - 29 SEP 2012

Fishery-independent estimate of spawning biomass of Southern Bluefin Tuna through identification of close-kin using genetic markers

The SBT assessment is subject to a number of uncertainties which complicate management and hence the likelihood of stock rebuilding. The current assessment indicates that spawning stock is heavily depleted relative to its unexploited state. The level of depletion is uncertain; for example, CCSBT SC9...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Blank
:

Interim Performance Report 2020-21

Year 2 of 2020-2025 R&D Plan Who we are Fisheries Research and Development Corporation FRDC invests in research, development and extension activities to increase economic, social and environmental benefits for Indigenous people, the aquaculture and commercial wild catch sectors, and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-062
DATE START/END: 1 JAN 2012 - 10 JUL 2013

Shark Futures: Sustainable management of the NSW whaler shark fishery

Little is known about the composition of the shark fishery off the east coast of Australia. Off NSW, the whaler sharks historically represent at least 60% by weight of shark catches in the Ocean Trap & Line Fishery (OTLF). The historical annual shark catch within this fishery averaged around 173.2...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
View Quicklinks