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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-055
DATE START/END: 29 JAN 2017 - 24 AUG 2017

Field trials to experimentally test if alternative sea lion excluder devices (SLEDs) adequately prevent Australian sea lions from entering rock lobster pots

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) (ASL) is a listed Threatened species under State and Australian Government legislation and is a listed Endangered species by The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is estimated that 85% of the species population breeds within SA...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-242
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2018 - 30 JUL 2019

Our Pledge: Australian seafood industry response to community values and expectations

The Australian seafood industry has clearly identified social licence and community perceptions as a critical issues for its ongoing viability and prosperity. Improving our standing in the eyes of the community requires us to clearly understand and respond to their concerns and values. While we...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)
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2015-03-01

Brave new world of octopus farming

Countering territorial behaviour and the propensity of octopus to escape from even the most securely closed tank systems have been among a number of achievements and world firsts to come from Australian efforts to develop aquaculture techniques for the species By Rose Yeoman A clutch of...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-412
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2016 - 29 JUN 2021

ACPF IPA: Australian wild caught prawn sector RD&E management and communication

The Australian wild caught prawn fishery is one of Australia’s most valuable and celebrated wild catch fisheries. It is located around Australia’s mainland coast, is worth $277 million at farm gate; 42% northern Australia Commonwealth fisheries, 25% Qld, 13% WA, 12% SA, 7% NSW and 1% Vic. Efforts...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-120
DATE START/END: 1 NOV 2020 - 29 JUN 2023

Building industry capacity to lead co-management initiatives within the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery: Training industry to conduct biomass estimate surveys

The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (BSCZSF) is managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority according to the aims and objectives of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the associated policies which sit under the Act. Key to the management of Commonwealth fisheries is the...
ORGANISATION:
Bass Strait Scallop Industry Association (BSSIA)
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Stakeholder planning workshops

The FRDC holds a stakeholder workshops each year to gain an insight into the key issues. The issues identified along with stakeholder feedback forms part of the priority setting for the FRDC funding rounds. 2023 workshop Workshop presentation slides: FRDC Stakeholder Workshop 2023...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-011
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2016 - 13 DEC 2017

Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram: Disinfection measures to support biosecurity for infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) at aquaculture facilities

This project addresses research priorities identified by the FRDC through the annual competitive round for the Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram. The priority is to understand host-pathogen interactions for megalocytivirus and managing disease risks for Australia. The current project...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-504
DATE START/END: 2 OCT 2016 - 20 OCT 2016

NT RAC: stakeholder engagement - Research & Development Priorities

This project proposal arises from a need to develop a Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan for the NTRAC in a timely and efficient way. Engaging a consultant to conduct the Stakeholder Engagement process to approach stakeholders and interest groups was considered by the NTRAC to be the...
ORGANISATION:
ABC Corporate Development (ABCCD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-086
DATE START/END: 14 MAR 2018 - 7 JUL 2021

Improved risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins in Southern Rock Lobster

Starting in Oct 2012 the east coast of Tasmania has suffered from significant outbreaks of seafood contamination by paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) from dinoflagellate blooms of Alexandrium tamarense. Previous FRDC project 2014/032 (completed 1/7/2017) focused on the impact on oyster and mussel...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-017
DATE START/END: 4 NOV 2018 - 29 JUN 2020

Demand Conditions and Dynamics in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery: Empirical Investigation

Important determinants of the economic performance of fisheries include the management of fisheries and dynamics within fish markets. While fishery management primarily focusses on fish stock/ecosystem management and associated institutional aspects (e.g., harvest strategies, type of industry...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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