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Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-128
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2017 - 29 MAR 2021

Human Dimensions Research Subprogram management

The FRDC has invested in social science and economics research capacity and coordination through the Social Science Research Coordination Program 2010-2015 (SSRCP), the 'Building capability in Fisheries Economics' project 2008/306 ('FishEcon' project), and the Social Sciences and Economics Research...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-067
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2007 - 1 MAY 2009

Documenting customary practice to optimise rights of access, allocation, and opportunity in Western Australia's integrated fisheries management programme

The development of native title has paralleled the development of the rights-based fisheries agenda. An Indigenous fisheries sector is one result and policy is being developed to accommodate it. Recent Principles developed by the National Indigenous Fisheries Technical Working Group (NIFTWG) have...
ORGANISATION:
Big Island Research Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-083
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2010 - 30 DEC 2010

Tactical Research Fund: evaluating the impact of fishing on marine turtles relative to other impacts

There are currently six species of marine turtle recognised in Australia, all of which are on the lists of threatened species under the Environmental protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). The green, hawksbill and flatback turtles are currently listed as vulnerable and the...
ORGANISATION:
Belldi Consultancy Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-003
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2010 - 29 DEC 2013

RAC WA: Spatial and temporal dynamics of Western Australia’s commercially important sharks

The two Western Australian temperate demersal gillnet and demersal longline fisheries operate throughout a large area of continental shelf waters between the South Australian/Western Australian border and Steep Point. Collectively, the fisheries are one of Western Australia’s largest commercial...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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December Call for Investment Opportunities What research funding schemes/initiatives does FRDC have to support seaweed industry growth for the next 3-5 years? FRDC doesn't have a dedicated seaweed strategy but collaborates with the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) and the federal...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-11-02

Pictures of abundance

Camera technology lights the way towards improved stock assessments as researcher Tony Courtney discovers in his search for ways to better understand Queensland’s Scallop fishery Sea scallops in buckets. Photo: NOAA Fisheries As the adage goes, counting fish is like counting trees, except...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-410
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2020

Southern Rock Lobster Planning and Management for a National Research Development & Extension (RD&E) Program

Southern Rock Lobster Ltd (SRL) was formed in 2004 as the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) body for the Southern Rock Lobster fishing sector. SRL has undertaken the RD&E Planning and Management through a project agreement (2010-402) with FRDC since 2011. This agreement...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-176
DATE START/END: 7 JAN 2021 - 29 JUN 2021

NCCP: Determination of the susceptibility of silver perch, Murray cod and rainbow trout to infection with CyHV-3

The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP), an initiative of the Australian government, was developed to determine the feasibility of using CyHV-3 as biological control agent for common carp in Australia. The NCCP commenced in 2016 with completion planned for December 2019. While the origins and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
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