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DATE:
2021-09-01

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation board appointments

Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud has appointed seven non-executive directors to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) for a three-year term from 1 September 2021. “I congratulate these five new non-executive directors and two returning...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-104
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2017 - 29 APR 2019

Socio-ecological assessment of the ecosystems, industries and communities of Spencer Gulf

The benefits of ecosystem-based management of marine socio-ecological systems are widely recognised, but progress towards operationalisation has been slow both in Australia and elsewhere. In this project, we take an innovative and pragmatic approach to addressing this challenge by developing a suite...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-406
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2015 - 30 DEC 2018

Australian Society for Fish Biology: Scientific networking, early career development and international engagement

The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) was founded in 1971 and is a professional, independent, non-profit, and non-aligned organisation. The Society’s objectives are to promote research, education and management of fish and fisheries and to provide a forum for the exchange of information. ...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Society For Fish Biology Inc
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-248
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2015 - 31 MAY 2019

Understanding flesh colour variation in Atlantic salmon: molecular mechanisms and genetic effect

Skeletal deformities (including spinal and jaw deformities) in Atlantic salmon have been shown to affect up to 30% of cultured fish, and the problem appears to be enhanced in triploids and under certain husbandry and environmental conditions (i.e.elevated water temperature at specific stages,...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-015
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2017

Proposed northern Australia water developments pertinent to the Northern Prawn Fishery: collation and review

As populations grow, there will be increasing demand for food, broadening markets; economic opportunity will be sought. There is considerable impetus to northern development. The report, “Our North, our future: White paper on developing Northern Australia” (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015), is the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-018
DATE START/END: 10 SEP 2017 - 25 SEP 2019

Improving survival and quality of crabs and lobsters in transportation from first point of sale to market.

Eastern rock lobsters (Sagmaraisus verreauxi), mud crabs (Scylla serrata) and spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) are valuable resources within NSW fisheries. The combined revenue return from these three fisheries is currently around $20M, with Eastern Rock lobsters contributing more than half this total....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-048
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2017 - 30 DEC 2019

Improving mortality rate estimates for management of the Queensland Saucer Scallop fishery

The Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) trawl fishery was formerly the state’s most valuable commercially-fished species, with annual landings peaking at just under 2000 t (adductor muscle meat-weight) in 1993 valued at about $30 million. However, in recent years there has been growing...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-199
DATE START/END: 3 FEB 2019 - 27 AUG 2020

A preliminary assessment of the prevalence of marine micro plastics in Australian fish, crustaceans and molluscs

This application was developed by researchers from University of Adelaide and The South Australian Research and Development Institute, Safefish program in recognition of increasing global concern regarding plastics in the marine environment (Rochman et al. 2013; Worm et al. 2017). Plastics besides...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-067
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2019 - 29 JUN 2021

Socio-economic characterisation of a small scale commercial fishery: opportunities to improve viability and profitability in the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery

The Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery (TSF) is a multi-gear fishery that encompasses a diverse range of finfish and cephalopod species and includes commercial, recreational and indigenous sectors. The Scalefish Fishery Management Plan was introduced in 1998 and, although the legislation has been reviewed...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-046
DATE START/END: 19 JAN 2020 - 30 DEC 2022

Cost-effective, non-destructive solutions to developing a pre-recruit index for Snapper

Throughout the 2000s, the two main stocks of South Australia’s (SA) Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) fishery demonstrated very different changes in fishery production associated with progressive deterioration in stock classifications. For the Spencer Gulf/West Coast Stock (SGWCS), since 2012 the annual...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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