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PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-711
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2015 - 27 FEB 2017

Seafood CRC: new directions in Australian seafood whole of chain traceability and supply chain technologies

In CRC project 2012/702 a through chain electronic traceability (including 1-D bar coding and RFID) was tested in an Australian prawn fishery. This testing included the vessel and two cold stores but did not follow through to the retail stores. Also, whilst software and subsequent information...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-001
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 30 AUG 2017

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Bonamiasis in farmed Native Oysters (Ostrea angasi)

Infection with Bonamia sp. was responsible for the devastation of experimental aquaculture of the native oyster Ostrea angasi and adjacent wild beds in Victoria in the early 1990s. Native Oyster culture is expanding around Australia to mitigate the risk associated with OsHV-1 microvariant in Pacific...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-012
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Influence of freshwater flows on growth and abundance of Barramundi and Mud Crab in the Northern Territory

The development of northern Australia is firmly on the political agenda, with all levels of Government developing options and strategies for the future expansion of northern Australia’s economic potential (CofA 2014). Water is integral to further development in northern Australia, with much focus on...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-017
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Maximise yield or minimise risk in the Blacklip Abalone fishery: using biological data to direct harvest strategies

The aim of this project is to determine whether attributes of the seasonal biology of blacklip abalone can be beneficial for optimizing harvest strategies. The project was developed to assist with the sustainable management and profitability of blacklip abalone fisheries and addresses FRDC’s...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-018
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2018

Do commercial fishery data reflect stock status in South Australia's Southern Garfish fisheries?

The southern garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) supports important fisheries across the Australian southern mainland states and in Tasmania. South Australia (SA) contributes the majority of the catch across all states. The catch in this State is dominated by the commercial sector which contributes...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-024
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2018

Managing ecosystem interactions across differing environments: building flexibility and risk assurance into environmental management strategies

It is important to ensure that salmon farming development is sustainable. Improved farming technologies and expansion into new farming locations over the last decade have highlighted some concerns regarding current environmental monitoring/ management approaches (this was identified as a priority in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-025
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Patterns of interaction between habitat and oceanographic variables affecting the connectivity and productivity of invertebrate fisheries

A better understanding of the links between benthic habitat, oceanography, and fisheries productivity is a major priority of the abalone and rock lobster industry, to improve sustainable management of these important natural resources. It is important that the scales of these processes are...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-204
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2016

Realising economic returns of reducing waste through utilisation of bycatch in the GAB Trawl Sector of the SESSF

On a world-wide basis, there is increasing concern about the levels of bycatch associated with trawling. Perceptions of wastage and negative ecological impacts underlie these concerns and have prompted many studies into trawl bycatch mitigation. We recognise that the first focus should be on...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-213
DATE START/END: 30 DEC 2015 - 30 DEC 2018

Enabling land-based production of juvenile Yellowtail Kingfish in NSW

NSW DPI has an APPROVED 20 hectare Research Lease 3.5 km off Hawks Nest in Providence Bay near Port Stephens, NSW for a period of five years. The lease will allow the NSW Government to extend its successful marine hatchery research at PSFI to offshore sea cage research to validate the commercial...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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