This application represents a proposal for research that has not been done in Australia. This work (i) is seen as the next logical step for addressing a large component of the fishing mortality of unwanted bycatch in many commercial estuarine and other small-scale fisheries, (ii) has been assigned...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
FRDC’s new network of extension officers across Australia is focused on improving the two-way exchange of information between the people in fishing and aquaculture and researchers
By Michelle Daw
Extension officer Nathan Bicknell with Nabin Bohara of Fair Fish (SA) at Port Adelaide....
Australia has a wide and increasing range of bycatch reporting requirements and expectations, domestically and internationally, and there is increasing emphasis on improving bycatch reporting to meet these requirements. Most of these relate in some way to demonstrating that Australian fisheries are...
Bycatch was once said to be the “fisheries issue of the 1990’s”. Yet it still dominates fisheries management, policy and research, being a major component of all EBFM processes, FAO’s Ecosystem Approach, assessments by the Marine Stewardship Council and other eco-labeling organisations, the EU’s...
The Commonwealth Fisheries Research Advisory Committee (COMRAC) of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) wishes to engage a consultant to develop a Five Year Research, Development and Extension Plan.
Strategic planning is central to the both COMRAC's and FRDC’s businesses.
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The Australian Abalone Growers Association (AAGA) is the peak industry body for the Australian Abalone Farming Industry and was formed primarily as a vehicle to raise funds for and coordinate RD&E for the sector. Increasingly AAGA is required to represent the interests and foster development of the...
Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and artificial reefs are increasingly being used to enhance recreational fishing opportunities. In Australian waters, both FADs and artificial reefs are often situated in areas where other activities, including commercial fishing, shipping, and oil and gas exploration...