Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are farmed in Tasmania and limited areas of southern Australia, and support an aquaculture industry of 17,600 tonnes with a value in 20055/06 of $200 million (Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association data). Salmon in Australia are farmed towards the upper limit of their...
Physical acquisition of genetic material is relatively quick and provides an important reserve of genetic resources that can be used for wide variety of conservation and research interests (McClintock et al., 2007). Advances in cryogenic storage techniques in livestock has made it possible to store...
This application has been developed based on discussions with Traditional Owners representing various groups around South Australia. It reflects the aspirations of many through verbal conversations and numerous documents regarding the interaction and ongoing role Aboriginal people are culturally...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
The proposed program will build on the significant work already conducted by CESSH on behalf of all sectors of the seafood industry. It is intended that CESSH will be established as the point of contact for seafood post-harvest research and seafood health benefits communication. In collaboration...
The FRDC IRG has invested in a number of research projects to advance Indigenous rights, interests, opportunities and engagement in Australia's fisheries. However, fisheries management agencies across the jurisdictions appear to have struggled to engage with or make effective use of these outputs...
ORGANISATION:
Indigenous Marine Resources Consultants Australia (IMRCA)
The most comprehensive pot-design testing program ever undertaken for the Southern Australian Rock Lobster Fishery may be a gamechanger for its sustainability and economic performance.
By Dempsey Ward
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) are a valuable fishery resource...