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PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-204
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 23 AUG 2015

Meeting sustainability expectations: translating and aligning objectives, reporting and evaluation of the performance of Australian fisheries

A recent workshop hosted by the applicants identified the need to enhance and align the setting of objectives for the management of Australian fisheries to better enable and demonstrate effective governance. Participants included Keith Sainsbury, Ian Cartwright, Rick Fletcher, George Kailis and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2024-11-28

Fisheries Restocking - one option in a sea of choices

Introduction Restocking (referred to interchangeably as ‘fisheries enhancement’) is the practice of releasing hatchery-produced fish into the wild to supplement or enhance natural populations. Restocking programs may aim to support conservation, enhance recreational and/or commercial fishing...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-087
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2012 - 29 JAN 2014

Tactical Research Fund: trial of an industry implemented, spatially discrete eradication/control program for Centrostephanus rodgersii in Tasmania

Over the past three decades, the distribution of the long-spined sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii has expanded southwards from southern New South Wales, through Eastern Victoria, some of the Bass Strait Islands to the Tasman Peninsular. While some individual urchins have been observed further...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-061
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2018 - 31 JUL 2023

Abalone Council Australia Ltd Planning and Management for a National Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Program

Australian abalone (Haliotis spp) supports major commercial fisheries in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales with total catches from these States being around 2,890 t in 2017/18 (down from 4,450t in 2011/2012). Of this catch, Tasmania is the largest producer...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-138
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2023 - 29 JUN 2026

Developing a Kimberley Aboriginal Mud Crab Fishery

BACKGROUND Over 90% of the Kimberley region in Western Australia (WA) is determined land, under Native Title. Traditional Owners are strongly advocating for wealth creation opportunities, including commercial fishing, to deliver improved economic participation outcomes with the objective of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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DATE:
2024-04-17

Rock Lobster sector goes data harvesting to manage climate change

The dramatic, hidden, impact of marine heatwaves on Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus) survival has led to an expansion in data collection to better forecast the fishery’s stock levels. By Brad Collis With support from the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and...
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Corporate Policies

As part of good corporate governance, and to ensure a high level of transparency the FRDC is happy to provide a current copy of any of its policies. The FRDC policies are regularly reviewed and as a result may be updated. While the FRDC endeavours to ensure the latest version is available, however...
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DATE:
2021-11-10

Fisheries stock sustainability

There are now a number of 'seafood chooser' initiatives globally that seek to inform the consumer on sustainable seafood choices. They differ in a number of ways, with some being voluntary such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), while others...
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DATE:
2024-08-01

FRDC Update August 2024

FRDC Update FRDC welcomes newly appointed Ministers FRDC welcomes the Hon Julie Collins MP and new Assistant Minister Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio Minister. FRDC congratulates and welcomes Minister for Agriculture,...
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