Australia's oceans are undergoing rapid change and changes in fish distribution, abundance and phenology have been widely reported. A first step in ensuring that the fisheries of Australia adapt effectively to climate change is an understanding of the historical and projected changes in the species...
The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports are relatively new reports which, for the first time in Australian fisheries management, brings together the best available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s wild catch fish stocks against a nationally...
The following summary report presents an overview and aggregate results of a series of economic evaluations of research, development and extension (RD&E) investments carried out for the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in 2017.
The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
This project, undertaken by Agtrans Research in association with Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE) and Gillespie Economics, investigated the current and future impact costs of European Carp in Australian waterways, particularly the Murray Darling Basin (MDB), and the costs and benefits of...
The 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, held in Vancouver Canada in July 2017 was seen as an opportunity to build on previous educational and leadership opportunities associated with the 5th and 7th conferences, and to hopefully develop a new tranche of young leaders for the recreational...
A National RD&E Workshop was held on 21 September 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia, in which representatives of industry, research, management, and service providers addressed how to make a positive difference to the mental health of people in fisheries and aquaculture.
The impetus for the...