Yeilowtail Kingfish, Seriola lalandi, is the main closed cycle flnfish cultured in South Australia (SA) and this industry has great potential to expand in other states of Australia. One of the major inefficiencies identified by industry was feeds and feed management in Yellowtail Kingfish...
A bio-economic workshop for fisheries managers was held to discuss the importance of economic objectives and the role of government and industry in attaining those objectives.
Participants learnt how economic analyses, such as bio-economics, can identify management changes that can improve fishery...
Between
2014 and 2018, a large European Union project – MareFrame (http://www.mareframe-fp7.org/) – was run with the intent of identifying and
reducing impediments to the implementation of ecosystem approach to fisheries
management. Australian researchers engaged with this effort, both...
To date, the RLEAS has managed a portfolio of 19 projects representing a total investment from FRDC and stakeholders of nearly $17 million between 1998 and 2006. Outcomes from 12 of these projects have been delivered to date. Not only have the activities of the RLEAS and its Steering...
An FRDC funded project on incorporating MAC (Management Advisory Committee) competencies into the Seafood Industry Training Package was completed in December 2001. The report from that project contained detail of the skills and knowledge required by MAC members to fulfil their role and...
In this project, we reviewed the scientific literature and collaborated with Australian abalone growers to develop a case definition for summer mortality. The case definition developed for summer mortality is as follows:
i. Chronic mortality of unknown cause (if in doubt take this to mean...
This report is about the activities of the FRDC’s Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram (AAHBS) for the period 2016-2020.
In the period 2016-20, AAHBS has managed 27 projects concerned with aquatic animal health and biosecurity. AAHBS also provided advice on other aquatic...