Eat fish and you'll live longer and healthier. Everyone knows this - or do they? Where did this common understanding of the benefits of fish arise and what is the scientific basis for these claims. What are the "best bets" for nutrition-based fish promotion in Australia?
Considerable scientific...
Prior to the initiation of this project, it was recognised that while State/Territory, as well as Commonwealth, legislation is well-developed for the management of traditional stock animal diseases, legislation has not addressed adequately issues concerning aquatic animal diseases and their control....
Are Australian fisheries and aquaculture achieving best performance and use? What is the trend in performance overall, and by sector across wild catch commercial, recreational, Indigenous customary and aquaculture? In 2014 this FRDC project completed its second evaluation of fisheries...
This study sought to explore how different types of fishing
businesses adapted to different types of change within Queensland’s east coast
fisheries. The project team first sought to classify fishing businesses into
‘types’, exploring the industry structure in a new and...
Since colonisation, Australia has been a country that relies heavily upon the export of its agricultural produce to contribute to the wealth and prosperity of the nation. However, in recent times, the export focus and capability of the agricultural industry has decreased. Whilst the overall...