Since 2000 the use of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) and turtle excluder devices (TEDs) has been a mandatory requirement in most tropical prawn trawl fisheries in Australia. Despite this period of mandatory use, the number of BRD designs has remained largely unchanged and their performance can, at...
This project allowed work with the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) to:
Coordinate the planning, implementation, and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC to achieve the outcomes specified in the ABFA Strategic Plan.
Facilitate the barramundi farming...
Summary:
The wild prawn capture industry is under increasing competition from imported and domestic aquaculture product. One problem facing the industry is the frequent occurrence of black pigment on the head and tail surfaces. This condition is known as black spot and can be prevented by treating...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
CRC project 2007/715: “Seafood CRC - Oyster consortium - communication, extension and management of R&D results” was needed to ensure return on investment in oyster R & D, was seen as essential for industry change and to achieve the growth targets for the industry.
The Oyster...
The principal objective of the project was to provide a State EMS Officer for South Australia to develop and implement an environmental management system with the prawn and rocklobster fisheries.
An integrated third party audited EMS was developed with the rocklobster sector...
Since its inception the Seafood CRC had a budget of approximately $3m available for R&D projects on behalf of its member, the Australian Council of Prawn Fishers (ACPF). However, at the start of the CRC, the ACPF had a number of problems that ensured no sustained effort would be applied to...