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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-254
DATE START/END: 23 OCT 2016 - 26 JAN 2017

"Protect your catchment, protect your catch" - a collaborative initiative to boost fishery productivity in Corner Inlet

Collaborative catchment management in Corner Inlet has a strong recent history, and we wish to continue our hard work and cement the common bonds between sectors. A recently completed FRDC project which worked with commercial fishers to identify the drivers of fish habitat loss, was successful in...
ORGANISATION:
Mezo Research Sydney
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-257
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2017 - 14 MAR 2018

Implementing and evaluating the Australian Seafood Trade Agenda 2016 - 2018 - Seafood Trade Advisory Group (STAG)

According to the latest ABARES report the value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production in 2012-13 was around $2.4 billion each year. Of this Australia exported around $1.2 billion of seafood products annually, dominated by high-value products—such as rock lobster, premium tuna species...
ORGANISATION:
Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-258
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2017 - 30 MAY 2020

Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery

The Australian Southern Rock Lobster commercial fishery uses traps or “pots” to capture Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Under total allowable commercial catches (TACCs), improving the catch efficiency of fishing gear used in commercial fishing operations offers an opportunity to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-259
DATE START/END: 14 NOV 2016 - 30 MAR 2017

Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) Strategic and R&D Plan 2020-25

The Australian Prawn Farmer’s Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests and foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. The sector produced more than 5,000 tonnes in 2014/15 with a farm gate value of $88 million, providing more than 300 direct jobs. ...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-261
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2017 - 14 MAY 2019

Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry

Since 2013 the APFA/ACPF have co-invested in a joint national marketing strategy for Australian prawns "Love Australian Prawns" (LAP). However, an ongoing industry concern is the practice of substitution of Australian prawns with imported or lower value/quality/uncertified product, and the negative...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-262
DATE START/END: 29 DEC 2016 - 30 JUL 2017

RAC QLD: Queensland Seafood Marketing Symposium

A number of significant events have occurred in the last twelve months which have lead to the belief that it is timely to hold a national marketing conference. Theses events have been: 1. The change to the Pird Act which has provided the FRDC with the opportunity to assist in marketing...
ORGANISATION:
Queensland Seafood Marketers Association Inc (QSMA)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-263
DATE START/END: 24 JAN 2017 - 30 MAR 2017

Social and Economic Evaluation of the Victorian Wild-catch Seafood and Aquaculture Industry – STAGE 1

This application was developed as a VicRAC priority in 2015, which represents the stakeholders and expertise in fisheries and aquaculture. In order for Victorian fisheries and aquaculture to address FRDC strategic challenges, particularly those around building social licence to operate and...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Victoria Inc (SIV)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-264
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2017 - 7 MAY 2026

Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Congress - Locking in the Future: 2017-2025

The National Rock Lobster Conference was first held in 1999 and since then it has evolved into a very successful and important biennial event including the Australian and New Zealand Rock Lobster fisheries and associated post harvest sectors. Now titled, the Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Congress,...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
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