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2021-03-01

Management and technology deliver fishery confidence

Australian Longline’s new $40 million, state-of-the-art fishing vessel makes a bold statement about the company’s confidence in the future of fishing By Brad Collis Malcolm McNeill, pictured with the Antarctic Aurora, Hobart, Tasmania Photo: Brad Collis When Malcolm...
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2018-06-01

FRDC sponsors innovation competition

Fostering innovation and greater productivity in Australia’s fishing sector is the aim of an event that connects innovators with the investment to make their ideas a reality Improved catch methods, aquaculture innovation and new seafood products are among the focal points of a new Australian...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-800
DATE START/END: 1 JUN 2017 - 29 AUG 2019

Future Oysters CRC-P Management and Extension

Oyster farming is Australia's oldest aquaculture industry, conducted by 550+ regional enterprises in New South Wales (NSW), South Australia (SA) and Tasmania. The oyster industry is currently facing unprecedented challengers due to aquatic diseases. Recently (1 Feb 2016) the viral disease Pacific...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Seafood Industries Pty Ltd (ASI)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-121
DATE START/END: 4 MAY 2021 - 29 APR 2022

Indigenous Branding in the Fishing and Seafood Industry - Economic Creation and Capture

Australia's Indigenous people fish for custom, for recreation and for profit. This project considers the economic benefits of Indigenous brands in all three activities, but primarily from commercial seafood. At a NATIONAL Fishery & Aquaculture (F&A) industry level, FRDC's seeks R&D that improves...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-793
DATE START/END: 23 AUG 2009 - 14 JAN 2010

Seafood CRC: prawn Industry black spot management: problem size and appropriate research

Projects on improvements in black spot management and the development of a metabisulphite meter were supported by Industry representatives at the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries R&D Planning and Consultation Workshop held in Brisbane from the 25th to the 26th of March 2009. The board and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-070
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 30 JAN 2014

TSGA IPA: Comparative susceptibility and host responses of endemic fishes and salmonids affected by amoebic gill disease in Tasmania

Amoebic gill disease in farmed Tasmanian salmon: Amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects the culture of Atlantic salmon during the marine grow-out phase of production. The causative agent of amoebic gill disease is Neoparamoeba perurans (1) which when present upon the gills causes extensive...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2022-11-24

Gearing up for the future

The search for fishing gear that is both ecologically and economically sustainable is not easy, but continuing data collection is helping fishery managers make more informed decisions. By Claire Crawford Finding fishing gear that optimises catches while reducing...
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2017-12-01

Story time on ancient coastal trail

The restoration of an Aboriginal trail on the NSW south coast provides the opportunity to celebrate and re-engage the community with ancient sea country connections By Melissa Marino Les Kosez from the Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council tells stories of the area’s history and future on the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-215
DATE START/END: 16 JUN 2004 - 31 JUL 2008

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: establishment of challenge for AGD

The salmonid aquaculture industry is an important player in the Tasmanian economy producing approximately 16,000 tonnes of fish per year valued at around 165 million AUD (Battaglene and Buxton, 2003) and generating employment for more than 3000 people (Carrington Smith and Wardley, 2003). The...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-756
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2008 - 29 NOV 2010

Seafood CRC: increasing seedstock production of domesticated giant tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) through improved male fertility

Increasing the production efficiency of farming is considered essential for maintaining competitiveness of the Australian P. monodon industry in both national and international markets, and for ensuring the sustainability of the local farming industry. Progressing from the farming of wild progeny...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-214
DATE START/END: 16 JUN 2004 - 30 NOV 2007

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: effects of husbandry on AGD

Commercial salmonid culture in Australia is among the top three aquaculture sectors nationally with production of Atlantic salmon and ocean trout in Tasmania (approx 18000 tonnes) accounting for 95% of the Australian salmonid product annually (Carrington-Smith & Wadley 2003). The majority of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Research Advisory Committees (RACs)

Research Advisory Committees (RACs) play a vital role in ensuring FRDC investment delivers real impact. There are eight RACs – one representing each State, the Commonwealth, and the Northern Territory – providing advice on priorities and investment needs relevant to the public good and for...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-013
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 30 AUG 2012

Towards understanding greenlip abalone population structure

Fine-scale population structure is common in many inshore marine species (Swearer et al. 2002; Orensanz et al. 2005), particularly sedentary invertebrates with limited larval dispersal whose populations (or stocks) tend to be characterised by a complex spatial structure evident at fine spatial...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-744
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2010 - 30 MAR 2014

SCRC: Propagation and sea-based growout of sea cucumber stocks in the Northern Territory

Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd (TSF) has been very successful in developing the viability of harvesting, processing, and marketing sea cucumber products in Australia. Over the last 15 years they have secured a large portion of the Australian wild fishery licenses for this industry particularly in the...
ORGANISATION:
Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd Smithton
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DATE:
2022-11-24

AI advancing for abalone

By Michelle Daw Technology that will save time and money, provide more accurate data more often, and reduce stress on farmed abalone, is continuing to prove its worth in trials. A multi-disciplinary team at James Cook University (JCU) is testing tools and methodology to use...
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2016-09-01

Fisheries go on the record

New technology and more sophisticated data systems are helping fishers and managers offer greater assurance on sustainable fishing practices By Tom Bicknell The increased complexity of fisheries management and greater scrutiny of the industry overall is leading to an increase in the monitoring...
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PUBLISHED:
2022-03-04

New projects

The FRDC Board has recently approved the following research projects Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-096 Southern Rock Lobster planning and management...
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PUBLISHED:
2017-12-01

Search for the fisheries x-factor

Business-acceleration program Fish-X launched at Seafood Directions 2017 with the aim of fostering innovation in fisheries and aquaculture. Source: www.fish-x.com.au The combination of fisheries and start-up science is set to accelerate innovation and the commercialisation of new ideas in...
Industry
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2017-06-01

Mix 'n' match

Trawlers fishing the Clarence River near Maclean NSW, for prawns. Photo: Wade Labe Fisher experiences will play a crucial role in extending the use of new gear designed to reduce prawn trawl bycatch and improve fleet efficiency By Catherine Norwood After more than 20 years of...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-011
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 30 SEP 2008

Development of Field Implemented Fillet Identification (FIFI) for coral reef fin fish

1. Drivers for the development of the application The coral reef fin fish fishery has been increasingly targeted for commercial and recreational exploitation over the last 15 years. It has been reported that within the Queensland commercial sector, the harvest has risen dramatically from 2,034...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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PUBLISHED:
2018-09-01

Information transfer to improve prawn harvests

Portside workshops have generated interest from prawn fishers in gear changes to reduce fishing impact and increase prawn catches Checking gear at a NSW workshop. Photo: NSW Professional Fishermen’s Association By Catherine Norwood Australia’s prawn fishers are keen to trial...
Environment
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