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PUBLISHED:
2021-03-01

Trawling international research for better fishing practices

Excess fuel use and unwanted bycatch are ongoing challenges for trawl fishing in Australia and around the world By Matt Broadhurst, Steve Kennelly and Ian Knuckey Around the world, research teams, including fishers, scientists and managers, have strived to improve the process of trawling for...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-241
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2006 - 22 JUN 2008

Progressing the recommendations from the scoping study report for abalone marketing and promotion

This application was developed to help garner support, with a view of implementing some of the recommendations in the McKinna report (FRDC 2005/231) through workshops being held in all abalone producing States. The challenge facing the Australian abalone industry is to commit to moving forward...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
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DATE:
2022-05-19

FAQs

Environment Are carp a symptom or a cause of environmental damage? Non-scientific The answer is both. Australian rivers experience many environmental pressures – carp are just one. Separating carp impacts from other sources of environmental stress is difficult for two main reasons....
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-208
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2010 - 30 MAR 2013

Developing clam aquaculture in Australia: a feasibility study on culturing Donax deltoides and Katelysia sp on intertidal and subtidal leases in South Australia

Clam aquaculture, the focus of this project, is an innovative concept in Australia although it is well developed overseas. World production of cultured Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarium) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) was 3.1 million tonnes in 2005. Australian wild catch of 2,135 tonnes...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-417
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2004 - 4 SEP 2006

Treating prawns with an extended dip in Everfresh

For years now the seafood industry has been searching for alternatives to sulphiting agents for the prevention of blackspot. Because sulphites cause allergic reactions in some sensitized individuals, consumers and food authorities would like to see a reduction in the amount of sulphite present in...
ORGANISATION:
Queensland Seafood Marketers Association Inc (QSMA)
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2018-11-02

Pictures of abundance

Camera technology lights the way towards improved stock assessments as researcher Tony Courtney discovers in his search for ways to better understand Queensland’s Scallop fishery Sea scallops in buckets. Photo: NOAA Fisheries As the adage goes, counting fish is like counting trees, except...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-075
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2023 - 31 MAY 2023

National Workshop to develop a regional collaborative plan to control the invasive Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)

The impacts of the range extending Long Spined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) on habitat, biodiversity, and commercial fisheries in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania are well-recognised. FRDC has funded 15+ Long Spined Sea Urchin related projects across these three jurisdictions, and we...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2019-05-31

New guides to future fisheries

New science and technologies help managers build on the fundamentals of sustainable fisheries By Catherine Norwood Conversations around the sustainability of Australian fisheries have come a long way since the status of individual species was singled out as the primary indicator of...
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2022-06-20

Final reports

Impacts of water development in the Gulf of Carpentaria 2018-079 Using an ecosystem modelling approach, this study quantified the impacts and risks of water resource developments (anthropogenic alteration of freshwater discharge) to the Gulf of Carpentaria ecosystem. Key model targets included...
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2021-03-01

Australia’s international ocean action agenda

Oceans connect us all and the High Level Ocean Panel of government leaders has set a course to share the work needed and the benefits to flow from sustainable ocean environments and economies By Catherine Norwood Photo: Kevin Kurek/Unsplash Australia has formally launched...
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2016-12-01

Aquaculture on a rising tide

With planning approvals finalised, and crucial research underway, Australia appears to be poised for a surge in aquaculture production In 2008 it seemed optimistic, but not unreasonable, that Australia would be producing 100,000 tonnes of fish and seafood from aquaculture by 2015. At the...
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2014-12-01

Market makeover for Australian Salmon

Atlantic Salmon may soon have a challenger in the form of a native namesake that is the focus of new initiatives from harvesting to product development By Rose Yeoman Fishing for Australian Salmon: commercial beach haul netting at Cheynes Beach, 60 kilometres east of Albany, on the south...
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2019-05-31

Prawn venture heralds aquaculture step-up

As aquaculture progresses from niche to large-scale operations requiring teams of skilled workers, a major new venture, Project Sea Dragon, is creating economic development and job opportunities Black Tiger Prawns (Penaeus monodon) Photo: Seafarms Group One of the largest...
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-404
DATE START/END: 20 SEP 2004 - 7 JAN 2006

Identification of demand drivers, distribution requirements and supply chain efficiencies to assist development of the Hiramasa Kingfish ™ (Seriola lalandi) and Suzuki Mulloway ™ (Argyrosomus hololepidotus) brands in Melbourne

The South Australian Marine Finfish Farmers Association draft Strategic Plan 2004-2008, and the Yellowtail Kingfish Aquaculture Research and Development Plan -2003-2008, have identified that market research and development is critical to the development of this industry sector. These documents have...
ORGANISATION:
South Australian Marine Finfish Farmers Association Inc
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DATE:
2023-09-18

Underutilised species

Overview Commercial and recreational fishing inevitably results in the capture of unwanted fish species. While some of these species are sold at low prices for low-value products, a significant portion are discarded at sea. Despite advancements in fishing gear to reduce bycatch, large...
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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Consolidation, corporatisation and safety

As a long-time fisher, and current chair of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Stuart Richey reflects on the trends and challenges for the Australian seafood industry and the safety of its marine workplaces By Stuart Richey AM, Chair, Australian Maritime Safety Authority Stuart...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-200
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 NOV 2016

Guidelines on a tiered, risk-based approach to bycatch management

Unacceptable levels of bycatch have the potential to close major fisheries and to affect markets for seafood, regardless of the fishery’s economic importance and the health of commercial fish stocks. One of the earliest and most dramatic examples of the significance of bycatch was the 1990s decline...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
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PUBLISHED:
2018-03-01

The blue waters of salmon farming

International experts gather to help Australia’s Atlantic Salmon industry navigate a course for sustainable growth International experts discussed trends in the design and location of Atlantic Salmon pens at the Blue Future forum in Hobart. Photos: Catherine Norwood By Catherine...
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PUBLISHED:
2021-06-01

Final reports

Improving crab survival 2017-018 Scientists from Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries worked with the New South Wales crab and lobster industries to determine ways to reduce stress imposed on the animals from capture to market. Through temperature monitoring along the supply...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-008
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2012 - 5 JUN 2016

Assessing the impact of marine seismic surveys on southeast Australian scallop and lobster fisheries

Marine seismic surveys, an indispensable part of offshore petroleum exploration, use intense low frequency acoustic signals produced by air guns to identify hydrocarbon reservoirs (McCauley et al., 2000). The main environmental concern for marine seismic surveys is the potential for the acoustic...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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