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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-033
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2007 - 30 JUN 2010

Development of a DNA based aging technique for use in fisheries assessments

Knowledge of the age structure of fisheries populations and individual growth rates is crucial to accurate population modelling, which is an integral component of the management cycle. For example, age data for crustaceans would decrease the degree of uncertainty in stock assessment models and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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2018-06-01

Just add algae

Aquaculture farmers may be able to turn their wastewater into a new income stream by producing high-value nutraceutical compounds By Andrew Cooke Kicking around ideas with colleagues at the University of Sydney, chemical engineer Dale McClure saw potential for growing microalgae in the...
Environment
Industry
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PUBLISHED:
2021-11-30

Five steps for managers to help fisheries adapt to climate change

CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Research Director Alistair Hobday presented at the World Fisheries Congress in September 2021, outlining steps he believes fisheries managers could take to help fisheries be better prepared for climate change, and why it matters “This decade of climate change is...
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DATE:
2021-06-24

Food and Agriculture Organization Capture Production

Source: Food and Agriculture Organiszation of United Nations Technical tips for viewing this dashboard For optimal viewing, we recommend accessing this dashboard on a desktop. If you're viewing on a mobile phone, turn it vertically for a better experience. On desktop, to...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-030
DATE START/END: 14 JAN 2005 - 29 OCT 2008

Development of an individual transferable catch quota model for the Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery of the Great Barrier Reef

Fishing is the major extractive resource use on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), where the annual economic value of the commercial Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery is about AU$60-100 million. Each year the commercial line sector harvests between 3000-4000 t from the multi-species reef line fishery, while...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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PUBLISHED:
2017-06-01

Shark smart

Tracking technologies have given scientists and authorities new tools to aid in the quest for people and sharks to peacefully coexist A White Shark By Annabel Boyer The need to prevent shark attacks on swimmers and surfers while also protecting these top-order predators has led...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-781
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2009 - 31 JAN 2012

Seafood CRC: Australian Seafood Productivity Improvement Centre (ASPIC)

1. The Seafood CRC has a mandate from its participants to conduct work in the post harvest sector. 2.Australia has plenty of scientists able to conduct R&D in the post harvest areas of phyto-sanitary and residue issues in seafood. However the industry needs assistance in seafood processing,...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood CRC Company Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-156
DATE START/END: 17 MAR 2024 - 20 JUN 2024

Northern Territory Aquaculture Research, Development and Extension Workshop 2024 and supporting Aboriginal partner attendance

A situational analysis of aquaculture in northern Australia has recently been undertaken (see Cobcroft et al., 2020), this work aimed to capture key challenges and opportunities, and explore solutions and strategic research priorities. Findings highlighted, the northern Australia aquaculture sector...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-138
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2023 - 29 JUN 2026

Developing a Kimberley Aboriginal Mud Crab Fishery

BACKGROUND Over 90% of the Kimberley region in Western Australia (WA) is determined land, under Native Title. Traditional Owners are strongly advocating for wealth creation opportunities, including commercial fishing, to deliver improved economic participation outcomes with the objective of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-110
DATE START/END: 13 JUN 2021 - 27 FEB 2022

Fish and Chips Awards 2021

FRDC has run the Fish and Chip Awards since 2017, in 2021 the awards will transfer to Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) to run under the industry’s consumer-facing brand Great Australian Seafood. and rename the Great Australian Fish and Chip Awards. The Fish and Chip Awards are a celebration of...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)
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PUBLISHED:
2021-09-14

Harvest strategies set the course for sustainability

Monitoring, assessment and transparent decision-making – this is the management trifecta setting Australian fisheries on a path to sustainable futures By Catherine Norwood Although many Australian fisheries already have harvest strategies, the roll-out of harvest management...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-142
DATE START/END: 2 APR 2017 - 30 OCT 2017

Genetic diversity audit of farm held stocks of Greenlip and Blacklip abalone

Undertaking a genetic audit at the commencement of large-scale breeding programs is essential to identify if sufficient genetic diversity has been captured in the foundation broodstock population to prevent accumulation of inbreeding and to ensure long-term genetic selection response. Genetic audits...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-086
DATE START/END: 14 MAR 2018 - 7 JUL 2021

Improved risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins in Southern Rock Lobster

Starting in Oct 2012 the east coast of Tasmania has suffered from significant outbreaks of seafood contamination by paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) from dinoflagellate blooms of Alexandrium tamarense. Previous FRDC project 2014/032 (completed 1/7/2017) focused on the impact on oyster and mussel...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
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DATE:
2021-06-24

Seafood Import and Export by Species - includes A$ exchange rate

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Information Consultancy Services, 2007, cat. no. 9920.0, Canberra Technical tips for viewing this map This map is best viewed on the desktop. For a better mobile phone viewing experience, turn the phone vertically (onto its side) to...
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PUBLISHED:
2019-09-01

Protecting the consumer

Capacity has been built to protect NSW consumers of Spanish Mackerel from the southward migration of ciguatera fish poisoning By Gio Braidotti Chowdhury Sarowar runs the Biotoxin facility at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science. Photo: SIMS Ciguatoxins (CTXs), which...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-201
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 9 OCT 2016

Development of a harvest management, governance and resource sharing framework for a complex multi-sector, multi-jurisdiction fishery: the south-east Australian ‘western’ snapper stock

One of the biggest challenges facing fisheries managers and policy makers is how to effectively govern and manage fisheries that involve various fishing sectors (i.e. commercial, recreational, Aboriginal), and that are distributed across jurisdictional management boundaries. Competition (and related...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
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2021-06-01

Seaweed research on a rising tide of optimism

Research to optimise propagation and growth of the red seaweed Asparagopsis gathers pace, throwing up exciting new opportunities and challenges By Catherine Norwood At Port Victoria on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, sunshine, crystal clear water and calm conditions greet the partners of a...
Industry
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2013-06-01

Cockles a silver lining to heatwave wipeout

By Catherine Norwood Cockles harvested from virgin territory in Western Australia. Photo: John Craike When the Roe’s Abalone populations in Western Australia’s north were all but wiped out in the 2011 marine heatwave, John Craike was forced to find an alternative to the species that has...
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2013-06-01

Find your fish online

Daniel Gledhill examines slides archived in CSIRO"s Australian National Fish Collection, which have been used developing FishMap. Photo: Carlie Devine, CSIRO By Catherine Norwood Australia’s marine diversity is among the richest in the world, but that richness creates challenges for...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-224
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2018 - 14 FEB 2020

Southern Rock Lobster Clean Green program, revision, digitisation & extension across the supply chain

First introduced in 2004, the Clean Green program was developed as an integrated ‘pot-to-plate' Product Standard with independent third-party auditing of practices. The program was developed in response to serious challenges to work practices, environmental legislation and food safety issues. It...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-049
DATE START/END: 29 MAY 2005 - 30 JUN 2008

An industry-based program to monitor seal interactions in the SETF

The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) is a multi-species multi-gear situated off the south east coast of Australia. It is Australia’s largest scalefish fishery, providing most of the fresh fish to domestic markets. The fishery has both trawl and non-trawl sectors. The trawl...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
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