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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-071
DATE START/END: 18 NOV 2020 - 29 JUN 2026

Implementing the FRDC's 2020-25 R&D Plan - ICT Delivery

This project is required to manage the administration and implementation of IT activities.
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Environment
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PUBLISHED:
2020-05-15

Management moves to help commercial fishers

While decision-making is in a state of flux as the impacts of coronavirus-related restrictions become apparent, here is a guide to management actions for commercial fishing that have already been taken in Australia’s fisheries jurisdictions. This summary has been collated by members of the...
Environment
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DATE:
2022-09-27

Winning students’ research contributes to delivering FRDC’s R&D Plan

Bridging science-policy for sustainable development, blue carbon soil stocks and reducing community conflict in aquaculture, were the focus of the winning student presentations at the Australian Marine Science Association annual conference. Held in Cairns in early August and supported by funding...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-149
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2017 - 29 NOV 2018

Planning for a Blue Future Salmon - informing R&D, regulation and industry development

The Tasmanian salmon industry is seeking to grow production safely and sustainably over the next two decades, further increasing the tangible benefits to the Tasmanian community. Our aim is to deliver this by being the most environmentally sustainable salmon industry in the world – creating an...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2022-06-20

New regional extension officer network

FRDC’s new network of extension officers across Australia is focused on improving the two-way exchange of information between the people in fishing and aquaculture and researchers By Michelle Daw Extension officer Nathan Bicknell with Nabin Bohara of Fair Fish (SA) at Port Adelaide....
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-053
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2011 - 16 DEC 2012

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) - understanding biotic and abiotic environmental and husbandry effects to reduce economic losses

This application was developed following the open round for pre-proposals. The EOI RW044 addressed priorities which were discussed at the FRDC Cairns conference on POMS (even though the workshop was held after the closing date for submission of expressions of interest). RW044 had 9...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-308
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2006 - 15 NOV 2007

Investigating options to improve bycatch reduction in tropical prawn trawl fisheries - a workshop for fishers

Since 2000 the use of BRDs (& TEDs) has been a mandatory requirement in most tropical prawn trawl fisheries. Despite this period of mandatory use, the number of BRD designs has remained unchanged and their performance can, at best, be described as modest. In the NPF tiger prawn fishery, these...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL)

Western Rock Lobster (WRL) is the peak industry body dedicated to representing the interests of the Western Rock Lobster commercial fishing industry. Acting as a collaborative partner with government, WRL plays a vital role in the co-management of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed...
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Environment
Industry
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PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

Making the most of rock lobster resources

Strategies to optimise use of fishery resources and adapt to changing industry conditions were a key focus of the biennial Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Conference By Natasha Prokop The Chinese market for Australian rock lobster is booming, underpinning good returns in all state rock...
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-012
DATE START/END: 14 FEB 2024 - 14 OCT 2026

Reviewing solutions to reduce unwanted fisher interactions with elasmobranchs

Shark depredation (the removal of catch by sharks) causes negative impacts for commercial and recreational fishers due to lost and damaged catch and fishing gear, and reduced enjoyment of fishing, respectively. The resulting extra mortality of target species also leads to uncertainty in stock...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
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PUBLISHED:
2021-09-14

Close-kin mark-recapture making its mark

An idea lying dormant for years re-emerged at the right time, helping to rebuild global stocks of Southern Bluefin Tuna and revolutionising fisheries stock assessments Words Bianca Nogrady Mark Bravington was attending a meeting at the International Whaling Commission in...
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2021-11-30

Global quest to reduce fish in aquafeeds

The development of innovative feed ingredients is helping the aquaculture industry end its reliance on wild-caught fish in aquafeeds, with Australian research contributing to international efforts By Gio Braidotti and Catherine Norwood Limits on the availability of forage fish as a key...
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PUBLISHED:
2020-12-01

Final reports

Low-cost management for small fisheries 2015-215 Low-cost, practical management regimes for small-scale, low-value fisheries are desperately needed to ensure long-term sustainability without the need for resource-hungry management frameworks. This study provides comprehensive, process-based...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-208
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2008 - 30 JAN 2010

Empowering Industry R&D: Improving profitability to Industry through the identification and management of ‘tough’ fish syndrome in tropical Saddletail Snapper

This project application was developed at the specific urging of the reef fish supply chain in both Queensland and the Northern Territory. The Western Australian northern demersal fishers also strongly support the project. All jurisdictions are suffering large revenue losses caused by Tough Fish...
ORGANISATION:
Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-062
DATE START/END: 1 JAN 2017 - 19 DEC 2020

Coordination of the National Priority 1 Subprogram: to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so

The FRDC's RD&E Plan 2015–20 is focused on maximising impacts by concentrating on knowledge development around three national priorities. National Priority 1 is defined as "to ensure that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so". The aim of National...
ORGANISATION:
Oceanomics Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-009
DATE START/END: 4 SEP 2011 - 3 SEP 2013

Assessment of novel gear designs to reduce interactions between species of conservation interest and commercial fishing nets

This project was developed in direct consultation with John Page of the Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association (MBSIA) following preliminary trials of a modified gillnet design, and in response to perennial concern about incidental capture/entanglement of species of conservation interest (SOCI),...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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