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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-104
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2020 - 29 SEP 2024

Assessing egg oiling as a long term management tool for overabundant Silver Gull populations interacting with Southern Bluefin Tuna aquaculture operations

Increases in predictable human-derived food resources have been linked to population increases of gull species worldwide. The Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a long lived, opportunistic seabird whose population numbers have increased near Australian population centres (Smith 1995;...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-227
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2017 - 29 MAR 2018

Seafood Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) – NSW Food Service Industry Trial

Honey and Fox were asked by PFA to prepare documentation that could be used to seek funding to undertake a trial voluntary labelling scheme for food service in NSW and to find appropriately skilled organisations to undertake the work. The following project represents the consultation process with...
ORGANISATION:
Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-176
DATE START/END: 19 MAR 2023 - 28 JUN 2025

ARDC: Food Security Data Challenges: Increasing food security through liberation of fishing and aquaculture data

FRDC is creating an environment where fisheries data can be easily accessed, governed, stored, managed and secured for research and for industry benefit. Current FRDC activities include: • Leading the fisheries sector with a digital-focused R&D Plan • Investing in various agrifood and...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-272
DATE START/END: 14 FEB 2017 - 14 JUL 2017

Love Australian Prawns evaluation using consumer research, sales data and market insights

LAP needs to provide qualitative evidence of the impact of LAP on consumers in order to continue confident investment from the prawn sectors. This is to include analysis of (LAP) brand awareness, purchase intent and media methods with the results compared against findings from 2012/774.81 “Year 2...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-621
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2005 - 5 MAR 2007

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: establishment of a national aquatic animal health diagnostic network

The establishment, in 2002, of the Aquatic Animal Health Committee (AAHC) has provided a forum for discussion of aquatic animal health priorities by industry and government representatives. To support AAHC, the National Aquatic Animal Health Technical Working Group (NAAH-TWG) was established to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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2017-09-01

Kingfish research gathers momentum

Clean Seas Yellowtail Kingfish operations in Port Lincoln. Photo: FRDC From feed to disease, researchers around the country are joining forces with industry partners to enhance aquaculture By Catherine Norwood Yellowtail Kingfish aquaculture sites (from left): Geraldton, Port Lincoln and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-024
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2018

Managing ecosystem interactions across differing environments: building flexibility and risk assurance into environmental management strategies

It is important to ensure that salmon farming development is sustainable. Improved farming technologies and expansion into new farming locations over the last decade have highlighted some concerns regarding current environmental monitoring/ management approaches (this was identified as a priority in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-308
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2007 - 30 JUN 2008

Seafood Directions 2007

Seafood Directions is regarded as the premier seafood industry conference in Australia. Seafood Directions provides an opportunity for stakeholders of the seafood industry to come together and discuss issues and opportunities in a national Forum. Such a national Forum provides an opportunity...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
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DATE:
2023-05-30

Research tackles fish catch lost to sharks

A wide cross-section of Australia’s fishing communities came together over the past year at FRDC workshops to address increasing reports of sharks taking fish as they are being caught. By Brad Collis Reports of shark depredation on fishing operations have been increasing, to...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-005
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2023 - 27 FEB 2025

Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery

This application was developed at the request of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas). It follows the recent discovery of a large (i.e., spawning biomass >200,000 t), under-exploited stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in waters off south-eastern...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2014-12-01

Diver data drives improved abalone management

Australia and New Zealand’s abalone industries have distinct cultural and operational differences, but a shared need for better information is bringing closer collaboration Abalone diver, Tasmania. Photo: Stuart Gibson By Catherine Norwood Divers, data loggers and the divergent...
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2022-03-04

Australia’s blue diamond

By Melody Horrill and Catherine Norwood As the true value of estuaries and coastal wetlands is realised, Australia’s fishing sectors are in a prime position to benefit from the burgeoning blue carbon economy European settlers once considered mangrove forests and salt marshes nothing...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-030
DATE START/END: 25 JUL 2023 - 30 AUG 2023

Rapid benefit cost analyses for inclusion in the FRDC 2022-23 Annual Report

FRDC is required under its Statutory Funding Agreement to deliver an annual assessment of the impacts of its R&D funding activities, specifically including an assessment of return on investment. Historically, FRDC has worked with a single provider, AgTrans, to deliver this requirement through one...
ORGANISATION:
ACRE Economics
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-753
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2008 - 30 AUG 2008

Seafood CRC: Oyster Consortium marketing projects investment meeting

The Consortium has a small range of projects focusing on developing market access and optimising the supply chain. However the Consortium is not working from an agreed strategy document that guides its market/supply chain investment. The Consortium's Market Working Group recommended on 12/6/08,...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-115
DATE START/END: 27 SEP 2018 - 22 DEC 2018

National tropical oyster aquaculture workshop - Darwin 2018

Currently there is considerable and growing interest in creating opportunities for commercial culture of tropical oyster species. Across northern Australia there are a number of R&D projects being conducted to address technical, ecological, food safety and business development priorities needed to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-005
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2004 - 30 NOV 2008

Developing integrated performance measures for spatial management of marine systems

There is increasing emphasis on reporting on the ecological sustainability within management regimes for marine systems, including integration with the reporting on the management of MPAs and fisheries. This is a world-wide issue, including in Australia, to ensure previously divergent biodiversity...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Doubling up on wild fisheries

Far from being a dwindling resource, Australia’s wild fisheries have the capacity to provide double the volumes currently harvested By Catherine Norwood In recent years, Australia’s wild harvest fisheries have averaged a yield of 166,000 tonnes, a decline of almost 30 per cent on our ‘peak...
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2013-12-01

FRDC expands its role

Maya Puglisi In the past six months the operating environment for the FRDC has changed significantly. Amendments to legislation have been proposed that would allow the FRDC to expand its role. At the same time Seafood Services Australia (SSA) has closed. The FRDC has already taken on the...
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-051
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 29 NOV 2021

Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on Octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster

3D Marine seismic surveys (MSS) are typically used by the petroleum industry to locate potential oil and gas deposits. In Australia, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) requires an Environmental Plan (EP) be developed to demonstrate that the MSS...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-206
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2008 - 29 AUG 2009

The methodical introduction of high strength netting to the prawn trawling industry in Queensland

Prawn fisheries around Australia comprise fuel intensive enterprises currently stressed financially by rising diesel costs. An avenue for relieving the situation is to improve the energy efficiency of trawling by raising the productivity of fishing for each litre of fuel consumed. High...
ORGANISATION:
DJ Sterling Trawl Gear Services
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-251
DATE START/END: 27 JUN 2004 - 30 JUN 2005

Identification of new market opportunities for southern rock lobster exports

The Southern Lobster industry has recently completed its 'Strategy 2020' strategic plan. The plan recognises that the industry is strongly dependant on exports, that 3 North East Asian markets account for 82% of exports (including HK/China accounting for 37% of exports), that little is known of...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
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PUBLISHED:
2022-06-20

Campaigns mobilise communities for fisheries health

Building on evidence-based stock assessments and fisheries regulations, behavioural science and social marketing are providing new strategies to help fishers rebuild and maintain stocks of Australia’s favourite fish species By Catherine Norwood Fishers are being urged to help rebuild...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-233
DATE START/END: 27 AUG 2005 - 30 JUN 2006

Developing and implementing a business model for marketing and branding Australian seafood

This application is a collaboration between the NAC and ASIC as applicants. Majority of companies that have attended the roadshow presenting the results of the research have agreed that this project is a priority for the Australian seafood industry. Minutes are attached from various meetings to...
ORGANISATION:
National Aquaculture Council (NAC)
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DATE:
2023-04-28

Fish toxin tests to track ciguatera risk

Commercial and recreational fishers have contributed hundreds of fish samples to help develop new ways to detect ciguatera toxins, as part of FRDC funded food safety research. By Catherine Norwood Marine toxin specialist Professor Shauna Murray is leading the ciguatera toxin...
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