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Environment
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2015-03-01

Seafood future is ready-to-go

New market opportunities, new marketing techniques and new products are all contributing to a renewed sense of optimism for Australia’s fishing and seafood industries Demand for seafood is on the rise, and Arthur Raptis believes the future is bright for the Australian seafood industry. Photo:...
Industry
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Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)

The Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests and foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. The Association is a key contact for investors, new farmers and firms wishing to do business with the Australian prawn farming...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-063
DATE START/END: 14 APR 2005 - 30 NOV 2008

Determining ecological effects of longline fishing in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery

The Fisheries and EPBC Acts now require that fisheries are managed sustainably, not only for target species but for the ecosystem in which the fisheries operate. The ET&BF impacts pelagic ecosystems by taking a range of apex predators including tunas, billfishes and sharks, along with other minor...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-220
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2006 - 29 AUG 2010

Seafood CRC: Spatial management of southern rock lobster fisheries to improve yield, value and sustainability

The application has been developed over several years in response to ongoing spatial issues in southern rock lobster fisheries: (a) regional mismatch between biology and management; (b) the concentration of commercial effort in shallow water; (c) increasing stocks with low harvest rates in deep...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-097
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2017 - 29 JUN 2018

Reducing bycatch using modifications to sweeps and lines anterior to the trawl mouth - collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark

Penaeid trawls are regarded as one of the world's least selective fishing methods, catching large quantities of non-targeted finfish and other organisms. This bycatch is considered wasteful and attracts significant attention and/or controversy from a host of stakeholders including interacting...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-151
DATE START/END: 14 SEP 2020 - 30 AUG 2022

Application of a machine learning approach for effective stock management of farmed abalone

In many fisheries and aquaculture management applications the ability to gain reliable data in a timely manner has always been a limiting factor. Until the last few years, machine learning was not able to reliably learn autonomously from the target imagery without substantial human oversight during...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Environment
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-069
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 2 MAR 2013

Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: The effects of AGD on gill function - use of a perfused gill model

Amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the pathogenic free living protozoan Neoparamoeba perurans, is the most significant health issue currently affecting the production of Tasmanian Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. As such, the Tasmanian Salmon Growers Association (TSGA) has identified AGD research as...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-047
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2019

Addressing knowledge gaps for studies of the effect of water resource development on the future of the Northern Prawn Fishery

The estuaries of Australia’s tropical rivers support commercial fisheries for finfish, crustaceans and shellfish valued at approximately $220 million per annum, with the Northern Prawn Fishery valued at $115 million (2013-14) (Savage and Hobsbawn 2015). FRDC 2007/003, (PIs: Burford, Kenyon),...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-331
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2008 - 29 JUN 2010

Seafood Directions 2009 - Connecting the supply chain

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 Victoria Inc (SIV)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-051
DATE START/END: 11 NOV 2021 - 28 FEB 2022

Preliminary evaluation of electro stunning technology for farmed Barramundi

This full application expands on our recent expression of interest (EOI) and the project’s title inherits the title of the call by the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA): for a desktop study or literature review to evaluate the suitability of electro-stunning technology for use in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-191
DATE START/END: 7 DEC 2023 - 6 NOV 2025

Safeguarding our Sydney Rock Oyster industry against QX disease

This application was developed in consultation with Oysters Australia, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, oyster researchers and oyster growers in response to ongoing QX disease outbreaks in Sydney rock oysters in NSW and QLD. The challenges posed by QX disease, and knowledge gaps...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
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DATE:
2023-11-21

Green with envy for Australia's abalone growers

As Australia’s Abalone aquaculture sector continues to prosper, small operations like Three Friends Abalone are delivering niche products to local, national, and international markets that value exceptional premium quality seafood. Abalone is grown in all southern states in Australia, from...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-004
DATE START/END: 21 SEP 2011 - 29 AUG 2014

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of improved molecular diagnostic tests for Perkinsus olseni in Australian molluscs

Perkinsus is the cause of serious disease and on-going losses in commercial mollusc populations in temperate waters world-wide and is listed internationally by the OIE as a notifiable disease. In New South Wales and South Australia Perkinsus infections have resulted in severe depletion of stocks and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-177
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2017 - 16 JUL 2019

Phase 2: Traceability Systems for Wild Caught Lobster, via Sense-T and Pathways to Market

The project entitled ‘Traceability Systems for Wild Caught Lobster, via Sense-T and Pathways to Market’ aligns with SRL’s Strategy 2022 by aiming to improve technical traceability, product provenance and recall capabilities within the wild caught Southern Rock Lobster (SRL) supply chain. The project...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2016-03-01

Port Lincoln rides the tuna tide

From boom to bust and back again, South Australia’s Southern Bluefin Tuna industry celebrates its diamond jubilee this year By Catherine Norwood Port Lincoln, South Australia, bills itself as the seafood capital of Australia, and while this reputation is based on a wide range of wild and...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-117
DATE START/END: 2 SEP 2018 - 30 MAY 2019

Western Australian based Institute for Spiny Lobster Research Business Plan

The Western Rock Lobster (WRL) Council's 2018-2021 Strategic Plan contains the following Objectives: 1. The WRL industry is professionally managed to achieve an economic contribution of $1billion GVP to the WA economy by 2028. 2. The WRL harvest strategy ensures long-term access to the sustainable...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)
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Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-302
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2016

Social and economic evaluation of NSW coastal aquaculture

Aquaculture has been practiced in Australia for approximately 40,000 years by Aboriginal communities who used sophisticated fish traps to capture and hold fish. The modern Australian aquaculture industry is relatively new, having grown in volume at an average rate of around 12% per annum since...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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2021-03-01

Stakeholder Briefing March 2021

Stakeholder briefing March 2021 FRDC ORGANISATIONAL UPDATES New Indigenous Statement of Intent The FRDC has developed an Indigenous Statement of Intent in recognition of the continued tenure over and connection with their traditional lands and waters that Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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