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2016-06-01

Listening to the fish song

A better understanding of why some fish species ‘vocalise’ allows passive acoustic monitoring to aid management strategies By Bianca Nogrady We think of the underwater world as a largely silent one, where vast tracts of still blue are only occasionally punctuated by the bass glissando of...
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2020-12-01

Blueprint for Australian seaweed industry

The Australian seaweed sector could grow to be worth $1.5 billion by 2040, employing 9000 people and helping to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10 per cent, according to the recently released Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprint. By Catherine Norwood The blueprint, released by...
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2018-03-01

New fishery founded on smart investment

Evaluating the impact of research will help to maximise the outcomes for future funding Targeted investment has helped kickstart a new Octopus tetricus fishery in Western Australia. Photo: WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development By Catherine Norwood The ‘Innovative...
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2020-10-01

Research and Development Plan lifts off to further engagement

The FRDC’s new R&D Plan sets the organisation on a more flexible, consultative path to achieve outcomes for Australia’s diverse fishing and aquaculture stakeholders. After more than a year of consultation and development, the FRDC’s R&D Plan 2020–2025 is ready for use. The Plan...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-012
DATE START/END: 8 AUG 2006 - 30 NOV 2010

Arrow squid – stock variability, fishing techniques, trophic linkages - facing the challenges

Squid ecology, fisheries and the environment Squid fisheries have been rapidly expanding around the globe in recent years (Caddy & Rodhouse 1998). Whether this is in response to declining availability of traditional fish stocks or changing market preferences is debatable, however regardless of the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-418
DATE START/END: 23 FEB 2017 - 19 MAY 2017

National people development: Building education and training pathways for research and development adoption

The Fisheries RDC wishes to ensure that the full benefit of its investment in research and development (R&D) is being used by commercial fishers, aquaculture, post-harvest operations and fisheries management industry businesses and employees. If there is less than optimal uptake of R&D outputs,...
ORGANISATION:
Anwen Lovett Consulting
Industry
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-122
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2021 - 29 JAN 2026

Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program 2021-24

The Human Dimensions Research Subprogram was established in late 2016 by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to coordinate FRDC-funded research and development aimed at addressing priorities within the field of human dimensions research. The Subprogram built on the legacies of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
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2016-03-01

FRDC takes on a new design

A new office and new industry services are part of the FRDC’s changes designed to deliver on national priorities for the seafood sector By Ilaria Catizone Twenty-five years after it began, 2016 brings a substantial change and evolution in the way the FRDC operates. The changes to the FRDC...
Industry
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-047
DATE START/END: 29 OCT 2023 - 27 SEP 2026

Developing and validating novel methods to estimate age- and size-at-maturity in South Eastern Australian fisheries

Background Knowing the age and size at which a fish reaches sexual maturity, and then whether it spawns each year or not, is critically important to sound and sustainable fisheries management. Minimum size limits are used to ensure fish have had the opportunity to spawn at least once before...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-741
DATE START/END: 29 SEP 2010 - 6 MAR 2011

Seafood CRC: synopsis of Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) research to date and review/recommendation of future AGD related R&D directions including the development of a vaccine for AGD

Since the early 1990’s and through the life of two previous CRC’s and this current Seafood CRC much research, both fundamental and applied, has been undertaken into amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon. This research has been undertaken by a number of research organisations, the industry...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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2021-03-01

Device trials underway to keep sharks from the catch

A range of shark deterrent devices using acoustic, electronic and electromagnetic technologies is being put to the test in Western Australia’s shark hotspots By Catherine Norwood Researcher Peter Coulson with the shark deterrent devices being tested in Western Australia, from left, Ocean...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-200.30
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2018

Growing a profitable, innovative and collaborative Australian Yellowtail Kingfish aquaculture industry: bringing 'white' fish to the market - RnD4Profit-14-01-027 - SA Component

This project is focused on growing the key existing Australian Yellowtail Kingfish (YTK) industry participants, as well as the industry as a whole, and directly addresses FRDC's new strategic plan to build Australian sustainable aquaculture development through the activities of the new 'New and...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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2021-09-14

Seaweed body to grow shared goals

The new Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance is working to focus the efforts and resources of this emerging aquaculture sector to accelerate its growth By Catherine Norwood Creating a national hatchery network and working with state governments to develop policies that...
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2020-12-01

Roadmap to a collaborative fishing future

The FRDC will begin 2021 with a new roadmap outlining the steps needed to bring to life a new sector-wide vision for Australia’s fishing and aquaculture. By Catherine Norwood The FRDC will begin 2021 with a new roadmap outlining the steps needed to bring to life a new sector-wide vision for...
Industry
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2021-09-14

Celebrating the story of Indigenous fishing on a world stage

The recognition of Indigenous fishing in Australia’s history is growing, helping to bridge cultural divides and integrating more diverse perspectives into the sector’s future Words Anne Crawford This month, Matt Osborne will address the World Fisheries Congress to tell the story of...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-167
DATE START/END: 6 MAY 2024 - 29 MAR 2025

Design and build a portable hatchery prototype for the Australian seaweed industry

The primary aim of this project is to design and build and transportable, prototype seaweed laboratory to assist industry growth. The Asparagopsis R&D Review (Kelly and Rule, 2023) surveyed current industry members and identified a comprehensive list of priorities for industry to progress. One of...
ORGANISATION:
Sea Health Kelp Lab
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2021-03-01

Insights from the seafood supply chain

The FRDC finds business confidence in the seafood sector remains positive, although there is more it can do to engage stakeholders By Annabel Boyer The FRDC’s latest survey of stakeholders engaged in the commercial supply of seafood has found businesses, governments and researchers...
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2021-09-14

Joint action to tackle safety

New strategies, underpinned by research, show how shared approaches can improve safety in the seafood sector By Catherine Norwood What will it take to improve safety in the seafood sector? For John Harrison, who leads a national safety initiative for the sector, it comes down to...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-122
DATE START/END: 9 NOV 2023 - 24 SEP 2026

Assessment of the utility of genomics for Sydney Rock Oyster breeding

Genomic selection is a promising approach exploiting molecular genetic markers to design novel breeding programs and to develop new markers-based models for genetic evaluation. Increasingly this approach is being explored in aquaculture because of the potential opportunities it provides to increase...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department Of Primary Industries Port Stephens
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-052
DATE START/END: 23 JUN 2022 - 31 MAY 2026

Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program: strategic planning, project management and adoption

With the growth in the aquaculture/fisheries industry and no specific mechanism to allocate funding for aquatic animal health R&D, the Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram (AAHBS) was established in 2001 and operated under a joint agreement between the Australian Government and FRDC....
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-077
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 7 SEP 2007

Assessment of the implications of interactions between fur seals and sea lions and the southern rock lobster and gillnet sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) in South Australia

The ecologically sustainable use and conservation of the marine environment by commercial fisheries and aquaculture in Australia is a major focus under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). This legislation provides a framework that will enable the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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