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2016-06-01

FISH readers share their views

Readers provide feedback that will help to shape future issues of FISH magazine By Annabel Boyer Main role or interest of respondents There are on average 3.3 readers of FISH magazine per copy 54% of respondents say they read articles of specific interest, 41% of respondents read...
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Interim Performance Report 2020-21

Year 2 of 2020-2025 R&D Plan Who we are Fisheries Research and Development Corporation FRDC invests in research, development and extension activities to increase economic, social and environmental benefits for Indigenous people, the aquaculture and commercial wild catch sectors, and...
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2015-06-01

Human factors top fisheries risk list

Rapidly changing cultural values have emerged as a high risk for the future of the fishing industry, not so much for the fish, says Western Australia’s Rick Fletcher Rick Fletcher: helping new research staff to develop their own scientific skills, and especially their ability to translate...
Environment
Environment
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-412
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2016 - 29 JUN 2021

ACPF IPA: Australian wild caught prawn sector RD&E management and communication

The Australian wild caught prawn fishery is one of Australia’s most valuable and celebrated wild catch fisheries. It is located around Australia’s mainland coast, is worth $277 million at farm gate; 42% northern Australia Commonwealth fisheries, 25% Qld, 13% WA, 12% SA, 7% NSW and 1% Vic. Efforts...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
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
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-227
DATE START/END: 16 FEB 2009 - 16 DEC 2012

ASBTIA: SBT Research Program - Coordination, facilitation and administration

SBT Aquaculture Industry: Position The ranching of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) has been a major success story in the expansion of the Australian aquaculture industry, although it has not been without its challenges. Since 1990, the industry has steadily expanded to produce about 9000 tonnes of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association
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DATE:
2021-07-18

FRDC project impact assessments - the benefits of research

Evaluating the outcome of a research project in an annual report is difficult because many projects run over multiple years and there is a period of time between when R&D is undertaken, completed and then adopted by end users as to when the total value of the investment is realised. The time...
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2018-12-20

Christmas is a great time to check R U OK?

Christmas can be a stressful time for many. As you prepare for the festivities, know that there are a number of options available to you if stress, fatigue or loneliness are affecting your mental wellbeing. The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) is supporting projects to help...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-215
DATE START/END: 27 FEB 2006 - 31 MAR 2011

Seafood CRC: southern rocklobster industry research and development planning, implementation and extension

INTRODUCTION: The southern rocklobster (Jasus edwardsii) supports major commercial fisheries in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, with total catches from these States being around 4500t in 2004-05. Of this catch, South Australia is the largest producer with approximately 55% of the total...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
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2016-12-01

Barramundi sector poised for rebound

Barramundi production is little more than half of that predicted a decade ago, but two projects on the drawing board have the potential to increase production to 25,000 tonnes. In Western Australia, Marine Produce Australia was this year given ministerial approval for an 800-hectare...
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2021-06-01

Experimenting to improve delivery

The FRDC has been exploring new ways of working to improve efficiency and client focus By Chris Izzo and Annabel Boyer Throughout 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia severely impacted everyone’s lives. While many Australians were struggling to purchase basic groceries, others had to...
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Partners

To ensure FRDC activities align with the ambitions and contemporary needs of end-users, we engage widely with our industry partners to establish and address their specific R&D priorities and to ensure that cross-sectoral issues of national importance are also a focus. Specifically, we work...
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Extension and adoption

What is extension and adoption? FRDC is committed to improving adoption and impact of its investments to meet stakeholders needs and requires extension planning and delivery in all its investments. Extension is about making sure that the people (and associated behavioural and social sciences)...
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2018-09-01

Triple challenge for Barramundi expansion

An international investigation identifies the steps needed to realise the growth potential of Australia’s favourite white-fleshed fish Dan Richards holds a juvenile Barramundi. Photo: Humpty Doo Barramundi By Rebecca Thyer A 12-month international study tour has Dan Richards, from the...
Environment
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Developing and implementing roadmaps

The new R&D Plan outlines where we need to go and why. Now we need to work together and determine the best way to get there. Over the coming months, we will engage with stakeholders from across fishing and aquaculture in a series of online roadmapping workshops. In this inclusive, open...
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2021-06-01

Narungga aspirations to bring benefits home

An agreement formalises the inclusion of traditional knowledge into the management of South Australia’s fisheries and the cultural fishing practices Words and Photo Catherine Norwood The combination of a new Traditional Fishing Agreement – the first in the country – and emerging aquaculture...
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2015-06-01

Giant potential for prawn farming

Australia’s relatively small profile in global aquaculture production could be overhauled with one giant leap forward for the prawn industry By Gio Braidotti Global seafood demand is on a dramatic growth trajectory and it is creating unprecedented opportunities for aquaculture,...
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2022-06-20

Partnering in change opportunities

By Michelle Daw and Brad Collis Fishing and aquaculture face unprecedented environmental, economic, technical, social and political challenges that require a collaborative response from all stakeholders. These challenges are recognised in FRDC’s Research and Development Plan 2020–25 and...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-198
DATE START/END: 1 JUL 2018 - 30 AUG 2018

Assess new technologies and techniques that could improve the cost-effectiveness and robustness of recreational fishing surveys

Currently, the most significant gap in our knowledge in assessing the status of community-shared fisheries is determining the relative contribution by the recreational sector. In Australia, this sector’s total harvest has been evaluated through traditional methods that include phone-diary and...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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DATE:
2021-09-10

Call for EOI: Steering Committee members for the Human Dimensions Research

We invite expressions of interest for up to 8 members of the HDR Coordination Program Steering Committee The FRDC Human Dimensions Research (HDR) Coordination Program is made up of a Steering Committee and management team. The HDR Coordination Program and its Steering Committee will help...
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Strategic planning and priorities

Overview Every five years, the FRDC re-aligns organisational focus with contemporary end-user needs in the process of developing its research and development (R&D) plan. FRDC’s R&D Plan 2020-2025 seeks to respond to the ambition of the diverse stakeholders from across fishing and...
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2021-09-14

Keen amateurs prove a major force in scientific discovery

Fisheries are a major beneficiary as science employs the value and power of citizen scientists Words Gio Braidotti Faced with major restrictions on activities during COVID-19 lockdowns during the past year, and a renewed focus on local environments, more people than ever have joined up to...
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