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PUBLISHED:
2018-06-01

Netting data to bury phanton fishing

Coordinating data collection and collaborating with fishers are key requirements in successfully dealing with the global issue of ghost gear The Global Ghost Gear Initiative website highlights clean-up activities around the world. By Annabel Boyer Lost fishing gear represents about 10 per...
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PUBLISHED:
2021-06-01

New projects

The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects to go ahead Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-022 Establishing influence of environmental factors on trace element...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-761
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2011 - 27 FEB 2014

Seafood CRC: optimisation of viral clearance from broodstock prawns using targeted RNA interference

In September 2011, APFA/CSIRO wrote to all Giant Tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) farmers to ask for feedback on whether the removal of viral pathogens from wild and/or domesticated broodstock would benefit their commercial production systems, and where this sat in terms of their R&D priorities. This...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-034
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2010 - 29 AUG 2013

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Investigation of an emerging bacterial disease in wild Queensland gropers, marine fish and stingrays with production of diagnostic tools to reduce the spread of disease to other states of Australia

In 2008-2009, 46 wild Queensland (QLD) gropers, Epinephelus lanceolatus, a protected species under the Fisheries Regulation 2008, were found dead between Mackay and the Daintree River in north Queensland. Most deaths occurred in highly urbanised areas including Cairns and Port Douglas, with peak...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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PUBLISHED:
2020-05-15

In brief

John Williams New FRDC Chair John Williams at the helm Retired Federal National Party senator John Williams was appointed to the position of FRDC chair by the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud, on 10 March. John Williams’s...
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DATE:
2023-08-31

Stakeholder Briefing August 2023

Annual Operational Plan 2023-24 FRDC’s Annual Operational Plan (AOP) 2023-24 details how FRDC will deliver on the fourth year of the R&D Plan 2020-25 and contribute to the 2030 vision of a: collaborative, vibrant fishing and aquaculture, creating diverse benefits from aquatic resources...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-11-02

Salmon get ready for their ‘flu shots’

A new vaccine holds hope in controlling an endemic virus that is challenging Atlantic Salmon production Vaccines at the Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines, Launceston, Tasmania. Photo: Catherine Norwood By Catherine Norwood A three-year, $5-million vaccine development...
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2014-06-01

New approach heads off fish deformities

Granite-patterned tanks have become the latest ‘must have’ in hatchery equipment, where the decor is proving critical in addressing fish behaviour that has inhibited production By Rose Yeoman Australia’s annual production of farmed Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) from sea net pens is on...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-734
DATE START/END: 23 OCT 2011 - 12 OCT 2013

Seafood CRC: controlling biofouling of pond aerators on marine prawn farms

This project application was developed to address a need expressed by the Australian Prawn Farmers Association and individual prawn farms to control biofouling on prawn pond aeration devices. The need for mitigation of biofouling is a perennial one that has been remarked on over a number of years...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-200.40
DATE START/END: 29 FEB 2016 - 29 APR 2017

Growing a profitable, innovative, collaborative Australian Yellowtail Kingfish aquaculture industry: bringing ‘white’ fish to the market. WA Component

The Western Australian Premier recently announced a ‘Statement of Commitment’ to the development of the aquaculture industry in Western Australia. This Statement is supported by the establishment of new marine finfish zones along the Kimberley and Mid West coasts by the State Government. As the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Fremantle
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2016-06-01

Digital directions lead to a new e-fish frontier

From solid scientific foundations, the FRDC will expand communication efforts to the food-service sector Chef Colin Barker (left) from Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay, Glebe, NSW, with Anthony Huckstep. By Peter Horvat With the June issue of FISH, I reach a personal milestone: it is my...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-758
DATE START/END: 29 NOV 2008 - 30 MAR 2009

Seafood CRC: Development of a genetic management and improvement strategy for Australian cultured Barramundi

The establishment of centralised, well designed selective breeding programs has proven a key to the successful development and ongoing viability of major aquaculture industries worldwide. Major world aquaculture finfish species, (eg. Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, Mediteranean sea bass, carp,...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Industry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-200
DATE START/END: 9 APR 2019 - 30 OCT 2019

Fish and Chips Awards 2019 - development of long term strategy

State and Territory and National Seafood Awards are run every two years the FRDC gets asked to sponsor both jurisdictional and national seafood awards. Historically the FRDC has sponsored the R&D Award. In 2017, the FRDC changed direction and sponsored the fish and chip category in an endeavour to...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-900
DATE START/END: 14 NOV 2008 - 14 NOV 2009

Seafood CRC: improving profitability in the Western Rocklobster fishery using a rocklobster trap

The costs required to fish in the Western Rocklobster Fishery increase each season. That combined with record low puerulus counts equating to poor catch predictions for the next three to four seasons will only increase the attrition rate of the fleet in this fishery which traditionally is in the...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-238
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 23 MAY 2009

Aquaculture Nutrition Subprogram: Further development towards commercialisation of marine fish larvae feeds - artemia

Hatchery production of fish in Australia has increased rapidly over recent years to support expanding fish culture industries for established (e.g. barramundi, estimated to reach 4000 mt worth $25-30 million in 2003-4 (Barramundi Farming Association, workshop, Darwin, NT, 2003) and emerging species...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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2021-03-01

Healthy fish, healthy harbour

Detailed health assessments on a range of popular recreational and commercial fish species are now a regular part of annual reporting on the health of Queensland’s Gladstone Harbour By Gio Braidotti Shaun Adlam (of CQUniversity) and Darren Hodges (a Gidarjil sea ranger) setting a gill net...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-238
DATE START/END: 28 JUN 2018 - 28 MAY 2020

Water treatment to control influent water biosecurity risk on Australian prawn farms. Effectiveness and impacts on production ponds.

In response to the occurrence of white spot disease (WSD), an exotic viral disease that has heavily impacted South-East Queensland prawn farms, the prawn farming industry is developing a set of biosecurity guidelines for farms aimed at reducing the risk of future disease outbreaks. A key component...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-206
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2010 - 29 AUG 2013

Development of octopus aquaculture

Background During the past decade, the octopus fishing industry in WA has developed from being virtually non-existent and catch being a byproduct of other fishing activities, to a managed fishery that supports a thriving commercial manufacturing industry. Octopus is now supplied as raw fresh...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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PUBLISHED:
2020-10-01

Central source for safety

A central web portal being developed will provide a one-stop shop for those in the fishing and aquaculture sectors looking for information about workplace health and safety. By Catherine Norwood From ready-to-use safety management system templates to news about the latest safety gear, the new...
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DATE:
2022-05-10

More extension officers join FRDC

We are continuing to build our new national network of extension officers to directly engage with the people involved in fishing and aquaculture, to increase the adoption of research outcomes and to help tailor research and development (R&D) to their needs.  In April’s FRDC News, we...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-403
DATE START/END: 24 OCT 2005 - 30 MAY 2009

Prevention and treatment of asthma using fish and shellfish products

The incidence of asthma has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Epidemiological studies have shown that this may result from a change in diet involving an increase in the dietary intake of n6 and a decrease in n3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids. This may lead to an increased in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Newcastle
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-004
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2005 - 20 MAR 2008

Assessment of the implications of target fishing on black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory

The sustainability of fishing black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory (NT) has been identified by all major stakeholder groups as of highest priority and ranked as the NT’s most concerning fishery issue. (Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern Territory...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
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