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Coordination programs and services

Coordination Programs are established when it becomes clear that a planned RD&E outcome could be achieved more successfully if activities and expertise are managed in a coordinated manner. Coordination Programs will be critical to delivering outcomes set out in the FRDC R&D Plan...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-047
DATE START/END: 13 OCT 2022 - 29 SEP 2026

Harnessing the aquaculture potential of Queensland’s native rock oysters

Oyster farming in Qld was once a substantial and prosperous activity, but has declined since the 1920s. Over the past few decades, the total area allocated to oyster farming has remained relatively consistent, however production has continued to steadily decline with a substantial decrease in oyster...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane
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2021-09-14

New projects

The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects to go ahead Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-036 Management and delivery of the...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-031
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 30 DEC 2022

Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victoria’s developing Octopus fishery

Pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) is distributed from the Great Australian Bight around Tasmania to southern New South Wales. It is a medium-sized (up to 1.2 kg) holobenthic octopus which has a lifespan of 12 to 18 months (Leporati et al. 2009). Females produce 200 to 400 large (11 mm) eggs per...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
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2021-11-30

Final reports

No ghosts in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery 2007-038 This project addressed the issue of ghost gear in the NSW Rock Lobster Fishery by investigating two possible solutions. The first approach studied the addition of sacrificial panels to the trap. These would corrode faster than the rest...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-019
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2009 - 29 MAY 2012

Biological and economic management strategy evaluations of the eastern king prawn fishery

The eastern king prawn (EKP) fishery in Queensland is the state’s most valuable fished stock. Logbook data indicate that about 2500 tonnes of EKP were caught in Queensland annually from 2001 to 2006 (catch data includes Moreton Bay), with a total annual value of $35-40 million. There are a number...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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2016-09-01

New value from seafood

Innovation in processing and product development is identifying new opportunities to increase the value of waste in the seafood sector By Catherine Norwood Doing more with the seafood we already harvest is the aim of an FRDC-funded project focusing on new opportunities for seafood...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-200
DATE START/END: 1 SEP 2013 - 31 AUG 2015

Testing abalone empirical harvest strategies, for setting TACs and associated LMLs, that include the use of novel spatially explicit performance measures

The successful management of abalone stocks is recognized as difficult. There used to be an array of valuable commercial abalone fisheries around the world but production in many of these rapidly declined in the late 1980s and a number have now collapsed (Shepherd and Baker 1998; Tarr, 2000; Hobday...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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2018-06-01

Prawn farmers regroup

Queensland Groper is being trialled as an alternative aquaculture species Photo: Richard Knuckey Queensland’s Rocky Point Aquaculture is cutting its losses after white spot disease, expanding to farm other species The rhythms of farming life have returned to Queensland’s Rocky Point...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-236
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2004 - 2 NOV 2007

Aquaculture Nutrition Subprogram: evaluation of value-added grain protein products for Atlantic salmon and black tiger prawns

In early 2003 the Centre for Legumes in Meditteranean Agriculture (CLIMA), a multi-institutional research centre based at the University of WA, initiated a negotiated Grains R&D Corporation (GRDC) project that examined the development and evaluation of grain-based protein concentrates for use by the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
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2015-06-01

Industry has its say on seafood marketing

Industry support for marketing initiatives is growing, building on early market research and the positive progress of initial industry campaigns The FRDC has a clearer understanding of what industry wants at the individual company, sector and national level following the completion of one of the...
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2015-06-01

Tropical sanctuary for elusive riverine species

Researchers have braved the dangers of remote northern locations – and fish with sharp teeth – to learn more about the health of Australia’s rare sawfish and river shark populations By Briena Barrett, Communications coordinator, NERP Northern Australia Hub Australia’s tropical rivers,...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-143
DATE START/END: 14 DEC 2019 - 30 AUG 2021

Transitioning cobia aquaculture research and development in Queensland to industry

The original aim of FRDC Project 2017-143 (updated May 2019) was to shift the Australian cobia industry onto a fully commercial footing, expanding industry breadth and production. It built on previous projects supported by the Australian Seafood CRC (Project 2011/724) and FRDC (Project 2014-242)...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-209
DATE START/END: 4 SEP 2011 - 17 SEP 2013

Optimising a novel prawn trawl design for minimum drag and maximum eco-efficiency

In lieu of high-level research input, fishers have had to apply a trial and error approach to the development of better trawling systems. Trawl net design is an exceedingly complex and difficult research area because of the coupled reaction of the apparatus to the harsh environment in which it...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2021-09-14

Final Reports

Interested in an FRDC final report? For a copy of an FRDC project final report go to www.frdc.com.au, contact the FRDC on 02 6122 2100, or email frdc@frdc.com.au Northern Aquaculture vision 2019-096 This report provides a summary of the ‘Aquaculture opportunities in northern Australia:...
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2014-12-01

Technology enhances recreational endeavours

Advanced technologies are helping recreational fishers more accurately target their preferred catch, while reducing the environmental effects of their activities By Natasha Prokop Total Fishing Australia app menu. Photo: Total Fishing Australia The recreational fishing trade and...
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2019-09-01

Aquaculture’s ancient roots recognised

One of Australia’s oldest and most extensive Indigenous aquaculture sites has received World Heritage recognition By Gio Braidotti Tae Rak channel and holding pond. © Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Amillennia-old aquaculture system set within...
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2021-11-30

Chasing giants – assessing the health of crab fisheries

Diverse approaches are being trialled to gather more data about two of Australia’s giant crab fisheries, reflecting the differences in the species and the way they are fished By Corrina Ridgway Deep on the continental shelf line in the cold waters off southern Australia, brilliantly patterned...
Industry
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2020-12-01

Recognising Indigenous relationships

Indigenous Australians have conducted fishing and aquaculture across this land for tens of thousands of years, maintaining and managing the natural resources for sustenance, and in balance with the broader ecosystem. The evidence is plentiful, displayed around the coasts as middens, in the remnants...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-032
DATE START/END: 7 FEB 2010 - 29 OCT 2012

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Characterisation of abalone herpes-like virus infections in abalone

In December 2005/January 2006, following an outbreak of abalone viral ganglioneuritis in both farmed and wild abalone, the aetiologic agent was identified as a herpes-like virus that infected nerve tissues of affected abalone. Previous research was successful in developing PCR-based diagnostic tests...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-036
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2024 - 30 JAN 2025

Understanding drivers of jellyfish blooms in the Hawkesbury estuary

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES IN THE HAWKESBURY The Hawkesbury estuary is a productive fishing region that supports diverse commercial fisheries including trawling for prawns and squid, meshing for fish and squid, and trapping of crabs, lobsters, and eels. A fleet of about 35 trawlers and 6-10 full-time...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Gold Coast Campus
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-006
DATE START/END: 23 JUN 2007 - 30 SEP 2008

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Development of molecular diagnostic procedures for the detection and identification of herpes-like virus of abalone (Haliotis spp.)

In December 2005/January 2006, a disease outbreak caused high mortality rates in abalone from two land-based farms in Victoria. Two other, marine-based farms also experienced disease but to a lesser extent. The abalone species affected by the disease are Haliotis laevigata, H. rubra, and H....
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-013
DATE START/END: 14 APR 2016 - 14 OCT 2018

Developing triple bottom line harvest strategies that include all environmental aspects for multi-sector fisheries

Management of fishery resources in the Great Barrier Reef region aims to simultaneously achieve the objectives of both the Queensland Fisheries Act and the GBRMP Act (and be consistent with other relevant legislation). The main object of the GBRMP Act is to provide for the long-term protection and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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