Having produced the original and only document of its type relating to dried seafood markets from an Australian perspective I continue to gain inquires about the dried seafood market and investment environment in Australia. Inquires at DPI (original Producer) indicates that demand for the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Local knowledge and networks go a long way to providing accurate aquatic animal disease diagnostics
Illustration: Justin Garnsworthy
Contributed by the Aquatic Pest and Health Policy Section, Animal Health Policy Branch, Animal Division, Department of Agriculture and Water Resource....
The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects
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2021-048
‘Ready, set, go!’ preparing for emergency...
By Melissa Marino
Seaweed could be farmed to complement aquaculture and safeguard the environment with open-sea trials to be conducted in the Spencer Gulf later this year – the final stage of a three-year investigation into the feasibility of such a system.
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Stock assessments are the cornerstone of sustainable fisheries, and the latest stock assessment Toolbox update goes a long way to helping scientists assess fish stocks.
Stock assessments are an important element in the process of providing fisheries managers with the right information to...
This project relates to FRDC Project No. 2001/200 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) Aquaculture Subprogram: Tuna cell line development and their application to tuna aquaculture health surveillance and FRDC Project No. 2004/209 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: Application of the use...
Seven different wild-catch prawn fisheries across Australia target different prawn species in different states. However, there are a range of common issues which directly or indirectly relate to the marketing and promotion of prawn product faced by all prawn fisheries. These include the labelling...
ORGANISATION:
Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Association (SGWCPA)
Building the skills of the next generation of stock assessment scientists to support informed fisheries management is a priority for FRDC.
By Catherine Norwood
Fisheries stock assessment is a relatively niche field – a national database lists only 100 people who work in this...
The Australian Southern Rocklobster (ASR) industry exports approximately 90% of the 4,400t harvest as a live product to Hong Kong/China. The export value peaked at approximately $190 million in 2001/02. The industry generates in excess of 3,000 jobs and $0.5 billion in economic activity primarily...