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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-701
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2008 - 29 SEP 2011

SCRC: PhD: understanding quality in abalone

Australian abalone commands a high $ value in local and export markets, as it is held in high regard for its unique sensory properties of texture and flavour, as well as its appearance. At a broad level, it is the specific combination of these factors – and their perception by market - that defines...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-017
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2007 - 30 JUN 2009

Integrated evaluation of management strategies for tropical multi-species long-line fisheries

The ETB and WTB Fisheries are multi-species longline fisheries with a number of primary target species (yellowfin and big eye tuna, swordfish, striped marlin and albacore), high value by-product species (SBT) and a range of species taken as incidental by-catch (seabirds, turtles,other species). As...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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DATE:
2024-03-26

Safeguarding the integrity of Australia's seafood sector

When eating fresh Australian seafood, consumers want confidence the fish they are eating is safe, what they paid for and comes from a healthy environment. FRDC supports and delivers a range of services to make this possible. By Claire Crawford Assurances of seafood safety, aquatic...
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DATE:
2023-08-10

Finding value and tackling challenges in a small-scale fishery

Australia’s small-scale commercial fisheries might be small in terms of their catch, but they have a big impact on the economic and social fabric of local communities, according to new research into the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery. By Catherine Norwood In the waters surrounding...
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DATE:
2023-02-27

All you need to know about Standards

FRDC was successfully re-accredited by Standards Australia in September 2022 ‘to develop Standards in terminology, sustainability, and operational practices in the fishing and aquaculture industry’. As an accredited Standards Development Organisation FRDC has developed two standards; the...
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DATE:
2023-02-27

New findings to help guide Pearl Perch recovery

Research to gain a better understanding of Pearl Perch biology provides scientific evidence to help fisheries managers reverse a serious decline in stocks. By Brad Collis Management options to arrest the decline of Pearl Perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) stocks have become clearer through research...
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DATE:
2023-01-24

How the numbers stand for snapper survival

By Brad Collis Strategies to reverse the population decline in Australian fisheries that fish for Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) are the focus of FRDC’s latest research on the species, including the impact of ‘catch and release’ practices. Improved understanding of the survival...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-074
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2019 - 30 DEC 2021

Assessing the spawning characteristics and reproductive biology of Pearl Perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) in Queensland

Pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) is a recreationally and commercially important species found in schools in depths to at least 200 metres. Pearl perch are slow-growing, long-lived and endemic to the east coast between 23°S and 33°S. Although once considered incidental in a multi-species line...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-032
DATE START/END: 18 JUN 2012 - 6 SEP 2015

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) - risk mitigation, epidemiology and OsHV-1 biology

POMS is a viral disease of C. gigas which is caused by OsHV1 u-var. It has the potential to devastate C. gigas culture in Australia, as it has done overseas. For this reason national priorities have been discussed since early 2011. This application was first developed following the open round for...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
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