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Digital performance summaries

FRDC also offers regular (6-monthly) digital performance summaries in addition to annual reporting. These summaries are designed to make it simple for our stakeholders to follow the status of progress against our R&D Plan, with an emphasis on recent investments. As a result, we may be better...
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2013-03-01

Unity sought on key industry messages

By Peter Horvat With parts of its future uncertain, the fishing and aquaculture industry is at a crossroads, not as a result of its own performance, but because of the public perception of the industry’s overall sustainability globally. Public concerns have been raised about catching methods, the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-031
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2013 - 31 MAY 2015

A trophic model for Gulf St Vincent: balancing exploitation of three fisheries in an Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management framework

Why and how the application was developed: There has been a dramatic switch in the spatial structure of South Australia’s snapper fishery over the past five years. Spencer Gulf (SG) has traditionally yielded the State’s highest snapper catches, however, in recent years it has been superseded by...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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2021-03-01

Device trials underway to keep sharks from the catch

A range of shark deterrent devices using acoustic, electronic and electromagnetic technologies is being put to the test in Western Australia’s shark hotspots By Catherine Norwood Researcher Peter Coulson with the shark deterrent devices being tested in Western Australia, from left, Ocean...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-046
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 14 DEC 2011

Proposed Standards and Guidelines for Bycatch Management in Commonwealth Fisheries

Australian fisheries and government have invested substantially in bycatch mitigation over the past two decades, resulting in significant improvements in bycatch mitigation in several fisheries. In many cases, however, the fishing industry and management are unable to demonstrate the effectiveness...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-046
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2022 - 30 JAN 2023

Review of regulation and policy guiding use of artificial reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) in Australian waters

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and artificial reefs are increasingly being used to enhance recreational fishing opportunities. In Australian waters, both FADs and artificial reefs are often situated in areas where other activities, including commercial fishing, shipping, and oil and gas exploration...
ORGANISATION:
Bond University
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-798
DATE START/END: 17 FEB 2009 - 29 OCT 2009

Seafood CRC: Australian Edible Oyster Industry Business Plan

The formation of the Seafood CRC Oyster Consortium in 2007 established, for the first time, a national industry R&D advisory group. Previous to this, R&D investment was undertaken on a state basis (NSW, TAS, SA). The purpose of the Oyster Consortium is to decide on Research and Development direction...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-042
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2010 - 30 AUG 2011

Improving gear selectivity in Australian Mud Crab fisheries

This proposal was developed when it became apparent that gear selectivity (i.e. wire mesh size) did not change when the minimum legal size (MLS) for commercially harvested mud crabs in the Northern Territory was increased by 10 mm in May 2006. Whilst both catch and catch rate have risen since that...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-729
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2009 - 29 NOV 2009

Seafood CRC: Australian edible oyster industry business plan

The formation of the Seafood CRC Oyster Consortium in 2007 established, for the first time, a national industry R&D advisory group. Previous to this, R&D investment was undertaken on a state basis (NSW, Tas, SA). The purpose of the Oyster Consortium is to decide on Research and Development...
ORGANISATION:
Pinnacle Agribusiness
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