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2014-12-01

Native gastropod a new candidate for aquaculture

A tasty local sea snail that can be milked for anti-tumour compounds, anaesthetics and other biologically active chemicals is causing excitement among South Australian aquaculture researchers Spawning Dicathais orbita sea snails deposit dozens of egg capsules containing thousands of eggs....
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2020-10-01

Abalone case study in aquaculture resilience

Lessons in biosecurity and diversification have paid off for a leading Australian Abalone producer, providing valuable business resilience in the face of market disruptions. By Brad Collis Australia’s largest Abalone producer and processor, Yumbah Aquaculture, has become an instructive case...
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2016-03-01

FRDC takes on a new design

A new office and new industry services are part of the FRDC’s changes designed to deliver on national priorities for the seafood sector By Ilaria Catizone Twenty-five years after it began, 2016 brings a substantial change and evolution in the way the FRDC operates. The changes to the FRDC...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-036
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2021 - 29 JUN 2026

Management and delivery of the Oysters Australia RD&E Plan 2020-2025

Established in 2011, Oysters Australia (OA) is the oyster industry’s national peak body. Guided by a Board of Directors, a Strategic Plan and an R&D Committee, the company’s role is to conduct activities on behalf of the industry, and to identify and direct research & development needs to support...
ORGANISATION:
Oysters Australia Ltd
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2020-10-01

Creating a shellfish reef from scratch

A biosecurity risk analysis is underway to assess using recycled oyster shells to restore lost shellfish reefs. By Gio Braidotti It is estimated more than 85 per cent of the world’s shellfish reefs have been lost. Over-harvesting, reductions in water quality run-off and increased siltation...
Environment
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Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-134
DATE START/END: 12 MAR 2017 - 29 DEC 2018

Evaluation of R&D projects completed in years ending June 2016 to June 2020

In 2015 the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) published a new Research, Development & Extension (RD&E) plan which has replaced the FRDC Five Year Plan of 2010 to 2015. The new Plan has stepped away from the 14 themes of the previous Plan and instead has sought to define FRDC’s...
ORGANISATION:
Agtrans Research
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PUBLISHED:
2015-06-01

Giant potential for prawn farming

Australia’s relatively small profile in global aquaculture production could be overhauled with one giant leap forward for the prawn industry By Gio Braidotti Global seafood demand is on a dramatic growth trajectory and it is creating unprecedented opportunities for aquaculture,...
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2016-06-01

Listening to the fish song

A better understanding of why some fish species ‘vocalise’ allows passive acoustic monitoring to aid management strategies By Bianca Nogrady We think of the underwater world as a largely silent one, where vast tracts of still blue are only occasionally punctuated by the bass glissando of...
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