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2019-05-31

New guides to future fisheries

New science and technologies help managers build on the fundamentals of sustainable fisheries By Catherine Norwood Conversations around the sustainability of Australian fisheries have come a long way since the status of individual species was singled out as the primary indicator of...
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2017-03-01

Trace tech combats fraud

New initiatives are targeting mislabelling, fraud and quality control throughout the supply chain Illustration: Sonia Kretschmer By Annabel Boyer Many Australian seafood producers target high-value markets, achieving premium prices by trading internationally on Australia’s reputation as a...
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2015-12-01

Awards celebrate industry leaders

There is no shortage of passion and commitment to the industry among the winners of the 2015 National Seafood Industry Awards By Catherine Norwood The largest-ever seafood industry awards night provided a gala conclusion to the successful 2015 Seafood Direction conference in Perth, with...
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2016-06-01

Balancing the benefits of seafood

A new SafeFish report highlights species selection for low-risk, high-benefit seafood By Gio Braidotti A flurry of recent media articles, particularly in the US, have highlighted concerns about mercury in seafood and potential risks for consumers. Yet aquatic seafood is well known to have...
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2014-09-01

Combined knowledge key to congress success

Traditionally focused on the technical and biological details of fisheries, a recent congress urged researchers to consider the potential of combining traditional knowledge with science By Pele Cannon The Joint Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) and Australian Society for Limnology...
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2015-09-01

Seafood CRC farewell

The Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (Seafood CRC) officially opened for business on 6 August 2007 and the agreement with the Australian Government ended on the 30 June 2015. The FRDC was the largest partner investor in the Seafood CRC contributing about $31 million over the past eight...
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2020-12-01

Final reports

Low-cost management for small fisheries 2015-215 Low-cost, practical management regimes for small-scale, low-value fisheries are desperately needed to ensure long-term sustainability without the need for resource-hungry management frameworks. This study provides comprehensive, process-based...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-083
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2010 - 30 DEC 2010

Tactical Research Fund: evaluating the impact of fishing on marine turtles relative to other impacts

There are currently six species of marine turtle recognised in Australia, all of which are on the lists of threatened species under the Environmental protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). The green, hawksbill and flatback turtles are currently listed as vulnerable and the...
ORGANISATION:
Belldi Consultancy Pty Ltd
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2015-09-01

A decade of excellence in culinary connections

There is nothing like seeing fish caught firsthand to understand the effort that goes into producing the best-quality product with the lowest impact For consumers and chefs, connecting with primary producers is a growing trend, powered by media and TV shows such as MasterChef. But the FRDC has...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-139
DATE START/END: 13 MAY 2017 - 28 NOV 2017

Decadal scale projection of changes in Australian fisheries stocks under climate change

The project builds on previous climate impact and adaptation programs invested in by FRDC – e.g. South-east Australia Program (SEAP) and the FRDC-NCCARF Marine National Adaptation Research Plan (1). The information generated by that suite of projects, in particular the physical (2) and biological...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO
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