Up for a challenge, the team assessing the national judged Fish and Chips Award traversed the country in search of Australia’s best
Story and photos by John Dory
(the identity of the judges has been kept anonymous)
Eddie Willoughby-Smith, Frying Nemo, Northern Territory
Portrait: Michael...
Many Australians remain unfamiliar with sea urchin roe as an ingredient, but efforts to develop a quality product are paying dividends both economically and environmentally
Diving for urchins has given Keith Browne a greater understanding of their impact on marine vegetation.
Photo: John...
As a statutory authority, the FRDC has a legislative obligation to ensure its investments in R&D projects deliver benefits for its stakeholders. however, measuring these can be difficult for a range of reasons including the duration and complexity of the project, what to measure from it and what...
Hatchery production of fish in Australia has increased rapidly over recent years to support expanding fish culture industries for established (e.g. barramundi, estimated to reach 4000 mt worth $25-30 million in 2003-4 (Barramundi Farming Association, workshop, Darwin, NT, 2003) and emerging species...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Annual Operational Plan 2023-24
FRDC’s Annual Operational Plan (AOP) 2023-24 details how FRDC will deliver on the fourth year of the R&D Plan 2020-25 and contribute to the 2030 vision of a:
collaborative, vibrant fishing and aquaculture, creating diverse benefits from aquatic resources and...
Each winter tens of thousands of giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) aggregate on a discrete area of rocky reef in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia, to spawn. This is the only known dense aggregation of spawning cuttlefish in the world, and as such, the site has been identified as an...
We are continuing to build our new national network of extension officers to directly engage with the people involved in fishing and aquaculture, to increase the adoption of research outcomes and to help tailor research and development (R&D) to their needs.
In April’s FRDC News, we...
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) is inviting research and development (R&D) project applications to address priorities identified by the fishing and aquaculture sector.
There are 17 priorities identified in this funding round, including multiple post- graduate funding...