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PUBLISHED:
2022-06-20

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FRDC Board visits Hunter region, Sydney The FRDC Board recently travelled to Port Stephens in the New South Wales Hunter region for its April Board meeting and had field trips in the local area and in Sydney. This was the Board’s first regional trip since the easing of COVID-19...
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2022-12-20

Corner Inlet fishers keeping their seafood sustainable

Decades of effort focused on sustainable fishing and healthy ecosystems, underpin the increasing value of provenance and traceability for seafood from Victoria’s Corner Inlet Nooramunga Fishery. By Catherine Norwood Victoria’s Corner Inlet Nooramunga Fishery, 160 kilometres...
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2022-03-04

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Welcome to FRDC News In January, the FRDC launched its monthly FRDC News, with the latest news and information about fisheries research outcomes, innovation and engagement. You can read the first issue and watch FRDC Managing Director Patrick Hone’s welcome video on our website. FRDC News is a...
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2022-07-07

Welcome to Senator Murray Watt Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Congratulations and welcome to the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Murray Watt. Minister Watt, who is also Minister for Emergency Management, had an initial meeting with Indigenous, commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture stakeholders at a roundtable meeting...
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2022-06-20

Advocate for action to help fisheries adapt

Gretta Pecl has built a global reputation as a marine science communicator and advocate for citizen science. She is a leading voice in the call for urgent science-driven climate action to help fisheries survive By Corrina Ridgway Not even a poor Zoom connection across 2600 kilometres can...
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2022-06-20

Aboriginal fishers build commercial cultural market for abalone

With access to the commercial abalone quota, Tasmania’s Indigenous fishers will focus on cultural tourism and sharing food and culture while developing new jobs and skills for their community By Nicole Baxter Tasmanian Aboriginal people now hold rights under Tasmanian legislation to fish for...
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2022-10-18

WISA highlights action needed to attract and retain women in seafood

Research findings and a panel presented by Women in Seafood Australasia at Seafood Directions 2022 emphasised the need for the industry to tackle the gender gap at all levels. By Claire Crawford Research conducted by Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA) in 2021-22 has revealed...
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2022-06-20

New regional extension officer network

FRDC’s new network of extension officers across Australia is focused on improving the two-way exchange of information between the people in fishing and aquaculture and researchers By Michelle Daw Extension officer Nathan Bicknell with Nabin Bohara of Fair Fish (SA) at Port Adelaide....
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2022-12-20

Recent ARLP graduate describes program ‘Like a box of chocolates’

By Dempsey Ward Congratulations to Andrew Sullivan, Australia fisheries stalwart, on graduating from the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). When he’s not undertaking leadership programs, Andrew is the director of Fish Focus consulting and the executive officer of the...
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