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PUBLISHED:
2019-12-01

Make way for farmed bugs and lobsters

By Catherine Norwood Moreton Bay Bugs can be grown to market size in about the same length of time as prawns. Photo: ARC Research Hub for Commercial Development of Rock Lobster Culture Systems At Toomulla Beach near Townsville, in Queensland’s north, a former prawn farm...
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2018-11-02

Sea greens name challenge

To help Australian producers join international markets for marine plants, the FRDC is developing an Australian standard for aquatic plant names ‘Beaded glasswort’ is one of several common names applied to samphire, which is expected to be included in the proposed Australian Aquatic Plant Names...
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2019-09-01

Beyond fish fingers

Value-added products provide pockets of growth for fish and seafood, tapping into retail produce convenience trends By Melanie Norris, senior manager, Fresh Analytics team, Nielsen Source: Nielsen Homescan 52 weeks to 15/06/19 Consumers are increasingly...
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-056
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2017 - 30 DEC 2018

NCCP: Investigation of nutrient interception pathways to enable circumvention of cyanobacterial blooms following carp mortality events

Cyprinid herpesvirus (CyHV-3) is proposed as a potential biocontrol agent of carp in Australia. An extensive consultation and risk assessment process is being conducted by FRDC to under stand the risk, identify potential benefits and inform planning of the release and clean up strategy. Water...
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University of Adelaide
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2023-03-22

Two Marlins, one stone

Tristan Guillemin, the winner of FRDC’s 2023 ‘Science and Innovation Award’, talks about his Award-winning project and how he was able to ‘kill two birds with one stone’. The Science and Innovation Awards recognise Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry who undertake innovative...
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