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PUBLISHED:
2013-12-01

Bass anglers take up habitat cause

Recreational fishers are helping to revegetate river banks with native plants and improve fish passage along their favourite riverine reaches By Alexandra Roginski In 2003, the environmental organisation Greening Australia approached the Bass Sydney Fishing Club to help restock native fish...
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2020-03-01

Science briefs

ECOLOGY: Evolution of walking sharks Walking shark Hemiscyllium galei. Photo: Mark Erdmann The evolution of walking sharks has been reported in a new study from an international science consortium, which has also described four new species of walking sharks over the past 12...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-004
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2005 - 20 MAR 2008

Assessment of the implications of target fishing on black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory

The sustainability of fishing black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory (NT) has been identified by all major stakeholder groups as of highest priority and ranked as the NT’s most concerning fishery issue. (Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern Territory...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
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DATE:
2021-12-16

Research and Innovation Investment Briefing December 2021

Welcome to the FRDC Research and Innovation Investment Briefing for December 2021. In this briefing,we detail the17 priorities in our current investment call as well as other funding opportunities, we discuss changes to our application format, how to submit your milestone reports and what...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-06-01

The number cruncher

When it comes to fisheries data, Nadia Engstrom is the ‘go-to’ person in Queensland Nadia Engstrom Photo: Paul Harris By Anne Crawford When Nadia Engstrom was young she loved catching prawns in Perth’s Swan River in Western Australia. Now as Queensland’s principal fisheries research...
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PUBLISHED:
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
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-215
DATE START/END: 16 JUN 2004 - 31 JUL 2008

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: establishment of challenge for AGD

The salmonid aquaculture industry is an important player in the Tasmanian economy producing approximately 16,000 tonnes of fish per year valued at around 165 million AUD (Battaglene and Buxton, 2003) and generating employment for more than 3000 people (Carrington Smith and Wardley, 2003). The...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2021-03-01

Management and technology deliver fishery confidence

Australian Longline’s new $40 million, state-of-the-art fishing vessel makes a bold statement about the company’s confidence in the future of fishing By Brad Collis Malcolm McNeill, pictured with the Antarctic Aurora, Hobart, Tasmania Photo: Brad Collis When Malcolm...
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