Experienced fishing sector professional and fisheries scientist Dr Jamin Forbes has been appointed as FRDC Strategic Partnerships Manager to help deliver mutually beneficial opportunities in research and development. FRDC Managing Director Dr Patrick Hone said the role had been...

Following a growing number of studies that identify the impact of traditional seismic survey techniques on marine species, FRDC has backed new research in Bass Strait to investigate alternative technologies. The project focuses on two species, the Commercial Scallop (Pecten fumatus) and the...

Recreational fishers may be pleased to know that Barramundi that spend time in fresh water as juveniles grow faster and larger than those that spend their entire lives in salt water. That is one of the findings of a research project that found that more than a third of adult Barramundi in...

Technological advances are helping with the discovery and development of many novel ingredients our marine ecosystems offer beyond seafood, to create new industries, employment and economic opportunities By Catherine Norwood Over the next 10 years, the Marine Bioproducts Cooperative...

As the research leader of Australia’s Tuna Champions program, Associate Professor Sean Tracey knew it had been a success when he discovered recreational fishers teaching each other the best way to care for their catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). ‘If people are not taking...