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Thank you for you interest. The prize draw is now closed for the Seafood Directions event and the winner will be contacted. If you wish to receive our news and information, head to our subscribe page and provide your...
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2021-06-01

New projects

The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects to go ahead Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-022 Establishing influence of environmental factors on trace element...
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2022-06-20

Calculating seafood’s carbon footprint

The development of the first carbon footprint of Australia’s seafood industry could give our product a competitive edge when it comes to consumer preferences for low-emission proteins By Annabel Boyer Rob Bell Photo: Blueshift Consulting A recent FRDC-funded study has...
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2018-05-17

National Carp Control Program (NCCP) Update | May 2018

Matt Barwick, National Coordinator, NCCP. May 2018 In May 2016, the Federal Government announced it would be allocating funds to investigate possible methods to reduce impacts of the pest species, European carp on Australia’s waterways. Most agree carp impacts are severe in many areas of...
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2018-05-08

Carp are the cane toads

Matt Barwick, National Coordinator, National Carp Control Plan As part of the team working to find a solution to the carp crisis in Australia, I would like to address a number of inaccuracies raised by Professor Simon Chapman on 4 May (“Cane toad 2.0: killing carp with herpes”, SMH, p21). Like...
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2021-11-30

World Fisheries Congress: Collaboration key to sharing fisheries resources

World Fisheries Congress delegates identified collaboration and communication as key to the urgent action needed to address fisheries issues and equitable access to aquatic resources By Catherine Norwood What a difference 20 years makes. When Australia hosted the 2nd World Fisheries Congress...
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2021-11-30

Bringing recreational fishers into NSW harvest strategies

NSW is investigating how to incorporate recreational fisher objectives into its fishery harvest strategies for Snapper, Mulloway and Yellowtail Kingfish By Barbara Adam While harvest strategies are recognised as world’s best practice when it comes to sustainable fishery management,...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-078
DATE START/END: 16 MAR 2021 - 29 SEP 2021

Circular Economy Opportunities for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Australia

This application is a response to the call by the FRDC as there is increasing interest in moving from the linear model of “take-make-waste” to one where products and materials are kept in use, processes are in place to use waste and remove pollution and natural systems are regenerated. This circular...
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University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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