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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

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,...
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DATE:
2022-06-20

National Carp Control Plan

Overview One of the most comprehensive and coordinated assessments of a biological control strategy for aquatic environments ever undertaken globally, the program was funded by the Australian Government via a Commonwealth Grant Agreement, with $10.37 million allocated to Fisheries Research and...
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...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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Aquatic animal health & biosecurity

The Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program (AAHBCP) was established to ensure the productivity and profitability of aquatic animal industries and to protect aquatic environments through research and development. The AAHBCP plays a pivotal role in...
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DATE:
2023-12-19

FRDC Update December 2023

Minister Watt’s Research Priorities Received August 2023 The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon Murray Watt, has written to all Research and Development Corporations outlining his priorities: I am writing to set out my priorities as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-002
DATE START/END: 18 APR 2024 - 31 OCT 2024

Sponsorship: WISA Power Up Breakfast 2024 Seafood Directions

The WISA Power Up Breakfast at Seafood Directions is WISA's premier event. In 2022, the event was sold out within a few weeks of tickets online and we had a long waiting list. An important drawcard for the event was the high profile journalist Annabel Crabb as the keynote speaker (funded by FRDC as...
ORGANISATION:
Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-005
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2023 - 27 FEB 2025

Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery

This application was developed at the request of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas). It follows the recent discovery of a large (i.e., spawning biomass >200,000 t), under-exploited stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in waters off south-eastern...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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