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DATE:
2019-10-10

Knowledge and taste underpin Australia’s best Fish and Chips

The battle for Australia’s best fish and chips for 2019 has now been settled with Tobin Fish Tales in Townsville taking the crown. Competition for the Australian Fish and Chips Awards saw almost 40 thousand consumers cast their votes for their favourite in the People’s Choice category. With the...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-222
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2013 - 14 JUN 2014

TSGA IPA: Tassal: Innovative Seal Exclusion Technology

Salmon aquaculture is an important contributor to the Tasmanian economy and is recognised as an important local industry by the State and Federal governments. As such, the sustainability of this industry is of keen interest to all its stakeholders. Tasmanians have strong environmental values and...
ORGANISATION:
Tassal Group
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-308
DATE START/END: 27 JUL 2009 - 27 JUL 2011

To develop the Marine Discovery Centres Australia network and promote FRDC principles

Australia has a strong reputation in marine education. As part of the infrasturcuutre a number of Marine Discovery Centres have been established. The genesis for each centre differs, with some being located as part of schools and others being community or provately funded ventures. In 2005 a...
ORGANISATION:
Marine Discovery Centre Henley Beach
Environment
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DATE:
2021-05-11

Sorting Fact from Fiction – Status of Australian Fish Stocks

Accurate assessment of fish populations is an essential pre-requisite for ensuring stocks are fished sustainably. Obtaining up-to-date assessment of most commercially fished species is the purpose of the Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports, updated every year and funded by the...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-052
DATE START/END: 19 DEC 2012 - 29 JUN 2014

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of a laboratory model for infectious challenge of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) with ostreid herpesvirus type-1

The microvariant of Ostreid herpesvirus type-I (OsHV-1 µVar) was first recognised in France in 2008 as the cause of high mortality disease outbreaks in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). This strain of OsHV-1 has emerged rapidly in many countries throughout the world, with a devastating impact on...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-118
DATE START/END: 11 OCT 2018 - 29 JUN 2020

Reinvigorating the Queensland Oyster Industry

The objective of this project is to revitalize the Queensland oyster industry, which has been experiencing very low levels of production since the 1920s. The industry is predominately based on the cultivation of the Sydney rock oyster (SRO), and regularly suffers mass mortality events due to disease...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Nathan Campus
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1993-251
DATE START/END: 6 FEB 1994 - 30 DEC 1994
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
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