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PUBLISHED:
2021-09-14

Market in sight for farmed rock lobsters

Decades in development, rock lobster aquaculture in Australia is gathering pace with hatchery success followed by a new ocean grow-out trial in the west By Corrina Ridgway Efforts to commercially grow Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) have been hitting development...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-793
DATE START/END: 23 AUG 2009 - 14 JAN 2010

Seafood CRC: prawn Industry black spot management: problem size and appropriate research

Projects on improvements in black spot management and the development of a metabisulphite meter were supported by Industry representatives at the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries R&D Planning and Consultation Workshop held in Brisbane from the 25th to the 26th of March 2009. The board and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-312
DATE START/END: 17 MAY 2009 - 29 JUN 2011

Educating though Escape with ET

Series 10 The ratings for Series 10 on Network Ten received at this time indicate close to half a million viewers watched each episode. 25/10/2008 - 380,714 08/11/2008 - 403,270 22/11/2008 - 444,418 The website has also received a consistently high viewer interest in following up info from...
ORGANISATION:
Escape Productions Group
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-730
DATE START/END: 14 SEP 2011 - 29 JAN 2014

SCRC: Development of germ cell transplantation technology for the Australian aquaculture industry

Breeding Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) in captivity is proving to be a major challenge. While Cleanseas Tuna (CST) successfully produced tuna offspring in the last three years in their onshore breeding facility at Arno Bay, the number of broodstock that can be held is limited due to their size...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-122
DATE START/END: 30 SEP 2021 - 29 SEP 2024

Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program 2021-24

The Human Dimensions Research Subprogram was established in late 2016 by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to coordinate FRDC-funded research and development aimed at addressing priorities within the field of human dimensions research. The Subprogram built on the legacies of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-753
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2010 - 4 OCT 2011

Seafood CRC: improving hatchery production of Yellowtail Kingfish larvae and fingerlings

Clean Seas Tuna is the largest commercial hatchery producer of Yellowtail Kingfish fingerlings in Australia. Following three years of research into larval rearing issues, the company still experiences variability in results between the two hatcheries, Port Augusta and Arno Bay, between runs within...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2020-10-01

Finding the balance in a life aquatic

Good relationships are the backbone of Mervi Kangas’s life’s work on the water, as she strives to ensure commercial fisheries remain sustainable By Melissa Marino Mervi Kangas never tires of a good sunset. She has been privileged to see quite a few spectacular skies as the sun dipped below an...
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PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

Delivering to the public on key challenges

Research, development and extension priorities for the next five years aim to ensure Australian fishing and aquaculture measure up to rising expectations for sustainable and ethical behaviour, while optimising the use of our natural resources The FRDC’s new Research, Development and Extension...
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PUBLISHED:
2018-09-01

Triple challenge for Barramundi expansion

An international investigation identifies the steps needed to realise the growth potential of Australia’s favourite white-fleshed fish Dan Richards holds a juvenile Barramundi. Photo: Humpty Doo Barramundi By Rebecca Thyer A 12-month international study tour has Dan Richards, from the...
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PUBLISHED:
2019-03-01

Seabed mapping paints clearer trawl picture

The first national study of Australia’s trawling footprint has identified contact with less than 3.5 per cent of the seabed By Melissa Marino Australia"s Trawl Footprint. Source: FRDC Australia’s seabed is incredibly diverse, ranging from kelp forests to coral reefs, and rocky...
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