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PUBLISHED:
2014-06-01

Island delights

Midway between Victoria and Tasmania, King Island is a major trading centre for some of Australia’s highest-value wild-catch fisheries Grassy Harbour, King Island, is one of Tasmania’s top landing ports for Southern Rocklobsters (Jasus edwardsii). Photos: Catherine Norwood By Catherine...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-046
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2013 - 8 JUN 2016

Life history specific habitat utilisation of tropical fisheries species

This application was developed as a result of activities in FRDC project 2012/037. The project, endorsed by the QFRAB, involved a detailed literature review of the current understanding and gaps in knowledge in the fish-habitat relationships of Australia’s coastal fisheries species. This review was...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-231
DATE START/END: 18 JUN 2005 - 30 JUL 2006

A scoping study on the Australian abalone industry

This application was developed because representatives from all abalone producing states agreed that the Australian abalone industry needs to enhance its position in the world market through a comprehensive marketing, advertising and promotional campaign, aligned to an industry development plan that...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-070
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 30 JAN 2014

TSGA IPA: Comparative susceptibility and host responses of endemic fishes and salmonids affected by amoebic gill disease in Tasmania

Amoebic gill disease in farmed Tasmanian salmon: Amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects the culture of Atlantic salmon during the marine grow-out phase of production. The causative agent of amoebic gill disease is Neoparamoeba perurans (1) which when present upon the gills causes extensive...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-728
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2012 - 1 MAR 2013

Seafood CRC: visiting Expert: Dr Standish Allen - enhancement of tetraploid and triploid production in the Australian Pacific Oyster industry

Dr Standish Allen is a world leader in polyploidy of shellfish and has been working with SCL on a commercial basis through 4C’s Breeding Technologies, Inc. for the past 10 years. Dr. Allen has assisted SCL in commercialising the production of Spawnless Pacific Oysters in Australia (natural...
ORGANISATION:
Shellfish Culture Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-410
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2020

Southern Rock Lobster Planning and Management for a National Research Development & Extension (RD&E) Program

Southern Rock Lobster Ltd (SRL) was formed in 2004 as the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) body for the Southern Rock Lobster fishing sector. SRL has undertaken the RD&E Planning and Management through a project agreement (2010-402) with FRDC since 2011. This agreement...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Adoption
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-018
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 22 DEC 2013

Using commercial and recreational fisher knowledge to reconstruct historical catch rates for Queensland Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus), Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) and Coral Trout (Plectropomus spp.): long-term data for incorporation into future stock assessments

Discussion with stock assessment scientists and fisheries scientists at Fisheries Queensland, in addition to consultation with staff at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has highlighted the need for greater long-term information on past catch rates, average sizes of fish caught, relative...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
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PUBLISHED:
2016-12-01

Aquaculture on a rising tide

With planning approvals finalised, and crucial research underway, Australia appears to be poised for a surge in aquaculture production In 2008 it seemed optimistic, but not unreasonable, that Australia would be producing 100,000 tonnes of fish and seafood from aquaculture by 2015. At the...
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