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DATE:
2023-08-10

SafeFish grant creating new opportunities for Post Graduate students

SafeFish is providing postgraduate students thousands of dollars each year and creating opportunities for grant recipients to travel, attend conferences and cover research expenses. By Dempsey Ward & Claire Hedges Each year, SafeFish offers postgraduate grants for students undertaking...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-002
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2022 - 29 JUN 2024

Investing in our future: stock assessment and the next generation

Stock assessment is a key component of sustainable fisheries management. It relies on a small pool of scientists who are technically able to develop and adapt complex statistical estimation methods to lead the assessments undertaken in Australia. A series of projects has given us some insight into...
ORGANISATION:
Cathy Dichmont Consulting
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DATE:
2023-09-26

Sawing through research to understand the endangered sawfish

Australia is one of the last strongholds for sawfish in the world as populations elsewhere have declined or become extinct. To ensure Australian sawfish populations stay healthy, northern Australia fishers and research organisations are collaborating to understand the impact of sawfish...
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-048
DATE START/END: 9 MAR 2023 - 18 DEC 2025

“Ready, set, go!” preparing for emergency disease outbreaks in aquatic animals

Aquatic animal health is a challenge for the growing aquaculture sector. Disease is one of its biggest risks and impediments to productivity and profitability. National emergency preparedness activities are essential for industry and government sectors to undertake collaboratively so there is a...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-034
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2023 - 24 FEB 2025

Land Based Fishing Platforms: a guide to understanding current technologies and the processes required to developing fishing jetties

Currently in WA, rec fishers are losing land based access due to factors such as marine park planning, urban and commercial developments and ageing and decommissioned jetty infrastructure. Land based access is a fundamental principle for grass roots community fishing expectations and experiences and...
ORGANISATION:
Recfishwest
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-038
DATE START/END: 8 JUL 2009 - 29 NOV 2011

Study of ghost fishing in the NSW rock lobster fishery

Ghost fishing occurs when fishing gear is lost or abandoned but continues to kill fish. The same piece of fishing gear may continue to ghost fish for several years which results in additional fishing mortality to that attributed to the catch. Ghost fishing has been shown internationally to be...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-011
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2022 - 30 OCT 2024

Taxonomy of northern Australia's commercially important Ostreidae

The development of tropical oyster species for aquaculture in Australia is growing in momentum. Hatchery production is underway for the tropical ‘black-lip’ oyster at the Darwin Aquaculture Centre, and small-scale farming is being undertaken at Goulburn Island, NT, and in Bowen, QLD. Hatchery...
ORGANISATION:
Griffith University Nathan Campus
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-026
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 29 NOV 2025

Habitat ecological risk assessment for eco-regions with high trawl footprints, in southern Queensland and northern NSW

Describe 500 words or less (3750 characters) why and how this application was developed, detail the consultation with end users and potential beneficiaries. How does the application address the FRDC strategic challenge, how does it relate to other current/completed projects. Do not repeat the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-110
DATE START/END: 13 JUN 2021 - 27 FEB 2022

Fish and Chips Awards 2021

FRDC has run the Fish and Chip Awards since 2017, in 2021 the awards will transfer to Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) to run under the industry’s consumer-facing brand Great Australian Seafood. and rename the Great Australian Fish and Chip Awards. The Fish and Chip Awards are a celebration of...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)
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