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2022-03-04

New projects

The FRDC Board has recently approved the following research projects Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-096 Southern Rock Lobster planning and management...
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2022-03-04

Diving into sustainability

Good science is the basis of credible assessment initiatives to help consumers choose sustainable seafood By Ilaria Catizone Consumers are increasingly demanding proof of their seafood’s sustainability and they are turning to a range of seafood certifications, rating programs and indices to...
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2022-03-04

Hooked on solutions

Evaluating insect meal proteins in aquafeeds, PhD candidates Kat Doughty and Isobel Sewell are drawn to the potential of aquaculture to address food security and climate issues Words and photos by Corrina Ridgway “I’ll get one shot at this,” comments Katarina ‘Kat’ Doughty, concentrating on...
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2022-03-04

Ready-to-eat seafood: challenge accepted

The cold-chain practice remains key in maintaining seafood safety, but a new study identifies other steps in the supply chain to protect consumers and ensure their seafood meal choices have no unexpected health consequences By Cristina Lesseur (CL Advisory Pty Ltd) on behalf of SafeFish The...
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2022-03-04

Marine Bioproducts CRC to kickstart new industries

Technological advances are helping with the discovery and development of many novel ingredients that our marine ecosystems offer beyond seafood, to create new industries, employment and economic opportunities By Catherine Norwood Over the next 10 years, the Marine Bioproducts Cooperative...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-068
DATE START/END: 2 OCT 2023 - 27 FEB 2025

Understanding the feasibility of close kin mark recapture for Scalloped Hammerhead in Australia, SE Asia and the Western Pacific

This project will investigate whether Close-Kin Mark Recapture could feasibly be applied to estimate the spawning stock abundance of Scalloped Hammerhead shark (SHH), a large-bodied shark species listed under Appendix II of CITES and the EPBC Act. The species occurs in both coastal and oceanic...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Environment
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2024-01-11

Urchin - Range Expansion

Overview Scientific evidence confirms that the world’s oceans are warming at an accelerated rate due to human activities. The waters off the south-east coast of Australia are warming at almost four times the global average, coinciding with strengthening of a strong ocean current, called the East...
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-112
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2023 - 29 JAN 2026

Developing biomass assessment approaches, harvest methodologies and biosecurity knowledge for wild-harvest of seaweeds in southern Australia

Need The Australian continent hosts the richest marine macroalgal flora in the world with some 3000 species documented. Some 1800 of these occur in southern Australia, with many (~70%) being endemic to the region (ie they occur nowhere else). It is also well known that South Australia has the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-122
DATE START/END: 9 NOV 2023 - 24 SEP 2026

Assessment of the utility of genomics for Sydney Rock Oyster breeding

Genomic selection is a promising approach exploiting molecular genetic markers to design novel breeding programs and to develop new markers-based models for genetic evaluation. Increasingly this approach is being explored in aquaculture because of the potential opportunities it provides to increase...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department Of Primary Industries Port Stephens
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