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New projects

The FRDC board has recently approved the following research projects Project number Project Applicant R&D Plan outcome 2021-048 ‘Ready, set, go!’ preparing for emergency...
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Managing $50.5 million in R&D to deliver value for stakeholders

A challenging year also marked the start of several new FRDC initiatives designed to improve stakeholder consultation and increase the use of research findings The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Annual Report 2020–21 details the $50.5 million in research and development...
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Casting a line for mental health

Driven to address high male suicide rates, Matt Tripet brings together fly-fishing, time in nature and supportive conversations to help men improve their mental health By Anne Crawford, Photos Shottobits High in the upper reaches of the Thredbo River, New South Wales, lifelong fisher Matt...
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Vale Noel Herbst

Noel Reginald Herbst (20/10/1941–5/11/2021) was a founding father of the Australian prawn farming industry and a great man. His service to the Australian prawn farming industry and his local community was recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2014. In 1986, Noel founded Gold...
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Vale Ted Loveday

The seafood sector mourns a big thinker who helped shape the professional practices underpinning the good reputation of Australian seafood, at home and internationally On 7 October 2021, his family and the seafood industry farewelled Terence ‘Ted’ David Loveday, a fisher who made a huge...
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Talking oysters in northern Australia

Indigenous leadership and communication are integral to tropical rock oyster research, creating new ways to discuss the manageable “invisible risks” that Vibrio bacteria pose to an emerging industry By Catherine Norwood Scientific and commercial momentum is building to establish a tropical...
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Seismic testing sound impacts on rock lobsters

Research finds buffer zones can help mitigate damage to Southern Rock Lobsters caused by soundwaves used in oil and gas exploration By Gio Braidotti The drive to find additional sources of oil and gas to power commercial economies is contributing to noise pollution in the oceans, and fisheries...
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Bringing recreational fishers into NSW harvest strategies

NSW is investigating how to incorporate recreational fisher objectives into its fishery harvest strategies for Snapper, Mulloway and Yellowtail Kingfish By Barbara Adam While harvest strategies are recognised as world’s best practice when it comes to sustainable fishery management,...
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Pandemic impacts on Australian seafood sector revisited

Strong demand for local seafood and the continued digital evolution of the fishing sector are among the positives emerging for the industry from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia By Melissa Merino and Catherine Norwood In 2020, when COVID-19 first emerged in Australia, the FRDC’s special...
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Waste reborn shows promise in fish feed trials

The transformation of local waste products is providing quality protein ingredients that could help replace fishmeal as the protein source in aquafeeds Insect meal and an enzyme hydrolysate, both produced using fish waste, have proven to be key components of new diets formulated to test whether...
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