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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-009
DATE START/END: 4 SEP 2011 - 3 SEP 2013

Assessment of novel gear designs to reduce interactions between species of conservation interest and commercial fishing nets

This project was developed in direct consultation with John Page of the Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association (MBSIA) following preliminary trials of a modified gillnet design, and in response to perennial concern about incidental capture/entanglement of species of conservation interest (SOCI),...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-158
DATE START/END: 14 FEB 2018 - 30 JUL 2018

Determinates of socially-supported wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries in Australia

The FRDC's strategic RD&E focus for 2015–20 is on maximising impact by concentrating on knowledge development around three priorities: i) ensuring that Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so; ii) improving productivity and profitability of fishing and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PUBLISHED:
2019-05-31

Aquaculture focus for science stars

Aquaculture is proving to be a fertile space for young researchers looking to have a tangible impact in a range of areas By Gio Braidotti and Catherine Norwood Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud, 2019 fisheries award winner Elliot Scanes and...
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PUBLISHED:
2014-12-01

Cooperative course for rocklobster industry

Stock assessments, new technology, biotoxin warnings and international marketing were all on the agenda for rocklobster industry participants attending the 8th Rock Lobster Congress in Sydney in September By Daryl Sykes Tagging is part of efforts to monitor and rebuild the NSW rocklobster...
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PUBLISHED:
2013-06-01

Evidence from the deep

Technological and design innovations are providing new information about the early stages of the Southern Rocklobster life cycle By Graeme Ewing, Stewart Frusher, Chris Sharman and Rodney Treloggen A diver installs a prototype puerulus collector. The settlement of Southern Rocklobster’s...
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-711
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2015 - 27 FEB 2017

Seafood CRC: new directions in Australian seafood whole of chain traceability and supply chain technologies

In CRC project 2012/702 a through chain electronic traceability (including 1-D bar coding and RFID) was tested in an Australian prawn fishery. This testing included the vessel and two cold stores but did not follow through to the retail stores. Also, whilst software and subsequent information...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-211
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2013

Recfishing Research - addressing recreational fishing research priorities and improving extension

A joint initiative of Recfish Australia and FRDC, Recfishing Research was set up in 2005, following a national workshop in Hobart, to coordinate recreational fisheries R&D and promote the uptake of resulting information at a national level. From 2007/08 to 2009/10 Recfishing Research has worked to...
ORGANISATION:
Recfish Australia
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-076
DATE START/END: 14 DEC 2022 - 4 JAN 2024

Integrating indigenous fishing: extending adoption pathways to policy and management

The FRDC IRG has invested in a number of research projects to advance Indigenous rights, interests, opportunities and engagement in Australia's fisheries. However, fisheries management agencies across the jurisdictions appear to have struggled to engage with or make effective use of these outputs...
ORGANISATION:
Indigenous Marine Resources Consultants Australia (IMRCA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-012
DATE START/END: 14 FEB 2024 - 14 OCT 2026

Reviewing solutions to reduce unwanted fisher interactions with elasmobranchs

Shark depredation (the removal of catch by sharks) causes negative impacts for commercial and recreational fishers due to lost and damaged catch and fishing gear, and reduced enjoyment of fishing, respectively. The resulting extra mortality of target species also leads to uncertainty in stock...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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