The farming of Yellow Tail Kingfish (YTK) is a relatively new form of aquaculture in Australia, which is rapidly expanding. YTK are currently grown in sea cage operations in NSW and South Australia. Though the production of YTK in NSW is negligible, production in South Australia mostly from Clean...
This project proposal is to implement a new method for determining the age composition using samples of length frequency. This method allows for a significant reduction in the need for annual ageing of samples and makes collected ageing data more valuable.
Direct ageing techniques using...
The SBT assessment is subject to a number of uncertainties which complicate management and hence the likelihood of stock rebuilding. The current assessment indicates that spawning stock is heavily depleted relative to its unexploited state. The level of depletion is uncertain; for example, CCSBT SC9...
Year 2 of 2020-2025 R&D Plan
Who we are
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
FRDC invests in research, development and extension activities to increase economic, social and environmental benefits for Indigenous people, the aquaculture and commercial wild catch sectors, and...
Little is known about the composition of the shark fishery off the east coast of Australia. Off NSW, the whaler sharks historically represent at least 60% by weight of shark catches in the Ocean Trap & Line Fishery (OTLF). The historical annual shark catch within this fishery averaged around 173.2...
King George whiting (KGW) support one of the most important recreational and commercial fisheries in Victoria and South Australia (SA) (DPI 2008; Fowler et al. 2008). KGW remains the most valuable finfish species in Victoria and is now the second most valuable in SA (Knight and Tsolos 2011; DPI...
The Shark Bay Crab Fishery (Portunus armatus, formerly Portunus pelagicus, Lai et al. 2010) has expanded rapidly in the last 10 years to become Australia’s highest producing blue swimmer crab fishery valued at over $10 million. This resource is harvested commercially by the Shark Bay Crab trap...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) is an iconic fish species and one of the most significant fishery resources in southern Australia. Snapper supports important commercial and recreational fisheries and is of cultural significance throughout its Indo-Pacific distribution. However, over the past 10-15...