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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-751
DATE START/END: 13 FEB 2014 - 27 FEB 2015

Seafood CRC: implementing Australian Quality Index schemes in three supply chains

The Quality Index (QI) method is a tool that can assist businesses to monitor supply chain performance and identify areas for improvement. The QI tool provides a consistent system, based on a universal language of quality descriptors, to assess freshness throughout the chain and determine remaining...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-402
DATE START/END: 2 JUN 2014 - 31 JUL 2017

Planning, developing and coordinating national/regional research, development and extension (RD&E) for Australia's recreational fishing community

Australia's recreational fishing community is large and diverse, and like any sector or industry, can derive benefit through targeted investment in Research and Development (R&D), and its effective extension. The need was identified in 2005 for a process to be established to enable the recreational...
ORGANISATION:
Owen Li
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-001
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2015 - 30 MAR 2017

Developing alternative strategies for managing seal-fisher interactions in the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery

The South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery (LCF) is a small scale, multi-species, multi-method, community-based fishery that operates within a highly modified, dynamic environment, recognised internationally for its unique ecological character. The LCF includes the waters of three separate, but...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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PUBLISHED:
2015-12-01

A stomach for history

Innovative Australian research provides greater insight into the age, growth and longevity of valuable crustacean species Jesse Leland in the Southern Cross University ageing laboratory with a Giant Crab specimen. Photo: John Waddell, SCU By Jesse C. Leland Crustaceans are a...
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2015-09-01

Nostalgia underpins restocking efforts

A new wave of support for recreational fishing, combined with technological advances, is allowing more native species to be cultured as part of stock-enhancement initiatives A family prawning on the Swan River, Western Australia. Photo: Stewart Allen By Natasha Prokop The Western...
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PUBLISHED:
2015-06-01

Health study asesses stress factors

Fishers identify stress as the greatest workplace issue facing their industry Photo: 123RF.com By Tanya King, Sue Kilpatrick and Karen Willis Researcher: “What are the biggest issues facing the fishing industry at the moment?” Fishers: “Stress." There are some stress factors...
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2015-06-01

World lead on prawn feed

Australian innovation is producing world-leading advances in the sustainability of prawn aquaculture Australian development of a new bioactive feed supplement will allow wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil to be removed from the diets of farmed prawns without compromising animal growth. By...
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Corporate Policies

As part of good corporate governance, and to ensure a high level of transparency the FRDC is happy to provide a current copy of any of its policies. The FRDC policies are regularly reviewed and as a result may be updated. While the FRDC endeavours to ensure the latest version is available, however...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-015
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2016 - 29 JUN 2017

Proposed northern Australia water developments pertinent to the Northern Prawn Fishery: collation and review

As populations grow, there will be increasing demand for food, broadening markets; economic opportunity will be sought. There is considerable impetus to northern development. The report, “Our North, our future: White paper on developing Northern Australia” (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015), is the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-143
DATE START/END: 4 APR 2017 - 29 APR 2017

Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2016 and beyond: Independent project audit

The Status of Australian Fish Stock (SAFS) reports is the first nationally consistent approach to assess fish stock status based on agreed terminology and reference points. It provides a simple way for seafood consumers, fishers, managers and the public to understand how Australia's fish stocks are...
ORGANISATION:
PJ Neville and Associates
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