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2014-09-01

Sharper senses aid ocean investigations

The latest addition to Australia’s marine research capacity is set to revolutionise ocean research, with open access to far more detailed data than has ever been available before By Emily Weekes After more than a decade of debate, design and construction involving many hundreds of people,...
Environment
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2021-09-14

Final Reports

Interested in an FRDC final report? For a copy of an FRDC project final report go to www.frdc.com.au, contact the FRDC on 02 6122 2100, or email frdc@frdc.com.au Northern Aquaculture vision 2019-096 This report provides a summary of the ‘Aquaculture opportunities in northern Australia:...
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2021-09-14

Market in sight for farmed rock lobsters

Decades in development, rock lobster aquaculture in Australia is gathering pace with hatchery success followed by a new ocean grow-out trial in the west By Corrina Ridgway Efforts to commercially grow Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) have been hitting development...
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2020-10-01

Abalone case study in aquaculture resilience

Lessons in biosecurity and diversification have paid off for a leading Australian Abalone producer, providing valuable business resilience in the face of market disruptions. By Brad Collis Australia’s largest Abalone producer and processor, Yumbah Aquaculture, has become an instructive case...
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2018-11-02

Salmon get ready for their ‘flu shots’

A new vaccine holds hope in controlling an endemic virus that is challenging Atlantic Salmon production Vaccines at the Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines, Launceston, Tasmania. Photo: Catherine Norwood By Catherine Norwood A three-year, $5-million vaccine development...
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2016-12-01

Aquaculture on a rising tide

With planning approvals finalised, and crucial research underway, Australia appears to be poised for a surge in aquaculture production In 2008 it seemed optimistic, but not unreasonable, that Australia would be producing 100,000 tonnes of fish and seafood from aquaculture by 2015. At the...
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2015-12-01

New directors to drive new direction for the FRDC

From a strong field of contenders, new directors have been selected to oversee the future of the FRDC By Catherine Norwood The FRDC’s new board of directors has been appointed and its role will be to oversee the implementation of the FRDC’s new Research, Development and Extension (RD&E)...
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2013-12-01

Direct engagement

The seafood industry’s national conference focused on the importance of connecting with consumers and markets in Australia and abroad to tell the industry story Photo: Steven Davies By Alexandra Roginski The theme of the 2013 Seafood Directions Conference, hosted on 27 to 30 October...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-068
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2004 - 11 MAR 2007

Effects of Trawl Subprogram: evaluation of the effectiveness of reducing dolphin catches with pingers and exclusion grids in the Pilbara trawl fishery

The Pilbara Trawl Fishery captures approximately 50 dolphins per year (Stephenson and Chidlow 2003), nearly always dead. Video footage taken with a digital camera mounted on the headrope, pointing towards the cod-end, revealed dolphins swimming in the pressure wave of the net and feeding on the...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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