Advanced project search
726 results
Blank
PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

Crop rotations in the zone

Research on the Great Barrier Reef has identified a sea cucumber harvesting strategy with global application CSIRO researcher Eva Plaganyi at a workshop with a focus on sea cucumbers in the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, east Africa. Photo: Tim Skewes, CSIRO By Clarisa...
Blank
PUBLISHED:
2015-09-01

Save the seagrass

Farmers and fishers have created new connections in a campaign to preserve the seagrasses that are an essential part of the aquatic ecosystem at Gippsland’s Corner Inlet By Ilaria Catizone Broadleaf Seagrass Two very different types of grass – pastures and seagrasses – are both crucial...
Blank
PUBLISHED:
2015-06-01

Oyster growers invest in genetic POMS resistance

As a devastating disease spreads from French Pacific Oyster farms to the rest of the world, an Australian industry-based R&D company is preparing to defend against inevitable incursions Making use of ASI breeding improvements: (from left) Ian, Anna and Thomas Duthie on the water at...
Blank
PUBLISHED:
2015-03-01

‘Master’ title builds fishery professionalism

The combination of recognised training and the promotion of professional expertise aims to improve the public perception and reputation of Australia’s fishing industry By Catherine Norwood Greg Golby A new program has been launched in New South Wales aimed at helping fishers to regain...
Blank
DATE:
2024-02-06

Embracing sustainable fishing with alternative gears

Overview Australia's seafood industry is undergoing a transformative shift towards sustainability and innovation. Collaborative efforts between researchers and producers are redefining fishing methods and global seafood production standards. In South Australia's Northern Zone Rock...
Blank
DATE:
2023-02-20

What evidence do we have from other studies?

Recreational fishing and wellbeing – what’s the evidence? The potential for recreational fishing to contribute positively the health and wellbeing of participants and the broader community has been widely acknowledged for decades (see Freudenberg and Arlinghaus 2009; McManus et al. 2011; Hunt et...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-229
DATE START/END: 13 MAY 2007 - 1 SEP 2008

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Industry Development Subprogram: development and implementation of an energy audit process for Australian fishing vessels

Fuel is a vital, but costly, input to seafood production, accounting for up to 50% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia. An estimated 270 million litres of diesel fuel is currently consumed in Australian fisheries each year, as well as a substantial amount of petrol. Faced...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Maritime College (AMC)
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-143
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2021 - 30 OCT 2022

An investigation of Indigenous knowledges and nutritional health and wellbeing benefits and values of seafood for supporting Indigenous fisheries development

Globally there is a growing awareness and focus on maximising the contributions of fish to Indigenous diets and health through promotion of nutrition sensitive policies which support small-scale and Indigenous fisheries initiatives (FAO, 2017). To further contribute to the promotion of Indigenous...
ORGANISATION:
Monash University Clayton Campus
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-170
DATE START/END: 2 JUL 2023 - 30 SEP 2024

Integrating recreational fisher experience/satisfaction into decision making

While the Hudson Howells research team has experience in the Australian recreational fishing sector, including a series of projects undertaken for FRDC, it has limited understanding of the recreational fishing sector in the Northern Territory. In preparation for this application a number of...
ORGANISATION:
Hudson Howells
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-045
DATE START/END: 19 APR 2008 - 30 JUN 2011

Rebuilding Ecosystem Resilience: assessment of management options to minimise formation of ‘barrens’ habitat by the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania

There is now widespread appreciation of the need for holistic management of ecological systems to maintain ecosystem function, biodiversity and biological productivity, particularly when systems are subject to sustainable harvest. An important component of this approach is management to maintain...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
View Quicklinks