In April 2010 the National RD&E Strategy for Fishing and Aquaculture was endorsed by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC). The Strategy identified a gap in engagement and identification of indigenous priorities. The Strategy agreed to utilise the FRDC's recently established (initially...
Overview
Inland saline aquaculture is the use of saline groundwater in inland areas of Australia to grow aquatic animals and plants for commercial use. Inland terrestrial saline waters in Australia occur as ephemeral rivers and lakes and within an extensive network of reliable saline groundwater,...
Seafood is one of the world’s most traded commodities and Australia is a small cog in the huge wheel of international trade. However, it is clear that the impacts being felt across the globe have been similar to those facing our own seafood sector.
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture...
Finfish aquaculture is the single most valuable sector of South Australia’s aquaculture industry, and is likely to see continual growth into the near future. Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) farming is well established in the Port Lincoln region, and there is currently provision for...
Negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union are underway, with important implications for the Australian seafood industry
By Gio Braidotti
High tariffs and the costs associated with accessing markets are the key issues raised by the seafood industry as Australia...
Green light for seafood marketing
On 16 August 2018, the Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2017 was passed by both houses of parliament.
This allows the FRDC to undertake marketing activities funded by voluntary contributions on behalf of Australia’s seafood...
A CSIRO project tracking marine debris has won the annual Eureka Research and Innovation Prize for Environmental Research
By Rebecca Thyer
CSIRO’s Marine Debris Team members Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox.
Photo: CSIRO
A project that has helped uncover the scale of marine debris...
The FRDC board establishes Coordination Programs to address areas of R&D that require coordinated strategic planning and delivery in areas of market failure. Coordination Programs do not have allocated FRDC budgets, but function to highlight priority areas of R&D investment that need to be...