World-first research is underway to transfer immunity through the generations is underway to combat a deadly abalone virus.
Abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) is a killer and an ongoing threat to wild abalone (Haliotidae) populations. In 2005 it infected two of Australia's premium abalone...
The ocean beaches of NSW support valuable commercial, recreational, and cultural pipi fisheries. The biomass available to a fishery depends on a combination of environmental, demographic and harvest conditions that determine recruitment success, and subsequent growth rates and mortality. Steeply...
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Southern Cross University (SCU) National Marine Science Centre
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Seafood Directions is regarded as the premier seafood industry conference in Australia. Seafood Directions provides an opportunity for stakeholders of the seafood industry to come together and discuss issues and opportunities in a national Forum.
Such a national Forum provides an opportunity...
Recreational billfish fisheries are predominantly catch-and-release and considered to be sustainable, but most stocks are also under pressure from incidental commercial harvest. This project was initiated because of ground-level stake-holder (e.g. NT recreational fishing community) interest in the...
Fishing and aquaculture stakeholders applied theory of change techniques to stimulate new thinking on cross-sectoral issues, challenges and opportunities gathered in FRDC's 'have your say' online discussions
With fishing and aquaculture facing increasing challenges to operate, including the...
Welcome to the FRDC Research and Innovation Investment Briefing for March 2022.
In this briefing, we highlight investment opportunities, provide an update on our recent funding round, and explain how we’re enhancing FishNet. These enhancements build on the changes that allow researchers to...
This project addresses Program 1: Product innovation, and Output 1.4 Removal or reduction of key production constraints to enhance profitability in selected wild-harvest production. Specifically, this project will provide the prawn industries with a new mechanism to determine fihsing strategies that...