Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Validating a new sampling technique for estimating egg production This project aimed to improve the accuracy and precision of estimates of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2017 - 27 Feb 2019 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Rebuilding Southern Rock Lobster stocks on the east coast of Tasmania: informing options for management This project aims to better understand the relationships between fisher behaviour, their expectations/aspirations, their responses to changes in stock … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2017 - 14 Dec 2018 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Investigating social acceptance for the wild catch commercial fishing industry of Southeast Queensland This research project aimed to develop an engagement strategy that would assist the Southeast Queensland wild catch commercial fishing industry … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2017 - 29 Nov 2018 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Wild catch fisheries Processing & packaging Research project Improving survival and quality of crabs and lobsters in transportation from first point of sale to market. Crabs and lobsters suffer quality deterioration during transportation, which then results in downgrading and consequent price reduction. It is known … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 10 Sep 2017 - 25 Sep 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Improving mortality rate estimates for management of the Queensland Saucer Scallop fishery This project provides improved understanding of roles played by fishing pressure, environmental drivers and habitat perturbations on scallop abundance, catch … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2017 - 30 Dec 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2018, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system This project supports the development of a robust national fish stock report. The Status of Australian Fish Stock Reports are … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2017 - 30 Mar 2019 Research organisation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Freshwater fish attracting structures (FAS): Evaluating a new tool to improve fishing quality and access to fisheries resources in Australian impoundments Recreational angling is an extremely popular pastime in Australia and generates significant social and economic benefits, particularly in regional areas. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 7 Aug 2017 - 19 Nov 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Input management Research project Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery Currently in South Australia, Southern Rock Lobster are captured with pots designed in line with State fishing gear regulations. However, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jul 2017 - 30 May 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Increase the participation and employment of Indigenous people in the NT commercial fishing, management and seafood industry More than 25% of the NT Population identify as Indigenous and indigenous people own approximately 84% of the NT coastline. There is … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jul 2017 - 30 Dec 2018
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project NCCP: assessment of options for utilisation of virus infected carp Wild carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an invasive species found throughout Australian freshwater systems. The Australian Federal government has developed the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Jul 2017 - 14 Dec 2018 Research organisation Curtin University
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2016 Statistics on Australian fisheries production and trade provides a source of information for a range of purposes. The information can … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 27 Jul 2017 - 29 Jun 2018 Research organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project NCCP: Building community support for carp control: understanding community and stakeholder attitudes and assessing social effects This project undertook a comprehensive assessment of community attitudes to and more broadly the potential social impacts (positive and negative) … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 Jul 2017 - 30 Dec 2018 Research organisation University of Canberra
Wild catch fisheries Research project Assessment of Frozen Uncooked Imported Prawns for Antimicrobial-Resistant Micro-organisms of Aquaculture and Public Health Significance and residues of Ag-vet chemicals The risk of importation of AMR into Australia via uncooked prawn commodities has not been assessed. Given the existing pathway … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 Jul 2017 - 12 Oct 2017
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Understanding environmental and fisheries factors causing fluctuations in mud crab and blue swimmer crab fisheries in northern Australia to inform harvest strategies Giant Mud Crabs support valuable commercial, recreational and indigenous fisheries in northern Australia. This project aimed to understand the relationship … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 9 Jul 2017 - 30 Dec 2018 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Trade Mission: Creating a niche market for the supply of NSW Wild Caught mixed finfish to China through the GFresh B to B E-commerce platform A major export challenge for NSW professional fishing companies has been the perceived need to have large volumes of a … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 9 Jul 2017 - 29 Jun 2018
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Identification of muscle parasite in Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), and determination as to the efficacy of non-invasive screening technology for the purpose of identifying infected fish in a commercial fish processing environment Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) are increasingly important to New South Wales fishers with escalating consumer … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Jul 2017 - 30 Oct 2018 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Testing retail commodities for the presence of Taura Syndrome Virus and Yellow head Virus I The Australian prawn farming industry has been fortunate to remain free from many of the serious viral diseases which have … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Jul 2017 - 30 Aug 2017
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Consumer health Fisheries technology Research project Seafood CRC: Extending biotoxin capability and research in Australia through development of an experimental biotoxin contamination facility to target industry relevant issues Biotoxins present an ongoing issue across a broad range of seafood types presenting both public health and market access risks. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2017 - 11 Dec 2018 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project NCCP: Social, economic, and ecological risk assessment for use of Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) for carp biocontrol in Australia Prior to the introduction of any biocontrol agent, there is a need to undertake a risk analysis of the potential … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2017 - 30 Dec 2018
Wild catch fisheries Research project Informing the structural reform of South Australia's Marine Scalefish Fishery South Australia’s Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) is undergoing a strategic review with the principal aim of restructuring the fishery … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2017 - 29 Jun 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)