Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Implementing the FRDC's 2020-25 R&D Plan - Strategic activities The implementation of the FRDC's 2020-25 R&D Plan - Strategic activities project brings several benefits. Firstly, it facilitates … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Sep 2020 - 29 Jun 2026 Research organisation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Climate driven shifts in benthic habitat composition as a potential demographic bottleneck for Western Rocklobster: understanding the role of recruitment habitats to better predict the under-size lobster population for fishery sustainability Across the western rock lobster fishery shallow water nearshore habitats are thought to be critical for recruitment to the fishery. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 29 Feb 2024 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Determining the spatial distribution and abundance indices for Moreton Bay Bugs, Thenus parindicus and Thenus australiensis in Queensland to improve stock assessment and management Moreton Bay bugs are a commercially important fished resource in northern Australian coastal waters. About 600 tonnes of bugs is reported … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 30 Mar 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Processing & packaging Research project Minimising plastic in the western rock lobster industry (Phase 1 – scope and identify) Recent studies have estimated that approximately eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Aug 2020 - 31 May 2022
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Evaluation of point of care (POC) tests for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) White Spot Disease (WSD) caused by White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a highly contagious disease of decapod crustaceans and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 13 Aug 2020 - 10 Apr 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Implementation of dynamic reference points and harvest strategies to account for environmentally-driven changes in productivity in Australian fisheries All fish stocks are subject to some level of environmentally driven change in productivity, primarily recruitment, but also growth. Current … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jul 2020 - 4 Dec 2022
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Improving and promoting fish-trawl selectivity in the Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) and Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS) of the Southern and Eastern Shark and Scalefish Fishery (SESSF) Fish-trawl fisheries are important throughout southeastern and southern Australia, with >35 species targeted in different sectors providing ~>15 000 mt valued … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Jul 2020 - 29 Sep 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Australian Society for Fish Biology: Scientific networking, early career development, international engagement and 50th celebrations The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) was founded in 1971 and is a professional, independent, non-profit, and non-aligned organisation. The … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 13 Jul 2020 - 28 Dec 2023
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants Recruitment to the western rock lobster fishery has been recognised to be largely driven by environmental conditions but the role … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 1 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Assessing the population biology of Black Jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) in Queensland In Australian waters, the black jewfish is targeted by commercial, recreational, indigenous and charter fishing groups. Since 2017 there has been … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 28 Feb 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Monitoring and mitigating interactions between small pelagic fisheries and dolphins: literature review and analysis of fishery data Small pelagic fisheries sometimes interact with dolphins. For example, dolphins are sometimes encircled and/or entangled in purse seine-nets used … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 16 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland. The annual GVP of the Queensland Mud Crab Fishery is somewhere between $16 and $29M. Critical to the Harvest Strategy for … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 29 Jun 2024 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Research project Assessing egg oiling as a long term management tool for overabundant Silver Gull populations interacting with Southern Bluefin Tuna aquaculture operations The Silver Gull (is a long lived, opportunistic seabird whose population numbers have increased near Australian population centres. In Port … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 29 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Survey for WSSV vectors in the Moreton Bay White Spot Biosecurity Area White spot disease (WSD) is caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), a very virulent virus that can cause devastating … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Jun 2020 - 29 Dec 2020
Wild catch fisheries Consumer health Research project The Detection of Ciguatera Toxins in NSW Spanish Mackerel Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) causes the largest number of seafood-related food safety incidents in Australia and is caused by the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jun 2020 - 14 Jun 2023 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Determination of the impacts of direct harvest of coral species in northern Australia Australia’s aquarium fisheries are high value (GVP >$20 million), small scale fisheries that rely on exporting CITES (the Convention … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2020 - 20 Aug 2023 Research organisation Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Understanding the stock structure of Rock Flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery Rock flathead supports an important commercial fishery in Corner Inlet. However, the stock structure of rock flathead in Victorian waters, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 May 2020 - 29 Sep 2022 Research organisation Deakin University
Wild catch fisheries Research project Investigate changes in acceptance of wild caught Barramundi in the foodservice and hospitality market sectors The recent market failure of wild-caught Barramundi has seen the price to fishers fall to an all-time low. Anecdotal information … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 10 May 2020 - 1 Aug 2021 Research organisation Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change. Forecasting lobster recruitment is important for the stock assessment of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF). This forecasting … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2020 - 30 May 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Drawing strength from each other: simulation testing of Australia’s abalone harvest strategies All Australian abalone harvest strategies use empirical approaches that apply a weight of evidence approach that is generally not clearly … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Jan 2023