Aquaculture Research project CRC Northern Australia - Biosecurity in northern Australian prawn aquaculture The threat of both endemic and exotic pathogens is now the biggest management issue facing the Australian prawn farming industry. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 27 Sep 2018 - 29 Jun 2020
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Water treatment to control influent water biosecurity risk on Australian prawn farms. Effectiveness and impacts on production ponds. In response to the occurrence of white spot disease (WSD), an exotic viral disease that has heavily impacted South-East Queensland … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Jun 2018 - 28 May 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Linking ecosystem services to the profitability of prawn fisheries linked to 2017-188 This project links the profitability of prawn fisheries to natural assets via the ecosystem services they provide, building on the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2018 - 29 Jun 2020
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Input management Research project Improved risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins in Southern Rock Lobster Since 2012 the east coast of Tasmania has suffered from significant outbreaks of seafood contamination by paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) from … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Mar 2018 - 7 Jul 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Assessment of gamma irradiation as a feasible method for treating prawns to inactivate White Spot Syndrome Virus White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) was confirmed in prawn farms on the Logan River in Moreton Bay Queensland. Subsequent investigations … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 24 Feb 2018 - 30 May 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Ensuring monitoring and management of bycatch in Southern Rock Lobster fisheries is best practice Documenting and assessing the impact of fishing on bycatch is required for all rock lobster fisheries to enable the appropriate … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 27 Feb 2019 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery This project aims to develop a predictive warning system for ocean conditions that can be used by the Western Rock … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 29 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Digitising the Western Rock Lobster Industry The western rock lobster (WRL) fishery has been managed via increasingly sophisticated input controls since 1875. WRL has determined that the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Oct 2021
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Disseminating existing bycatch reduction and fuel efficiency technologies throughout Australia's prawn fisheries Prawn trawling is among the world's least selective fishing methods, the unintended consequence being large quantities of bycatch. It is … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2017 - 29 Nov 2018
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 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 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)
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 Traceability Research project Phase 2: Traceability Systems for Wild Caught Lobster, via Sense-T and Pathways to Market Seafood is the most highly traded food commodity globally, and yet there is very little traceability in any seafood supply … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2017 - 16 Jul 2019 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Congress - Locking in the Future: 2017-2025 This project supports the bi-annual Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Congress. This conference supports the exchange of information, issues and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2017 - 7 May 2026
Wild catch fisheries Traceability Research project Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry The Australian prawn industry has co-invested in a national marketing strategy for Australian prawns "Love Australian Prawns" (LAP). … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2017 - 14 May 2019 Research organisation Curtin University
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Input management Research project Assess causes and implications of anomalous low lobster catch rates in the shallow water areas near the centre of the Western Rock Lobster fishery During the 1970s and 1990s the area between Dongara and Leeman, supported large numbers of boats and produced very good … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 8 Jan 2017 - 19 Dec 2019 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Improving post-harvest survival of live held Southern Rock Lobster The export of southern rock lobsters from southern Australia to markets in Asia is one of Australia’s most valuable … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2018 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Southern Rock Lobster Planning and Management for a National Research Development & Extension (RD&E) Program This project enables the Southern Rock Lobster Ltd (SRL) as the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 29 Jun 2020