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Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Ensuring that fishing and seafood industry focused RD&E delivers improved economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia’s Indigenous people – IRG and Indigenous Subprogram Support logo
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Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Ensuring that fishing and seafood industry focused RD&E delivers improved economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia’s Indigenous people – IRG and Indigenous Subprogram Support

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The aim of this project is to assist in the planning and implementation of targeted and agreed research, development and extension activities that address Indigenous fish sector priorities. In addition, this project aims to increase the number of Indigenous people with expertise and desire to engage in RD&E and associated...

14 Nov 2017 - 29 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

C-AID Consultants

NCCP: Expanded modelling to determine anoxia risk in main river channel and shallow wetlands logo
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NCCP: Expanded modelling to determine anoxia risk in main river channel and shallow wetlands

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The aim of this project is to predict the impact of mass carp mortality on the dissolved oxygen concentration of wetlands, rivers and floodplain habitats. This requires assessment of how the key processes that affect oxygen in these different environments respond to changes in hydrologic flushing, temperature and other environmental...

30 Jun 2017 - 30 Dec 2018

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Survival and growth rate of ranched Greenlip Abalone off South Australia logo
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Survival and growth rate of ranched Greenlip Abalone off South Australia

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The aim of this project was to investigate the viability of Greenlip Abalone ranching in Thorny Passage, near Port Lincoln, South Australia. Abalone ranching involves out-planting and growing juvenile Greenlip Abalone on benthic artificial reefs. This technique has been successfully developed and applied by Ocean Grown Abalone (OGA) in Western...

30 Oct 2017 - 30 Mar 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland. logo
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Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland.

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The annual GVP of the Queensland Mud Crab Fishery is somewhere between $16 and $29M. Critical to the Harvest Strategy for the Queensland Mud Crab Fishery are processes for monitoring and assessing fishery performance. Currently, the empirical and estimated indicators for this fishery are based on non-validated harvest and effort...

30 Jun 2020 - 29 Jun 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Assessing the people and capability framework for the aquaculture industry logo
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Assessing the people and capability framework for the aquaculture industry

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The aquaculture industry requires its leaders to not only be strong technical managers but also strong people leaders. This investment with Huon Aquaculture is focused on the establishment of a program for current technical leaders to help them evolve from technical experts to People Leaders also considering succession planning into...

19 Jun 2017 - 30 Mar 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd

Aquatic Animal Health Training Scheme 2019-2022 logo
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Aquatic Animal Health Training Scheme 2019-2022

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Aquatic Animal Health Training Scheme (AAHTS) was established as a competitive, merit-based scholarship program with the aim “to improve the knowledge and skills in aquatic animal health management to support Australia’s fishing and aquaculture industry, including the aquarium sector”. This investment continues the operation of the AAHTS program.

6 Feb 2020 - 30 Aug 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness

Australian Abalone Growers Association Strategic R&D Plan 2020-2025 logo
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Australian Abalone Growers Association Strategic R&D Plan 2020-2025

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Australian Abalone Growers Association (AAGA) is the peak industry body for the Australian Abalone Farming Industry and was formed primarily as a vehicle to raise funds for and coordinate RD&E for the sector. This investment supports the consultation, analysis and drafting required to prepare the next industry strategic plan...

12 Mar 2020 - 30 Jul 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Ridge Partners

Assessing the biosecurity risk of uncooked whole and eviscerated barramundi and grouper in relation to exotic viruses logo
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Assessing the biosecurity risk of uncooked whole and eviscerated barramundi and grouper in relation to exotic viruses

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Australian farmed Barramundi is estimated at over $37.1 million AUD with a production of over 3,772 tonnes annually. The value of the wild-catch sector was estimated to be $9.9 million AUD with 1,073 tonnes produced. In addition, Australia imports a range of uncooked barramundi and grouper commodities. A recent...

19 Apr 2020 - 28 Feb 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Future Fisheries Veterinary Service (FFVS)

If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else' - Future proofing the Australian Mud Crab Industry through improved strategic direction logo
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If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else' - Future proofing the Australian Mud Crab Industry through improved strategic direction

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Australian mud crab fisheries extend from northern Western Australia across the Northern Territory and Qqueensland through to northern New South Wales and sells to a common market valued at almost $50M/year. However, it is apparent that, while product is going into a national market with many common issues to...

28 Feb 2020 - 28 Jan 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

C-AID Consultants

2020-2025 Strategic Plan for the Australian Oyster Industry logo
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2020-2025 Strategic Plan for the Australian Oyster Industry

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Australian oyster industry has changed considerably since the last national strategic plan was developed in 2014 with new challenges and opportunities being presented. This investment with Oysters Australia will develop and extend the next strategic plan (2020-2025) for the Australian oyster industry to inform and direct investment in RD&E.

13 Jul 2020 - 13 Dec 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Oysters Australia Ltd