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Ecological modeling of the impacts of water development in the Gulf of Carpentaria with particular reference to impacts on the Northern Prawn Fishery logo
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Ecological modeling of the impacts of water development in the Gulf of Carpentaria with particular reference to impacts on the Northern Prawn Fishery

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There is increasing interest in developing irrigated agriculture across northern Australia – a development that will modify natural water flow regimes that support estuarine and coastal fisheries. Trade-offs associated with proposed water resource allocation are currently unknown and their quantification entails evaluating how altered river flows might affect the fishery...

6 Jan 2019 - 28 Jan 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Geelong Waurn Ponds

Seal-fisher-ecosystem interactions in the Lower Lakes and Coorong: understanding causes and impacts to develop longer-term solutions logo
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Seal-fisher-ecosystem interactions in the Lower Lakes and Coorong: understanding causes and impacts to develop longer-term solutions

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There is industry and community concerns about the potential economic and ecological impact that seals are having on waterbirds, fish populations, and on the broader Lakes and Coorong ecosystem. There is a need for reliable, quantitative information on the nature and extent of these impacts. To this end this project...

28 Feb 2019 - 27 Feb 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Fisheries biology of Western Australian Salmon: improving our understanding of population dynamics in South Australia to enable quantitative stock assessments and improved fisheries management logo
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Fisheries biology of Western Australian Salmon: improving our understanding of population dynamics in South Australia to enable quantitative stock assessments and improved fisheries management

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There is opportunity for the Western Australian Salmon Fishery in South Australia to expand into emerging national and international seafood markets, but it is important that appropriate management is in place to ensure that any expansion of the fishery does not compromise its overall sustainability. Contemporary information on the fine-scale...

4 Jun 2019 - 27 Feb 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Comparative evaluation of Integrated Coastal Marine Management in Australia - Workshop logo
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Comparative evaluation of Integrated Coastal Marine Management in Australia - Workshop

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There is widespread evidence of an increased need for an improved, practical approach to integrated management (IM) of fisheries and other coastal marine activities that is able to fully embrace the social, economic and institutional aspects (the ‘human dimensions’), of management. This project will convene two workshops involving expert practitioners...

19 Jun 2018 - 29 Nov 2018

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere

2018 marketing symposium to showcase innovative communication methods logo
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2018 marketing symposium to showcase innovative communication methods

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There remains a strong need for seafood producers (fishers and farmers) to understand current seafood market, supply chain and advances in product development and marketing. This investment supports a Symposium to provide industry with an update on the current trends and approaches.

28 May 2018 - 25 Oct 2018

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Queensland Seafood Marketers Association Inc (QSMA)

Tackle Box - Fishing at home during Covid 19 logo
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Tackle Box - Fishing at home during Covid 19

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This investment aims to develop a recreational fishing app to collect data from scheduled recreational fishing competitions around Australia to provide data on the interactions of recreational fishers with Australia’s Commonwealth Marine Parks. The app will be further utilised to educated recreational fishers on the relevance of Government measures to...

14 Oct 2020 - 31 Aug 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)

Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative logo
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Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This investment is FRDC's contribution to the Rural Safety and Health Alliance, a collaboration across nine Rural Research and Development Corporations facilitating cross-sectoral RD&E to minimise the negative impacts associated with death, injury and illness, and maximise the benefits of a productive, healthy and safe rural workforce.

31 May 2019 - 29 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

AgriFutures Australia

NCCP: Support to develop NCCP Operations strategy and supporting systems and structures logo
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NCCP: Support to develop NCCP Operations strategy and supporting systems and structures

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This investment supported the development of the National Carp Control Program (NCCP) Operations Strategy. It informed the development of tactical and strategic decisions underpinning the success of the plan, enhanced governance for the NCCP roll out, developed documentation to support operational efficiency and effectiveness whilst ensuring WHS for all personnel,...

19 Aug 2018 - 27 Jun 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Kevin Cooper

National Recreational Fishing Conference bursary 2019 logo
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National Recreational Fishing Conference bursary 2019

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This investment supports young leaders from the recreational fishing sector to attend the National Recreational Fishing Conference. The bursary provides recipients a forum to share their goals and visions for recreational fishing with other leaders, mentorship and a platform to share their learning and intentions following the conference.

20 Oct 2019 - 19 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Completing Australia’s First National Bycatch Report logo
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Completing Australia’s First National Bycatch Report

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This present project is to complete the task of completing Australia’s first national bycatch report by applying the methodology developed in a previous project to the four jurisdictions - the Commonwealth, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia – not covered to date. T he project will: - collect, synthesis and...

31 Dec 2018 - 30 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd