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Shared science and Indigenous knowledge to support fisheries capacity building in Torres Strait logo
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Shared science and Indigenous knowledge to support fisheries capacity building in Torres Strait

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Traditional inhabitants from Torres Strait partly or fully own fisheries in the region. In addition to owning or working in fisheries businesses, individuals play a key as members on Resource Management Groups (RAGs), Working Groups or in reviewing scientific research proposals. There are clear benefits of having Islanders attend scientific...

20 Dec 2020 - 19 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

Identifying population connectivity of shark bycatch species in NT waters logo
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Identifying population connectivity of shark bycatch species in NT waters

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Trawl fisheries are often criticised for their indiscriminate nature, catching a broad range of target and by-catch species. Increasing community scrutiny has made it imperative for many trawl fisheries to address by-catch issues to maintain a social licence. Reducing by-catch using mitigation measures, like square mesh windows and by-catch reduction...

3 Dec 2020 - 9 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

Postgraduate funding - Stock structure and connectivity of Black Bream including implications for management logo
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Postgraduate funding - Stock structure and connectivity of Black Bream including implications for management

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Understanding the demographic characteristics, connectivity and stock structure of a fish species is crucial for identifying the appropriate scale and strategy for management. Black bream is a slow growing and long-lived finfish species with reproduction confined to estuarine habitats distributed in the estuaries and inshore marine waters of southern Australia....

2 Feb 2020 - 7 Aug 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Long-term recovery of trawled marine communities 25 years after the world’s largest adaptive management experiment logo
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Long-term recovery of trawled marine communities 25 years after the world’s largest adaptive management experiment

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Understanding the effects of trawling on seabed habitats is a major issue in Australia and internationally and is a major concern re trawl sustainability. These perceptions negatively affect the social licence of fisheries. Consequently, initiatives have been undertaken applying methods developed to quantify effects of trawling in the Great Barrier...

31 Oct 2017 - 28 Sep 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

Assessing the benefits of sea urchin processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and soil ameliorant logo
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Assessing the benefits of sea urchin processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and soil ameliorant

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Urchin harvesting is currently the most significant urchin control measure with over 700 t of urchin being landed over the past three years. Of this ~500 t is waste comprising shells and spines, guts and liquid/moisture. Currently dumping costs are exceed $200/t and conversion of the waste into a saleable...

1 Nov 2020 - 29 Aug 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Minor use permit for oxytetracycline in non-salmonid finfish logo
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Minor use permit for oxytetracycline in non-salmonid finfish

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Veterinary chemicals are important tools in primary production systems. When used correctly, they play a valuable role in ensuring animal welfare and maximising the quality and yield of primary produce (economic sustainability). In finfish aquaculture, the most broadly useful antimicrobial is oxytetracycline (OTC). The aquaculture industry have outlined that access...

30 Jun 2020 - 29 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis logo
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Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Victoria’s commercial pipi fishery has experienced rapid growth (e.g. from 1 tonne harvested at Discovery Bay in 2008/09 to 90 tonnes in 2013/14). In 2017, the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) approved the expansion of the commercial pipi fishery along most of Victoria’s coastline, providing commercial fishers a great opportunity to...

25 Jul 2019 - 19 Nov 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Melbourne

WAFIC, Recfishwest, DPIRD and SSPWA attendance at 'Engaging Leaders Innovating Across Sectors' (ELIAS) logo
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WAFIC, Recfishwest, DPIRD and SSPWA attendance at 'Engaging Leaders Innovating Across Sectors' (ELIAS)

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Western Australia needs to develop an efficient, equitable and transparent process for sharing of defined fisheries resources across sectors - commercial and recreational, to align with legislative requirements. The process of resource sharing and allocation of rights in relation to these fisheries is experiencing a range of strains that continue...

19 Jul 2018 - 27 Feb 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)

Communications Program – Increasing community understanding, trust and acceptance for the western rock lobster industry logo
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Communications Program – Increasing community understanding, trust and acceptance for the western rock lobster industry

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Western Rock Lobster (WRL) association represents the western rock lobster industry and proactively manages internal industry and external community communications and stakeholder relationships. WRL currently does not have the capacity to efficiently and effectively manage its RD&E communication methods with the industry and the wider community. This investment will generate...

29 Sep 2020 - 29 Jun 2025

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)

Developing a guidance document for Whichfish Risk Assessment logo
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Developing a guidance document for Whichfish Risk Assessment

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Whichfish.com.au is the FRDC B2B portal which provides the results of the risk assessments of key Australian commercial species as well as those species which have are certified under a Global Seafood Sustainable Initiative (GSSI) recognised scheme. It is important that external assessors apply and interpret information on the portal...

30 Mar 2020 - 30 May 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Oceanomics Pty Ltd