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Sailing the marine knowledge landscape: Enhancing the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of FRDC investment logo
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Sailing the marine knowledge landscape: Enhancing the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of FRDC investment

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The project "Sailing the marine knowledge landscape: Enhancing the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of FRDC investment" addressed the existing gaps in synthesising research funded by Australia’s Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), particularly within the marine science space where the Fisheries RDC (FRDC) operated. Its primary goal was to integrate FRDC...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The bigger blue potential for Asparagopsis: A review of the potential for blue carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and biodiversity credits for the Australian Asparagopsis seaweed industry logo
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The bigger blue potential for Asparagopsis: A review of the potential for blue carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and biodiversity credits for the Australian Asparagopsis seaweed industry

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The project provided a comprehensive and contemporary synthesis of relevant information on carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and biodiversity (B) uptake and creation potential. It reviewed existing and potential schemes that could be implemented to offer environmental benefits and commercial opportunities for the emerging industry. The project involved delivering...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Transformation in Commonwealth Fisheries Management Policy: connecting research, policy and practice in addressing shifting expectations logo
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Transformation in Commonwealth Fisheries Management Policy: connecting research, policy and practice in addressing shifting expectations

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The "Transformation in Commonwealth Fisheries Management Policy" project addressed significant challenges within Australia’s fisheries management system, including threats to the resilience of small-scale operators and increasing pressures on the sector. Conducted over a short duration of six months, the project aimed to identify transformational strategies that could be supported sustainably...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Prawn trawl sea-snake bycatch reduction device - Assessment, refinement, and extension logo
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Prawn trawl sea-snake bycatch reduction device - Assessment, refinement, and extension

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The project "Prawn trawl sea-snake bycatch reduction device - Assessment, refinement, and extension" aims to mitigate the impact of prawn trawling on sea-snake populations globally, building on technology proven to reduce sea-snake landings by 80%. It focuses on comprehensively assessing the device's performance, understanding sea-snake escape patterns and their survival,...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Mitigating threatened species by catch in gillnet fisheries logo
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Mitigating threatened species by catch in gillnet fisheries

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This project aimed to address the challenge of mitigating bycatch of threatened species in Australian gillnet fisheries, particularly in northern Australia where species like sawfishes, river sharks, and devil rays are significantly impacted. While Australian prawn trawl gear has successfully implemented bycatch reduction devices, gillnets have seen less attention despite...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Futures of Seafood. Wild. Aquaculture. Recreational. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders logo
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Futures of Seafood. Wild. Aquaculture. Recreational. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The "Futures of Seafood" study, spanning 18 months and developed in collaboration with industry and government, aims to comprehensively assess Australia's seafood system. Drawing on existing data and ongoing research, it will provide a detailed overview of the industry's current state, its supply chain dynamics, market reach, and community impacts....

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Snapper Science Program: Theme 2 - Estimates of Biomass logo
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Snapper Science Program: Theme 2 - Estimates of Biomass

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The "Snapper Science Program: Theme 2 - Estimates of Biomass" focuses on developing fishery-independent methods to monitor Snapper population trends amidst regulatory changes affecting catch data reliability. Key methods like the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM), hydroacoustics, and close-kin mark-recapture (CKMR) are being investigated. The DEPM is being refined to...

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Pathways for recognising recreational fishing considerations in fisheries management frameworks logo
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Pathways for recognising recreational fishing considerations in fisheries management frameworks

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The project on "Pathways for Recognising Recreational Fishing Considerations in Fisheries Management Frameworks" addresses the ineffectiveness of current harvest strategies in meeting recreational fishing sector needs. It aims to engage extensively with stakeholders to establish a shared understanding of the limitations of existing frameworks and foster innovation in alternative systems....

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Interpreting animal welfare logo
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Interpreting animal welfare

LiveCorp

Australias livestock export industry must manage ongoing risks to people, animals, the environment and businesses across the supply chain. As such, well developed, understood and practiced response plans are required to prepare for risk mitigation in the livestock export supply chain. This project reviewed and updated the live export industry's...

31 Dec 1899 - 1 Apr 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Bovine Carcass Inspection/Contamination Management - On-site Validation & Process Integration logo
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Bovine Carcass Inspection/Contamination Management - On-site Validation & Process Integration

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Post the successful Prototype/PoC trials with the Single-Module BluMax System at JBS Scone in mid-2022, this project considers the next phase of technology development where we look to conduct larger-scale on-site validation and testing, and interrogate the functional and operational performance of the BluMax Scanner in situ, over a longer...

End: 1 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia