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An investigation of Indigenous knowledges and nutritional health and wellbeing benefits and values of seafood for supporting Indigenous fisheries development

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Aboriginal fishing businesses in the Northern Territory are aiming to improve the livelihoods of community members through providing access to a nutritious, diverse and culturally significant food supply. The relationships between Indigenous health and wellbeing and seafood for Indigenous Australians is not well understood. The proposed research aims to address...

29 Apr 2021 - 30 Oct 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Evaluation of nanobubble technology in aquaculture

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

In intensive aquaculture systems oxygen supplementation is necessary to prevent hypoxia; however, oversupply can hyper-saturate systems causing gas bubble disease. Oxygenation in aquaculture, fish holding and transport systems using standard technologies is extremely inefficient. Advances in the efficiency of gas–liquid phase processes have seen the emergence of nanobubble technologies producing...

30 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Building industry capacity to lead co-management initiatives within the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery: Training industry to conduct biomass estimate surveys

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

This project aims to develop and support the Australian Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery's capacity to coordinate in-season biomass surveys and provide the opportunity for industry to understand the requirements to undertake formal scientific studies.

1 Nov 2020 - 29 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Tasmania's Marine Atlas

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has emerged in recent years as a tool for sea use management. However, MSP requires adequate and accurate information on the biophysical state and usage of the marine environment. Such data often exists, but generally not in a format which allows several data layers to be...

31 Dec 2020 - 30 Dec 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Industry capability and mapping report and workshop

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

There is a need to undertake a capability and capacity audit given that the landscape has changed and also that SIA is now established. This should be by way of a review and then workshop to discuss roles and responsibilities: 1. Understand current capacity, capability and activities 2. Scope ways...

1 Apr 2019 - 29 May 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Optimisation of treatment of Cryptocaryon irritans in Barramundi aquaculture

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Significant losses of farmed barramundi have occurred in coastal marine aquaculture sites utilising marine water sources due to Cryptocaryon irritans infestations. The disease costs have had substantial impacts on commercial aquaculture operations. C. irritans has a direct life cycle with an adult in the skin or gills of the fish...

30 Sep 2021 - 29 Aug 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Abalone Council Australia Ltd Planning and Management for a National Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Program

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Australian abalone industry structure comprises around 700 small owner operator businesses scattered amongst the southern Australian states with little or no capacity to coordinate investment in and manage industry development. Recovering lost industry value and delivering future growth is contingent upon coordinated investment in industry development at the whole...

30 Jun 2018 - 31 Jul 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Demand Conditions and Dynamics in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery: Empirical Investigation

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) is a multi-sector, multi-species fishery that covers almost half of the Australian Fishing Zone. SESSF is also the main supplier of fresh fish to the Sydney and Melbourne markets. Currently there is a lack of information on markets and price drivers...

4 Nov 2018 - 29 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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FRDC Sponsorship International Symposium for Genetics in Aquaculture XIII

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

The International Symposium for Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) is a triennial premier aquaculture event that brings together globally leading researchers, industry, and students who are interested in the application of genetics to the improvement of aquaculture production and sustainability. The conference is held on a different continent every 3 years...

14 Jul 2018 - 19 Jul 2018

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Building a data-driven jurisdictional stock status reporting platform

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered by the FRDC. Automation of reports would remove these manual inefficiencies freeing up the time of FRDC, authors and reviewers alike, enabling them to focus more on the research and less...

4 Mar 2018 - 17 Jan 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia