FRDC

17/09/2026

17/09/2026

16/09/2026

Seafood Directions brought the industry together to explore the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping what comes next. One of the major takeaways from the conversations was clear: resilience means being ready to adapt, innovate and work together.

Read our recap of the 2026 event: https://www.frdc.com.au/news/seafood-directions-2026-bringing-australias-seafood-community-together

11/09/2026

🦪 Building the future of WA’s oyster industry 🦪

This week in Geraldton, aspiring and established oyster growers, researchers, industry leaders and First Nations representatives from across WA came together to share knowledge, build connections and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing oyster aquaculture.

Co-delivered by the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia (ACWA) and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation, the workshop was part of a broader effort to strengthen industry capability, support future growth and create new opportunities for communities across regional and remote WA.

A special thank you to Abrolhos Island Oysters for sharing their journey and practical insights into producing oysters in remote WA waters.

Supported by au



Co-delivered by the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia (ACWA) and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation.

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10/09/2026

How warm are our waters likely to be this summer, and what could a record-setting El Niño mean for marine users?

Join us for the first Marine Climate Briefing Series event of the 2026–27 season to hear the latest marine warming forecasts, seasonal outlooks and what they may mean for fisheries, aquaculture, boating and coastal communities.

Leading scientists Dr Claire Spillman from the Bureau of Meteorology and Dr Alistair Hobday from CSIRO will share the latest insights and answer key questions for the months ahead.

Friday 11 September
2pm AEST

Please register for this event by emailing [email protected]

08/09/2026

There is more value in a prawn than what makes it to the plate.

Meet Jacky Cartwright from Mooloolaba, Queensland, one of our 2027 Nuffield Scholars announced tonight in Darwin.

Jacky built Silver Sea Seafoods into a first generation family business with her commercial fisher husband, supplying domestic retail and wholesale plus six export destinations. There is little scope to modify vessels for processing at sea, so the opportunity sits downstream.

She has already produced a prawn stock in her own business, and wants to know how far that thinking can go.

Her research, "Extending value in wild caught prawns: Exploring international models and implementation pathways for Queensland's commercial prawn fishers", starts in Scandinavia, where nutritional, functional and medicinal uses turn discarded and imperfect prawns into income.

Supported by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.

07/09/2026

What happens when scientists don’t rely on PowerPoint slides and bring their research to life?
 
That’s the challenge behind FishTank.
 
Watch how this year’s finalists made their science impossible to ignore.
 
Read more in our FRDC News article by clicking the link in our bio.

07/09/2026

What happens when scientists don't rely on PowerPoint slides and bring their research to life?

That's the challenge behind FishTank.

Watch how this year's finalists made their science impossible to ignore.

Read more in our FRDC News article: https://www.frdc.com.au/news/bringing-science-life-fish-tank-returns-seafood-directions

04/09/2026

🛥️ Apply Now for Funded Sea Time!

Australian researchers can access up to 14 days on coastal research vessels for FREE!

Explore the coastlines of WA, SA, Vic, Tas & Qld.

⏳ Applications close 11:59 pm (AEST), Thursday 17 September 2026

For more information, visit🔗https://pir.sa.gov.au/research-vessels

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | CSIRO

01/09/2026

What if the future of Australian seafood depends on something you can’t measure?

Trust. Relationships. Collaboration.

As climate change, biosecurity risks, shifting markets and rising costs reshape the seafood industry, FRDC Managing Director Sean Sloan reflects on why strong connections between industry, science and communities matter more than ever.

Science remains the foundation. But the next chapter for Australian seafood will also depend on the partnerships, innovation and shared understanding that help the sector respond to complex challenges.

At Seafood Directions 2026, Sean explored why investing in relationships and trust could be critical to the future of Australian seafood.

Read his reflections on what comes next: www.frdc.com.au/news/next-chapter-australian-seafood