Published - 7 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Unaccounted benefits and costs from bottom trawling Bottom trawling is an activity that produces economic and social benefits, such as employment, income, and nutritious seafood for consumers. However, bottom trawling may also … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Social Responsibility
Published - 7 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Tomorrows fuel options: whats on the menu? Anyone in business is aware of the rising cost of operating, particularly when it comes to fuel. There’s also the building pressure to burn less … Read More Energy Management, Fisheries Landscape
Published - 6 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Why is sustainable development crucial to commercial fishers? Sustainable development is crucial to trawl fishing, as in all industries. It can help create resilient and future-proofed trawl fisheries by guiding activity and decision-making … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Social Responsibility
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs Showcasing efforts by commercial fishers to innovate The FRDC recently invested in a digital campaign to showcase efforts by commercial fishers to innovate. Innovation is more than just profits; it’s about the future … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Support for Innovation
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs Network engagement principles We value the engagement of all trawl fishers and others and we ask that individuals abide by the following network engagement principles: The Network is an … Read More Fisheries Landscape
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs Quad rig trawl: Pros and cons? South Australian fishers are at the forefront of gear trials as part of a new project looking to evaluate the pros and cons of quad … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Trawl Gear Engineering
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs Reduced fuel consumption and bycatch: A win-win outcome Research has found that modifying different aspects of prawn trawl gear can reduce fuel consumption and bycatch: A win-win outcome. This is an important example … Read More Energy Management, Fisheries Landscape
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs What is so good about the Tom’s Fisheye? The Tom’s Fisheye is a bycatch reduction device (BRD) used in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) and is being evaluated in the Queensland East Coast Otter … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Precision Fishing
Published - 15 November 2024 By Steve Eayrs How to innovate in a challenging environment Innovation and change is hard, particularly during difficult times, yet it is essential for any business or organisation to survive and remain competitive in the … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Support for Innovation
