• All Projects [1]
• Current Projects [2]
• Concluded Projects [3]
• Relevant Publications [4]

Research Program Manager: Mr Barney Smith
email: smith@aciar.gov.au [5]

The goal of the Fisheries program is to improve the productivity and sustainability of fisheries and aquatic farming systems in partner countries and in Australia through international research partnerships directed at: innovative resource management approaches; the elimination of serious adverse environmental impacts arising from fishing or farming practices; better utilisation of existing harvests; and the development of productive and sustainable aquatic farming systems.

All Projects

FIS/1983/004 [6] - Prediction and control of the spoilage of fresh cured and dried tropical fish in Indonesia.

FIS/1983/013 [7] - Fish drying in East Java, Indonesia

FIS/1983/032 [8] - The culture of the giant clam (Tridacna spp) for food and restocking of reefs

FIS/1983/081 [9] - Growth and recruitment study on coconut crab (Birgus Latro) populations in Vanuatu

FIS/1985/043 [10] - Research on baitfish biology in the Solomon Islands, Maldives and Papua New Guinea for the Tuna industry

FIS/1985/045 [11] - Development of an underwater visual census method for assessing shallow water reef fish stocks in the South West Pacific

FIS/1987/033 [12] - The culture of the giant clam (Tridacnidae) for food and restocking of tropical reefs

FIS/1990/003 [13] - Research on baitfish in Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Fiji for use in the Tuna industry

FIS/1991/030 [14] - Improving fish production in freshwater aquaculture and in estuaries by reducing losses due to Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)

FIS/1991/031 [15] - Pacific Island pearl oyster resource development

FIS/1992/006 [16] - Genetic identification and stock improvement of Tilapia in Malaysia and Fiji

FIS/1992/007 [17] - Replacing fishmeal in aquaculture diets

FIS/1992/017 [18] - Development of improved mud crab culture systems in the Philippines and Australia

FIS/1992/018 [19] - The importance of mangroves to prawn fisheries, particularly banana prawns (Udang Putih)

FIS/1993/004 [20] - Application of underwater visual census to assessing coral reef fish stocks in the tropical Pacific

FIS/1993/720 [21] - A collaborative investigation of options for spat collection and hatchery production of pearl oysters in the central-western Pacific

FIS/1993/843 [22] - Investigations of key environmental factors determining the sustainability and productivity of shrimp aquaculture in tropical coastal regions using Thailand as a case study

FIS/1994/010 [23] - Reef re-seeding research of the topshell, Trochus Niloticus in northern Australia, eastern Indonesia and the Pacific

FIS/1994/011 [24] - Prawn health management and disease control to sustain hatchery and pond production systems

FIS/1994/012 [25] - Mixed shrimp farming: Mangrove forestry models in the Mekong Delta

FIS/1994/024 [26] - Studies on live baitfish for the tuna industry in Eastern Indonesian waters

FIS/1994/030 [27] - Hilsa fishery research in Bangladesh

FIS/1994/040 [28] - Management strategies for enhanced fisheries production in Sri Lankan and Australian lakes and reservoirs

FIS/1994/117 [29] - Use of marine protected areas to restore and manage tropical multispecies fisheries

FIS/1994/128 [30] - The importance of reef passages to fisheries resources in coral atolls of the Pacific

FIS/1995/042 [31] - Large scale village grow-out trials for giant clams

FIS/1995/703 [32] - Development of methods for mass rearing of tropical sea cucumbers for the purpose of enhancing wild stocks

FIS/1996/081 [33] - Fisheries resource management in Western and Gulf provinces of Papua New Guinea

FIS/1996/082 [34] - Management and conservation of theTerubuk (Tenualosa macrura) fishery in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

FIS/1996/098 [35] - Diagnostic tests and epidemiological probes for prawn viruses in Thailand and Australia

FIS/1996/119 [36] - Indigenous fisheries development and management in Lao People's Democratic Republic

FIS/1996/165 [37] - Genetic improvement of cultured tilapia and redclaw species in Fiji and Australia

FIS/1996/235 [38] - Development of small scale village farms for blacklip pearl oysters in the Solomon Islands using wild spat

FIS/1997/022 [39] - Remediation and management of degraded earthen shrimp ponds in Indonesia and Australia

FIS/1997/031 [40] - Pearl oyster resource development in the western Pacific

FIS/1997/068 [41] - Reservoir fishery development and management in the northern mid highland region, Vietnam

FIS/1997/073 [42] - Improved hatchery and grow-out technology for grouper aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

FIS/1997/125 [43] - Integrated disease control programs for prawn farms in Indonesia and Australia: A pilot study

FIS/1997/165 [44] - Biology, fishery assessment and management of shared snapper fisheries in northern Australia and eastern Indonesia

FIS/1998/013 [45] - Development of new artisanal fisheries based on the capture and culture of postlarval coral reef fish

FIS/1998/024 [46] - The biology, socioeconomics and management of the barramundi fishery in the Fly River and adjacent coast of Papua New Guinea

FIS/1998/050 [47] - Integrated aquaculture in the highland region of Vinh Phuc Province, Northern Vietnam

FIS/1998/134 [48] - Small-scale wetland indigenous fisheries management in Lao PDR

FIS/1999/025 [49] - Optimal release strategies for restocking and stock enhancement of the tropical sea cucumber, sandfish (Holothuria scabra)

FIS/1999/038 [50] - Sustainable artisanal beche-de-mer fisheries in PNG

FIS/1999/076 [51] - Development of Leading Centres for mud crab culture in Indonesia and Vietnam

FIS/2000/018 [52] - The economics of developing reservoir aquaculture in Vietnam

FIS/2000/061 [53] - Development and delivery of practical disease control programs for small-scale shrimp farmers in Indonesia, Thailand and Australia

FIS/2000/062 [54] - Artisanal shark and ray fisheries in Eastern Indonesia: their socio-economic and fisheries characteristics and relationship to Australian resources

FIS/2000/065 [55] - Assessing the potential for low cost formulated diets for mud crab aquaculture in Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam

FIS/2000/128 [56] - Community-based management of the Terubuk fishery in Riau, Indonesia.

FIS/2000/163 [57] - The identification of researchable options for the development of policy and management frameworks to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in Indonesian and Philippine waters

FIS/2001/013 [58] - Culture-based and capture fisheries development and management in reservoirs in Vietnam

FIS/2001/030 [59] - Management strategies for enhanced fisheries production in Sri Lankan and Australian lakes and reservoirs - Extension Project

FIS/2001/034 [60] - Inland pond aquaculture in PNG - assessment of the industry and evaluation of small holder research and development needs

FIS/2001/036 [61] - Maximising the economic benefits to Pacific Island Nations from management of migratory tuna stocks

FIS/2001/058 [62] - Sustainable tropical spiny lobster aquaculture in Vietnam and Australia

FIS/2001/059 [63] - Research for sustainable use of beche-de-mer resources in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

FIS/2001/075 [64] - Sustainable aquaculture development in Pacific Islands region and northern Australia

FIS/2001/079 [65] - A review of Indonesia's Indian Ocean tuna fisheries and extension of catch monitoring at the key off-loading ports

FIS/2001/083 [66] - Inland aquaculture in PNG: improving fingerling supply and fish nutrition for smallholder farms

FIS/2001/085 [67] - Integration of broodstock replenishment with community-based management to restore trochus fisheries

FIS/2002/001 [68] - Developing aquaculture in degraded inland areas in India and Australia

FIS/2002/019 [69] - Management and policy frameworks for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Indonesian and Philippine waters

FIS/2002/036 [70] - Development of the Aquaculture Compendium

FIS/2002/056 [71] - Biology and status of the prawn stocks and trawl fishery in the Gulf of Papua

FIS/2002/068 [72] - Improving feeds and feeding for small scale aquaculture in Vietnam and Cambodia

FIS/2002/074 [73] - Capacity development to monitor, analyse and report on Indonesian tuna fisheries

FIS/2002/075 [74] - Application of PCR for improved shrimp health management in the Asian region

FIS/2002/076 [75] - Land capability assessment and classification for sustainable pond-based aquaculture systems

FIS/2002/077 [76] - Improved hatchery and growout technology for marine finfish in the Asia-Pacific region

FIS/2002/083 [77] - An assessment of the patterns of genetic diversity and stock structure in wild populations of the Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): A resource for improving culture stocks in Indonesia and the Philippines

FIS/2002/105 [78] - Economic and market analysis of the live reef fish food trade in Asia-Pacific

FIS/2002/111 [79] - Culture, capture conflicts: sustaining fish production and livelihoods in Indonesian reservoirs

FIS/2003/003 [80] - Stock structure of two important Mekong River carp species (Henicorynchus spp.)

FIS/2003/027 [81] - Planning tools for environmentally sustainable tropical finfish cage culture in Indonesia and northern Australia

FIS/2003/033 [82] - Integrated fisheries resource management (Rinconada Lakes, Philippines and NSW Australia)

FIS/2003/037 [83] - Artisanal shark and ray fisheries in Eastern Indonesia and their relationships with Australian resources

FIS/2003/051 [84] - Improving sustainability and profitability of village sea cucumber fisheries in Solomon Islands

FIS/2003/059 [85] - Sea ranching and restocking sandfish (Holothuria scabra) in Asia-Pacific

FIS/2004/065 [86] - Culture of promising indigenous fish species and bioremediation for barramundi aquaculture in northern Australia and PNG

FIS/2005/009 [87] - Technical capacity building and research support for the reconstruction of tsunami-affected, brackishwater aquaculture ponds in Aceh

FIS/2005/022 [88] - Cross-institutional exchange. Work placement at the Highlands Aquaculture Extension and Development Centre (HAQDEC), Aiyura, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG

FIS/2005/024 [89] - Masterclass

FIS/2005/025 [90] - Fisheries rehabilitation in tsunami-affected Indonesia: Community needs assessment and resource status

FIS/2005/028 [91] - Technical training and capacity building program for the restoration of tsunami-impacted brackishwater aquaculture ponds

FIS/2005/078 [92] - Culture-based fisheries development in Lao PDR

FIS/2005/096 [93] - Assessment of the impact of the PNG purse seine fishery on tuna stocks, with special focus on the impact of fish aggregation devices (FADs)

FIS/2005/108 [94] - Freshwater prawn aquaculture in the Pacific: Improving culture stock quality and nutrition in Fiji

FIS/2005/114 [95] - Building bivalve hatchery production capacity in Vietnam and Australia

FIS/2005/115 [96] - Improving capability for shrimp virus PCR testing laboratories in Vietnam

FIS/2005/169 [97] - Improving productivity and profitability of smallholder shrimp aquaculture and related agribusiness in Indonesia

FIS/2005/176 [98] - Masterclass - Aquaculture Nutrition Master Class

FIS/2006/002 [99] - Aceh aquaculture rehabilitation project

FIS/2006/099 [100] - Capacity building and technology transfer in applied population genetics of aquatic species in the south of Vietnam

FIS/2006/133 [101] - Study to evaluate options and opportunities to improve management arrangements for sea cucumber fisheries in PNG

FIS/2006/137 [102] - Analyses of three databases of fisheries data from the Mekong River

FIS/2006/138 [103] - Developing aquaculture based livelihoods in the Pacific Islands region and tropical Australia

FIS/2006/140 [104] - Achieving consistent spawning of captive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) broodstock at Gondol Research Institute for Mariculture, Bali, Indonesia

FIS/2006/142 [105] - Developing new assessment and policy frameworks for Indonesia's marine fisheries, including the control and management of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing

FIS/2006/144 [106] - Strengthening regional mechanisms to maximise benefits to small-holder shrimp farmer groups adopting better management practices (BMPs)

FIS/2006/172 [107] - Winged oyster pearl industry development in Tonga

FIS/2006/183 [108] - Development of fish passage criteria for floodplain species of central Laos

FIS/2007/029 [109] - Support for antibiotic residue testing in fisheries products

FIS/2007/045 [110] - Evaluation of production technology, product quality and market potential for the development of bivalve mollusc aquaculture in the Philippines

FIS/2007/094 [111] - Policy, institutional and economic constraints to aquaculture research adoption in Vietnam

FIS/2007/116 [112] - Improving resilience and adaptive capacity of fisheries-dependent communities in Solomon Islands

FIS/2007/117 [113] - Review of sandfish pond-culture progress in Vietnam