About

The FRDC has become widely recognised as the leading Australian agency concerned with planning, funding and managing fisheries research and development.

The FRDC does not undertake research itself; rather it identifies research and development needs - and the means of addressing them - through a planning process and by contracting with research providers.

Stakeholders in the FRDC are the fishing industry; the governments of the Commonwealth, the states and the territories; and the people of Australia.

Our Role

The FRDC plans, invests in and manages fisheries research and development throughout Australia. It is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, jointly funded by the Australian Government and the fishing industry.

Mission

The FRDC's mission is to increase economic and social benefits for the fishing industry and the people of Australia, through planned investment in research and development, in an ecologically sustainable framework.

The FRDC's vision is three-fold:

For Industry

An Australian fishing industry in which:

• the commercial, recreational and traditional sectors are forward-looking, innovative and socially resilient, and use fisheries natural resources in an ecologically sustainable way; and
  
  
• the commercial sector is profitable and internationally competetive.

For the Community

A community that is well-informed about, and supportive of, the fishing industry and the natural resources on which it depends.

For Fisheries Research

An excellent fisheries research sector that is forward-looking, innovative and responsive in supporting the industry and the community.

Detailed information on the Corporations structure and operations are contained in our Five Year R&D Plan and Annual Report. Our Financial Statements are also available for online viewing.