Blue Economy CRC Incorporates – Meet the Board
On July 5th the Blue Economy CRC registered with ASIC as a public company limited by guarantee. On July 8th it held its inaugural Board Meeting where it appointed the company’s Board. The Company is fortunate indeed to have secured such a strong team to guide it through its first [...]
Stage 1: Expression of Interest Successfully Submitted
Based on contributions from a diverse international gathering of industry, research and government stakeholders, the Blue Economy CRC team was able to successfully lodge a very strong and competitive Stage 1: Expression of Interest bid on July 3rd, 2018. This is one of the largest bids in the 25-year history of the [...]
Meet the research team
Research Programs Moving seafood and energy production offshore into new and energetic operating environments requires production systems that can withstand both regular and extreme weather events, while being safely and economically managed. Based on stakeholder feedback during the EOI development process, the Blue Economy CRC's research program has now been [...]
Achieving scale and sustainability in aquaculture
Repost: Peter Neill, Founder, Director, World Ocean Observatory If we continue to over-harvest, over-consume, and over-pollute coastal waters and the deep ocean, aquaculture will be the only way forward to feed and sustain a growing world population. The fish world is changing… It’s been a while since we have discussed [...]
CRC Guidelines & access to key dates and program documentation
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) grants support medium to long term industry-led collaborations to solve industry problems and deliver tangible outcomes. To support the overall aims of the CRC Program, CRCs undertake the following essential activities: medium to long term industry-led high quality collaborative research to solve industry-identified problems and deliver [...]
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development launched
The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the ocean.As mandated by the UN General Assembly, the Intergovernmental [...]