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2017-09-01

Commitment to restore trust

Tim Pankhurst Photo: Seafood New Zealand Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Other names: Slimehead, deep sea perch, red roughy, orange ruff. Description: A bright reddish-orange deep-sea fish, it can grow up to 75 centimetres long and weigh as much as seven kilograms. It is...
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Seaweed dreams

From snorkelling with seaweed to high-tech algal aquaculture for better health, Pia Winberg’s focus is on production for a sustainable future Pia Winberg Photo: Blue BioTech Shoalhaven By Anne Crawford For almost 20 years Australian scientist Pia Winberg has been investigating and...
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Working solo on the water is risky

Safety planning and practices can help fishers identify and address risks By Australian Maritime Safety Authority Risks for solo operations Every operation has unique risks. For those operating in an environment where fishers or other staff may be working on their own, it is important to...
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Sound move to diversify production

A tour hosted by Taylor Shellfish Farms as part of the SeaWeb Sustainable Seafood Summit provides insight into bivalve aquaculture, Washington-style About 20 per cent of oysters are shucked and sold as meat. 2 Locally grown Blue Mussels prepared as part of a seafood lunch for the tour group....
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Australias rough road to recovery

Research into Orange Roughy has helped inform monitoring and management to assist in the recovery of several of Australia’s stocks John Yiannatzis from the Seafood Oyster Spot, Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, holding an Orange Roughy. Photo: Brad Collis By Catherine...
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United advocacy for seafood

The inaugural SIA board: (from left) Chauncey Hammond, Marshall Betzel, Belinda Wilson, Mark Ryan, Veronica Papacosta, Dennis Holder and Marcus Stehr. Photo: Andy Steven Photography Australia’s seafood industry celebrates the launch of its new peak body A new national peak body for...
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Primed for quality

St Hugo"s Young Waiter finalist James Boden gives scallop shucking a go, with help from Joe, professional scalloper with Urganan Fisheries. Photos: Dominique Cherry Young hospitality leaders learn about the challenges of producing and processing premium seafood By Annabel...
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Tropical topics reel in the awards

Research students from the north take the lead in this year’s Australian Marine Sciences conference Tropical rock oyster aquaculture and coral reef biodiversity were the topics of two winning student presentations at the Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA) conference in Darwin in July...
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Implications for Australia

The Australian contingent at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit held in Seattle in June was relatively small, but provided representation for a broad cross-section of the Australian seafood sector. Here’s how some of Australia’s participants saw the event: Government Nick Rayns: executive manager,...
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2017-09-01

Tar-Ru’s native nursery trial

A square mesh screen installed in the right place at the right time helps keep carp at bay and boosts native fish numbers Tar-Ru Wetland after the installation of the screens. Photos: Iain Ellis By Tom Bicknell The 2016 study on the lower Murray River in far-west NSW tested the...
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