An emergency disease agreement being drafted aims to bring the marine sector into line with land-based agriculture Abalone, oysters, Sardines and prawns: these are just a few of species affected during the past decade by devastating diseases previously unknown in Australian waters. In the wake...

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International experience is helping Australia’s prawn farmers rebuild from the recent white spot disease outbreak. By Wayne Hutchison Francois Brenta visiting a Queensland prawn farm to assess potential bio-security improvements. Photo: Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture The detection and...

Fresh, local, high-quality seafood has helped create a successful formula for the most recent winner of the National Fish and Chips Award By Rebecca Thyer Kelly Morgan with her award Photos: Sally Morgan A salty breeze, the sound of the ocean and pesky seagulls wanting to be included...

The Pacific Oyster industry’s determination to fight back after the incursion of POMS has received a funding boost By Gio Braidotti Sarah Ugalde, research officer on Future Oysters CRC-P, inspects oysters placed on farms to investigate the period of infection for POMS. In 2016 Tasmanian...