Three of this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours recipients have been recognised for their many years of service to diverse aspects of Australia’s fisheries-related industries and communities: freshwater research, game fishing and aquaculture Philip Spencer Lake (known as Sam) was named an Officer...

More sophisticated approaches to fishing and aquaculture research are combining public and private-sector capabilities, while striving to find the balance between fundamental science and industry-specific needs Illustration: Justin Garnsworthy By Karin Derkley In the past five years...

Consultation is providing valuable insight into the benefits of and potential improvements to our national fishing and aquaculture strategy By Josh Fielding The FRDC is coordinating the development of the National Fishing and Aquaculture RD&E Strategy on behalf of stakeholders –...

Highly scrutinised and highly responsive to industry criticism, aquaculture has the opportunity to set the benchmark in sustainable food production By Catherine Norwood In terms of global food production, aquaculture has come late to a table that is dominated by land-based competitors. But by...

Early warning and a proactive approach are helping Tasmania find solutions to its emerging sea urchin problem Long-spined sea urchins grazing on reefs in Wineglass Bay, Tasmania By Emma Flukes and Sean Tracey Since the establishment of the long-spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus...