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2020-12-01

Lake tales

It was the end of a long era when the Gippsland Lakes commercial fishers pulled up their nets for the last time on 31 March 2020. Words Melissa Marino | Photos Leigh Henningham “It was a beautiful day, blue as far as you could see,” recalls Lynda Mitchelson-Twigg, whose husband and father held...
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2018-11-02

A new generation takes on the challenge of change

Building on the work of the founders, Australia’s women in seafood are undertaking new initiatives, championing their contributions and helping to transform the seafood sector itself Delegates from the Irish Women in Seafood Fisheries Network, from left, Monica Buckley, Siobhan Faulkner,...
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2018-09-01

From adventurer to adviser

Her early experiences in some of the world’s wildest fisheries have drawn Carolyn Stewardson to help understand and manage Australia’s marine resources for future generations Carolyn Stewardson By Bianca Nogrady Carolyn Stewardson’s work has taken her from the chilly waters of the...
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2017-12-01

Habitats of a lifetime

Queensland research is challenging traditional understanding of fisheries habitats, with new decision-making matrices to map species’ needs By Jo Fulwood Research carried out in north-east Queensland delves into the detail of habitats that tropical fish species depend upon at different stages...
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2017-06-01

Indigenous fishing values

Going fishing provides many benefits to Indigenous communities, including strengthening the bonds of shared identity By Anne Crawford Indigenous peoples have fished the waters of Australia for millennia, yet little has been documented about the values and importance they ascribe to...
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2017-03-01

Formula for fisheries success

A big picture approach drawing on economic, market and scientific data has helped Roger Edwards lead fisheries to sustainable growth. Roger Edwards digs into a dish of Goolwa pipis (pasta alle vongole) at Lucia’s at the Adelaide Central Market. Photo: Jacqui Way By Melissa Marino Nine...
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DATE:
2022-05-12

Capability, Capacity and Culture Change

Summary Aquaculture, commercial and recreational fishing and indigenous stakeholders have identified an opportunity to build capability and resilience in increasingly complex environments, arising from a lack of access and pathways for people working or aspiring to work in fishing and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-233
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 1 DEC 2009

Abalone Aquaculture Subprogram: investigating the immunology of stressed abalone (Haliotis species)

NEED AND PREVIOUS WORK Knowledge of the physiology and immune systems of invertebrate species is essential for maximising health and productivity in aquaculture. In particular, the immune system provides the principle line of defense against a broad spectrum of pathogens, so that studies on immune...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
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DATE:
2022-12-20

Corner Inlet fishers keeping their seafood sustainable

Decades of effort focused on sustainable fishing and healthy ecosystems, underpin the increasing value of provenance and traceability for seafood from Victoria’s Corner Inlet Nooramunga Fishery. By Catherine Norwood Victoria’s Corner Inlet Nooramunga Fishery, 160 kilometres...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-040
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2009 - 31 JUL 2012

Fish stocking programs - assessing the benefits against potential long term genetic and ecological impacts

In Australia, fish stocking activities have resulted in the creation of valuable new ‘put and take’ fisheries as well as enhancing existing wild fisheries (Rowland et al. 1983;Cadwallader & Kerby 1995; Rowland 1995; Holloway & Hamlyn 1998; Ingram et al. 2004). As a result, stocking activities have...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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