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DATE:
2023-09-26

Love fish - but how can we really care for them?

Ensuring the best aquatic animal welfare-based practices are used by fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders was the focus of a recently completed project providing synthesised research, and a review on animal welfare legislation. By Dempsey Ward Aquatic animals play an important role...
Environment
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2022-06-20

Science briefs

Tracking the world’s fastest fish Top End anglers are helping Charles Darwin University researchers track billfish – the iconic and highly sought-after sports species that include marlin and sailfish. The research project is led by Dr Keller Kopf, Professor Hamish Campbell and PhD...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-704
DATE START/END: 16 SEP 2012 - 30 MAR 2013

Seafood CRC: Industry strategies to support intergovernmental negotiations concerning the export of Australian Rocklobster and Abalone to China

Historically Australian Lobster (both Southern Rock Lobster and Western Rock Lobster) and Abalone exported to mainland China have been routed via Hong Kong. (Australian exporters consign to Hong Kong importers). Most of the product is exported live. Imports to Hong Kong are duty free however...
ORGANISATION:
Kreab Gavin Anderson
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-032
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2007 - 30 JUN 2010

Defining the stock structure of northern Australia's threadfin salmon species

King threadfin salmon (Polydactylus macrochir, previously P. sheridani) and blue threadfin salmon (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) form the second most important target species group for northern Australia's inshore net fisheries after the prized barramundi and across northern Australia are worth in...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-034
DATE START/END: 29 APR 2005 - 6 MAR 2014

Determination of cost effective techniques to monitor recreational catch and effort in Western Australian demersal finfish fisheries

This project was initially developed as a result of a series of internal planning meetings held by the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia at which the research and management requirements to implement Integrated Fisheries Management (IFM) were discussed. IFM involves the setting of a total...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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DATE:
2022-03-03

Winner to test multiple benefits of seaweed for aquaculture

A natural seaweed feed supplement may hold the key to boosting the health of farmed prawns, and potentially other species, and improving the industry’s profitability and environmental footprint. This potential will be investigated by Dr Valentin Thépot, winner of the Fishing and Aquaculture...
Environment
Environment
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