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2014-03-01

Indigenous customs add to discovery experience

Recording customary fishing techniques provides new tools for sharing stories and teaching the wider public about traditional practices By Ilaria Catizone Angela Jeffery with Wadawurrung Elder Bryon Powell conducting a traditional smoking ceremony. Photo: Fisheries Victoria...
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2013-12-01

Seafood expansion on Colbeck’s agenda

At the top of the new Australian Government’s ‘to do’ list is wider recognition of the good work it is doing in the area of fisheries management, and improving engagement between industry and the broader community Senator Richard Colbeck took to the water while attending the 2013 Seafood...
Environment
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2016-03-01

Port Lincoln rides the tuna tide

From boom to bust and back again, South Australia’s Southern Bluefin Tuna industry celebrates its diamond jubilee this year By Catherine Norwood Port Lincoln, South Australia, bills itself as the seafood capital of Australia, and while this reputation is based on a wide range of wild and...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-024
DATE START/END: 1 APR 2019 - 27 AUG 2020

Investigation and Improvement of Live Blue Swimmer Crab Handling in NSW

As the NSW fishing industry moves forward into the future with quota managed fisheries, there is a need for industry to develop procedures and process on catching, holding and transporting Blue swimmer crab that would value add to the wild harvest sector’s product – particularly for the live sales...
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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Aquatic animal health & biosecurity

The Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program (AAHBCP) was established to ensure the productivity and profitability of aquatic animal industries and to protect aquatic environments through research and development. The AAHBCP plays a pivotal role in...
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2024-01-23

Nuffield Scholars spearhead innovation in fishing and aquaculture

FRDC-sponsored Nuffield Scholars Joana Mendes (2023 scholar) and Tom Cosentino (2024 scholar), have been awarded a 14-week global learning experience, diving deeper into their respective fishing and aquaculture study areas. By Dempsey Ward Joana Mendes, FRDC’s 2023 Nuffield...
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2018-11-02

Aligned aspirations

A new report maps the successful characteristics of Indigenous initiatives to develop fisheries The Indigenous Estate. Source: National Native Tribe Tribunal By Catherine Norwood For Indigenous communities wanting to develop their fisheries resources, a new step-by-step approach has...
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2015-12-01

Maritime anthropology: it’s personal

For maritime anthropologist Tanya King, the people are the most fascinating part of a fishery Maritime anthropologist Tanya King studies rural and marine communities, looking at the social, environmental, political and economic factors that affect them. Photo: Donna Squire, Deakin...
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2014-12-01

Underwater contagion control

A fascination with the forces that allow pests and pathogens to flourish, threatening our aquatic industries, drives Marty Deveney’s research into better biosecurity measures Marine biosecurity specialist Marty Deveney. Photo: SARDI By Catherine Norwood The blood, sweat and tears we...
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