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2020-10-01

Environmental updates in a heartbeat

Real-time reports from sentinel oysters could provide an early warning of changing water conditions. By Jen Marshall Under the surface of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in Tasmania, the temperature begins to rise, and the pulse of a Pacific Oyster stationed there begins to quicken. The oyster...
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2019-12-01

Capacity to create an enduring experience

With four decades of experience in the fishing industry, CEO of Austral Fisheries David Carter says the wild harvest seafood sector needs to keep the long game in mind if it wants to remain relevant as a respected and responsible food provider By David Carter, CEO Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd ...
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2017-06-01

One fish, two fish, your fish, my fish

In the contested space of resource sharing, economics can provide one means of taking the conversation forward By Sarah Jennings and Annabel Boyer Photo: Catherine Norwood Access to fish underpins myriad different benefits to people – food, income, employment, recreation and cultural...
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2016-12-01

Revealing the world underwater

A fascination with life underwater, the excitement of new discoveries and a passion to protect what so few of us ever see are motivating forces for marine biologist Karen Gowlett-Holmes By Rose Yeoman From her home at Eaglehawk Neck on the Forestier Peninsula in south-east Tasmania, Karen...
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2013-12-01

A new take at Fish Face

By Catherine Norwood Chef Josh Niland with fresh John Dory – the cold room is beneath the tiny Fish Face restaurant and reached by taking the stairs down into the laneway. Photos: Michelle Mossop Sydney’s popular Fish Face restaurant has returned to its roots with Fish and Chips by Fish...
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Stakeholder planning workshops

The FRDC holds a stakeholder workshops each year to gain an insight into the key issues. The issues identified along with stakeholder feedback forms part of the priority setting for the FRDC funding rounds. 2023 workshop Workshop presentation slides: FRDC Stakeholder Workshop 2023...
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2021-06-01

Guide to better marketing for the seafood sector

A new guide has been created to help players in the seafood sector adopt cost-effective strategies to tell their stories and to evaluate the effectiveness of their storytelling strategies By Barbara Adam A handbook has been developed to help Australian seafood producers harness the power...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-021
DATE START/END: 15 JUN 2014 - 29 AUG 2016

Developing innovative approaches to improve CPUE standardisation for Australia's multi-species pelagic longline fisheries

Australia's two tropical tuna fisheries (the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery, ETBF, and the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery, WTBF) are both multi-species fisheries which target a range of large pelagic fish. A major constraint for assessing multi-species fisheries, however, is a lack of...
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CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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2023-03-22

National body to bolster rec fishing research

New national committee established to guide research priorities for the recreational fishing sector. By Brad Collis The release of the National Social and Economic Recreational Fishing Survey, highlighted the positive economic and health benefits of recreational fishing for...
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2015-09-01

Tribute to an aquaculture pioneer

Trevor Dix, a pioneer of Australia’s flourishing Atlantic Salmon industry. By Mick Hortle, Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association When the first batch of Atlantic Salmon eggs arrived in Tasmania from Gaden Hatchery in New South Wales in July 1984, it was a pivotal moment for the development...
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