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2014-09-01

Tasmanian rocklobster industry legend retires

Tasmanian rocklobster industry legend retires Rodney Treloggen has retired from the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association after almost 30 years of involvement. The long-time chief executive director of the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association (TRLFA), Rodney Treloggen,...
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2014-06-01

Vale Henry Jones, seafood industry icon

Henry Jones The fishing industry and the Murray–Darling Basin community will miss the passionate advocacy of South Australia’s Henry Jones, following his death in April 2014. Henry Jones was a fourth-generation fisher who began fishing at Clayton Bay on Lake Alexandrina in 1961, at the age...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-020
DATE START/END: 11 JAN 2012 - 10 JAN 2013

SRL IPA: Developing cost-effective industry based techniques for monitoring puerulus settlement in all conditions: trials in southern and western Tasmania

The project was developed to assist in the sustainable management of the southern rock lobster fishery in Tasmania. It addresses FRDC's strategic challenge to ensure that the Australian community derives optimal economic, environmental and social benefits from its fishery and aquaculture resources...
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University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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2017-12-01

Cultural change at sea

A proactive approach to building relationships and collaborative research are part of Kyri Toumazos’s style in improving respect for the commercial seafood sector and enhancing its prospects Kyri Toumazos Photo: Jacqui Way Fishing is a longstanding tradition in the Mediterranean nation of...
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2015-12-01

Australian perspectives and memories on FOA code of conduct

Lessons learnt at home and overseas have helped Australia to take on the challenges of meeting international best practice for fisheries management By Catherine Norwood In the 1980s several of Australia’s leading fisheries were near the point of collapse – Southern Bluefin Tuna, Eastern...
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2013-03-01

The early life of the West Australian Dhufish

By Bianca Nogrady For a fish as prevalent and important as the West Australian Dhufish, its offspring have remained under the research radar for a remarkably long time. Endemic to Western Australia, the Dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) is a favourite of recreational and commercial fishers....
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2022-03-04

Changing perceptions drive fish welfare practices

Changing community perceptions has prompted a review of aquatic animal welfare laws across Australia; the aquaculture and fishing sectors are confident their practices will measure up By Catherine Norwood Animal welfare is an issue of rising importance to Australia’s fishing and aquaculture...
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2021-11-30

Global quest to reduce fish in aquafeeds

The development of innovative feed ingredients is helping the aquaculture industry end its reliance on wild-caught fish in aquafeeds, with Australian research contributing to international efforts By Gio Braidotti and Catherine Norwood Limits on the availability of forage fish as a key...
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2018-03-01

Fisher calls for management innovation

An electronic pulse trawler operating overseas would not meet Australia’s fishing regulations. Photos: Wayne Dredge With an in-depth look at fisheries management regimes around the world, Wayne Dredge has come to a clear position on what is needed to encourage innovation and efficiency in...
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2017-09-01

Community key for small fishers

A tour of the South Australian coast examines the potential of a different marketing approach for Australia’s small-scale commercial fishers Joshua Stoll with Craig Fletcher, who fishes in the Marine Scalefish Fishery off Wallaroo, SA. Photos: Annabel Boyer By Annabel Boyer At a series...
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