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2018-06-01

Cooperative approach on seismic impacts

Western Australia’s pearl industry is taking a new tack with seismic surveyors and oil and gas explorers By Bianca Nogrady The last wild-stock fishery of the Silverlip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima), the world’s largest and rarest pearl oyster, lies just offshore from the remote Eighty...
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2017-12-01

Risk reviews beyond fish stocks

www.whichfish.com.au While the sustainability of fish populations underpins the future of seafood supplies, buyers across the supply chain are increasingly calling for additional performance measures when sourcing their fish. These include the impact of fishing on the broader environment and...
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2017-09-01

United advocacy for seafood

The inaugural SIA board: (from left) Chauncey Hammond, Marshall Betzel, Belinda Wilson, Mark Ryan, Veronica Papacosta, Dennis Holder and Marcus Stehr. Photo: Andy Steven Photography Australia’s seafood industry celebrates the launch of its new peak body A new national peak body for...
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2017-09-01

Fly options for fish feeds

Black soldier flies could provide a solution to the aquaculture feed challenge while offering new business opportunities By Catherine Norwood Black soldier fly larvae (top) and the black soldier fly itself. Photo: Future Green Solutions International research, including work in Australia,...
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2017-03-01

Science briefs

Discovery New reef wrasse discovered Monsoon Fairy Wrasse. Photo: M.Hammer © MAGNT Australian scientists have discovered a colourful new tropical reef fish from the eastern Timor Sea. The Monsoon Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus) is a small, elongated fish which reaches a size of...
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2015-09-01

Students catch onto fisheries lessons

The new national curriculum requires school students to learn about Australian fisheries, and new resources are making it as easy as possible for teachers Amid the growing disconnect between Australia’s population and the source of its food and fibre, agencies involved in primary industry...
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2015-06-01

Tropical approach to water quailty

From giant clams to clown fish, five ‘indicator’ species are helping researchers revise water-quality guidelines to better reflect the sensitivities of tropical marine life By Clare Straten-Joyce Most of Australia’s environmental water-quality standards and testing protocols have been...
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2014-12-01

Grassroot actions earn OceanWatch stewardship role

A favourite organisation with fishers has been asked to serve as the marine environment Natural Resource Management agency By Gio Braidotti For 25 years, OceanWatch has helped seafood producers nationally reap productivity benefits through projects as diverse as developing best harvest...
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2014-12-01

Whale watch for Rock Lobster fishers

The rise in whale numbers along Western Australia’s coast has prompted new research to reduce the risk of entanglements in fishing gear A typical Western Rocklobster fishing set up. By Sarah Clarry The West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery in Western Australia has been a spectacular...
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2013-12-01

Netting new leadership skills

By Rebecca Jennings Two weeks roughing it in the Kimberley was a world away from their roles in the fishing industry, but it laid the foundations for a journey Katherine Sarneckis and Kate Brooks will never forget. Both were FRDC-supported graduates of the most recent round of the Australian...
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