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2013-09-01

Seaweed farming to boost finfish aquaculture

By Melissa Marino Seaweed could be farmed to complement aquaculture and safeguard the environment with open-sea trials to be conducted in the Spencer Gulf later this year – the final stage of a three-year investigation into the feasibility of such a system. (Top) Ecklonia radiata (Centre)...
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2013-03-01

Omega-3s for healthy ageing

Photo: iStockPhoto.com By Kevin Krail, executive director, The Omega-3 Centre Fish has an important role in providing omega-3s to older Australians, which will help them maintain their health and wellbeing. This was the conclusion of presentations from Australia’s leading scientists...
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2013-03-01

Dry approach tests new seafood products

The Australian industry is trialling new vacuum-drying technology that speeds up the process and could produce a new range of high-value dried seafood for export to Asia, particularly Hong Kong, China and Japan. The Australian industry is trialling new vacuum-drying technology that speeds up teh...
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2013-03-01

Scholarships reveal new shellfish opportunities

By Catherine Norwood Enterprising young oyster farmer Ewan McAsh has returned from the first part of his FRDC-sponsored Nuffield Scholarship travels with plans for the development of his family’s business, including exports to Asia and diversifying production. He says the demand for shellfish...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-153
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2017 - 29 NOV 2018

NCCP: Preparing for carp herpesvirus: a carp biomass estimate for eastern Australia

Carp (Cyprinus carpio) are one of the world’s most destructive vertebrate pest animals and one of the worst environmental pests ever introduced into Australia. Carp have spread throughout the south-east of the continent and to small parts of Tasmania and Western Australia where they strongly...
ORGANISATION:
La Trobe University Melbourne Campus
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DATE:
2023-02-20

What evidence do we have from other studies?

Recreational fishing and wellbeing – what’s the evidence? The potential for recreational fishing to contribute positively the health and wellbeing of participants and the broader community has been widely acknowledged for decades (see Freudenberg and Arlinghaus 2009; McManus et al. 2011; Hunt et...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-015
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2009 - 29 JUN 2012

Addressing knowledge gaps for the sustainable management of rocky reef fisheries in Queensland

During the last 20 years offshore recreational fishing effort for rocky reef species in southern Queensland has been increasing dramatically as a result of population growth and increasing boat ownership. The availability of advanced GPS and sounder technology as well as the use of braid lines and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-226
DATE START/END: 30 JAN 2004 - 31 AUG 2007

Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: net fouling management to enhance water quality and southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) performance

In the marine environment fouling organisms have the potential to significantly impact on farming operations. This occurs as fouling: 1) Increases the weight that farming structures have to support when in the water. For example, a tuna industry farming net from a 40m diameter sea-cage with a...
ORGANISATION:
Aquaculture Management Consultants Pty Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2020-12-01

Recognising Indigenous relationships

Indigenous Australians have conducted fishing and aquaculture across this land for tens of thousands of years, maintaining and managing the natural resources for sustenance, and in balance with the broader ecosystem. The evidence is plentiful, displayed around the coasts as middens, in the remnants...
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