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Industry
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PUBLISHED:
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....
Environment
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PUBLISHED:
2017-09-01

Commitment to restore trust

Tim Pankhurst Photo: Seafood New Zealand Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Other names: Slimehead, deep sea perch, red roughy, orange ruff. Description: A bright reddish-orange deep-sea fish, it can grow up to 75 centimetres long and weigh as much as seven kilograms. It is...
Environment
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PUBLISHED:
2019-03-01

The push for blue carbon

While blue-carbon scenarios abound, investment hinges on the details – including the development of a rigorous, internationally accepted accounting system By Bianca Nogrady Peter Macreadie and PhD candidate Ashley Whitt measure a blue-carbon core taken from a mangrove swamp at Stony...
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2014-06-01

Ancient traditions carry on

Preserving customary fishing practices is more complex than simply providing an allocation for Aboriginal fishers Spear fishing north of Carnarvon, Western Australia. Photos: Guy Wright By Rose Yeoman “That’s the fish we go for in the river ‘Yirrigana’ – the bony bream, that’s our feed....
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-020
DATE START/END: 28 AUG 2023 - 30 MAY 2025

Developing skills and capabilities of middle-management and supervisory staff on Australian prawn farms (pilot program)

This opportunity has been developed for APFA members in response to the identified leadership skills gap at the middle management and supervisory level. The intent of the pilot program is to further develop the skills and networks of the staff at these levels and by doing so, have a positive impact...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)
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DATE:
2021-11-10

Fisheries stock sustainability

There are now a number of 'seafood chooser' initiatives globally that seek to inform the consumer on sustainable seafood choices. They differ in a number of ways, with some being voluntary such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), while others...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-026
DATE START/END: 11 MAY 2014 - 9 JAN 2016

Improving the precision of estimates of egg production and spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method

Small pelagic fishes such as Australian Sardine, Blue Mackerel, Jack Mackerel and Redbait are known as forage or low trophic level species (Pikitch et al. 2012). They are critical components of pelagic ecosystems and important prey items for a range of predatory fishes, seabirds and marine mammals...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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