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2020-10-01

Opportunities for expansion in northern Australia

With potenial new industries ripe for development in northern Australia, collaborative efforts will be key to success. By Rebecca Thyer Sweet-tasting and fast-growing, tropical rock oysters have been enjoyed for generations by Indigenous Australians. The oysters occur naturally along...
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2020-10-01

Obituaries

A legacy of collaboration Vale Colin Creighton, AM 29 February 1959 – 9 August 2020 One of Australia’s leading environmental scientists and advocates, Colin Creighton, died in August 2020. His work over many years focused on natural resource management and the balance between...
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2020-10-01

Multi pronged strategy targets invasive urchins

A coalition of research, government and industry partners is working to bring invasive sea urchins under control in Tasmania, with a mix of biological and market solutions By Larissa Dubecki It has been more than 40 years since the first Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)...
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2020-10-01

In brief

SIA appoints new CEO Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has appointed Veronica Papacosta as its new CEO, taking over the role from Jane Lovell who resigned in April 2020. Veronica Papacosta has been acting in this role since early April. She was formally appointed as the new CEO in August...
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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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2020-10-01

FISH Vol 28 2

FISH is the official newsletter of the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation. It is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. The hard copy version is distributed widely throughout the industry via direct mail. To obtain a hard copy of "FISH", please fill in your details...
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2020-07-01

Seafood rides new market waves

Walker Seafood Australia owners Pavo and Heidi Walker with a whole Yellowfin Tuna being hauled off their boat in Mooloolaba. Photo: Paul Harris The first clue Heidi Walker had that something was wrong was when she happened to check her phone in the middle of the night in...
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2020-07-01

Seafood sector steps up to feed those in need

Five million Australians every year experience food insecurity; sometimes all it takes is an unexpectedly large bill, a cut to working hours, a health issue or a car in need of repair and suddenly a person is faced with the distressing choice of paying for food or paying the rent. By Bianca...
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2020-07-01

The future of Australian agriculture and fisheries

Australian agriculture is facing unprecedented change. We need to ensure the right foundations are in place to position Australian agriculture to continue its success story, delivering value to our farmers and the broader community now and into the future. Innovation is key. It drives...
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2020-07-01

Food sector ponders new recipes for business

For Australia’s fishers and farmers whose supply chains and markets disappeared – in extreme cases, overnight – the future seems unpredictable, to say the least. Some are describing the post-COVID-19 future as a blank canvas on which to potentially redraw many of the economic frameworks that have...
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