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2019-03-01

Science briefs

ENVIRONMENT: Seabirds drawn to plastics Photo: CSIRO As the amount of plastic increases in the marine environment, a growing body of international research is investigating its impact. A study published at Nature International Journal of Science in January 2018 investigated what drives...
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In brief

Nominate for science awards The American Fisheries Society is requesting nominations for the International Fisheries Science Prize (IFSP). The IFSP honours an individual for his or her contribution to global fisheries science and/or conservation and is presented once every four...
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FISH Vol 27 1

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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2018-12-01

Scampi example prompts live prawn review

By Catherine Norwood Live langoustine – or scampi – are individually packed and chilled into dormancy before transport to market. Photo: Clint Scharfe The live export of King Prawns should be revisited, suggests FRDC-sponsored Nuffield Scholar Clint Scharfe, whose scholarship travels...
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2018-11-02

Fisher wellbeing in focus

Initiatives around the country are kick-starting conversations around mental health in Australia’s seafood sector Journalist Ray Martin, left, and Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council chief executive Julian Harrington attended the Stay Afloat event, a fundraiser for metal health in the seafood...
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Sea greens name challenge

To help Australian producers join international markets for marine plants, the FRDC is developing an Australian standard for aquatic plant names ‘Beaded glasswort’ is one of several common names applied to samphire, which is expected to be included in the proposed Australian Aquatic Plant Names...
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Protecting Australia’s safe seafood brand

Finding a fit-for-purpose technology to address food fraud depends on what you are trying to prove or protect against By Catherine Norwood Although it is difficult to estimate the extent of food fraud related to Australian seafood, globally food fraud is estimated to cost the food industry...
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New wave of roving ocean observers

New technologies and an international partnership are advancing automated and unstaffed ocean data-collection tools, offering new avenues for understanding our marine environment Saildrones are solar and wind powered and can be at sea for up to 12 months without returning to dock. Photo:...
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A new generation takes on the challenge of change

Building on the work of the founders, Australia’s women in seafood are undertaking new initiatives, championing their contributions and helping to transform the seafood sector itself Delegates from the Irish Women in Seafood Fisheries Network, from left, Monica Buckley, Siobhan Faulkner,...
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Pictures of abundance

Camera technology lights the way towards improved stock assessments as researcher Tony Courtney discovers in his search for ways to better understand Queensland’s Scallop fishery Sea scallops in buckets. Photo: NOAA Fisheries As the adage goes, counting fish is like counting trees, except...
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