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2022-12-20

Recent ARLP graduate describes program ‘Like a box of chocolates’

By Dempsey Ward Congratulations to Andrew Sullivan, Australia fisheries stalwart, on graduating from the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). When he’s not undertaking leadership programs, Andrew is the director of Fish Focus consulting and the executive officer of the...
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2020-12-01

Light on the horizon

2020 is a year that will be remembered for diverse reasons: fires we haven’t seen the like of for decades; an unprecedented global pandemic; trade tensions between major nations; and a US election, albeit on the other side of the planet, that will have ramifications for Australia. By Peter...
Environment
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2018-09-01

Research tailored for recreational fishing

Recreational anglers will benefit from new student research presented to the marine science community in Adelaide Suitable ocean conditions for Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) are shifting south and are staying off eastern Tasmania for longer. Graphic: Curtis Champion By Catherine...
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2016-12-01

Revealing the world underwater

A fascination with life underwater, the excitement of new discoveries and a passion to protect what so few of us ever see are motivating forces for marine biologist Karen Gowlett-Holmes By Rose Yeoman From her home at Eaglehawk Neck on the Forestier Peninsula in south-east Tasmania, Karen...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-042
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2010 - 30 AUG 2011

Improving gear selectivity in Australian Mud Crab fisheries

This proposal was developed when it became apparent that gear selectivity (i.e. wire mesh size) did not change when the minimum legal size (MLS) for commercially harvested mud crabs in the Northern Territory was increased by 10 mm in May 2006. Whilst both catch and catch rate have risen since that...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-014
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Estimating the impacts of management changes on bycatch reduction and sustainability of high-risk bycatch species in the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery

It has been estimated that tropical prawn trawl fisheries generate between 27-35% of bycatch globally. This is due to the relatively small size of the target species, requiring the use of small mesh sizes which results in an inherently non-selective method of capture. Previous research in Queensland...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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2016-06-01

Digital directions lead to a new e-fish frontier

From solid scientific foundations, the FRDC will expand communication efforts to the food-service sector Chef Colin Barker (left) from Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay, Glebe, NSW, with Anthony Huckstep. By Peter Horvat With the June issue of FISH, I reach a personal milestone: it is my...
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2016-09-01

Innovation focus to drive fisheries productivity

Innovation is critical to the future of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture production. So how does Australia’s performance stack up? By Catherine Norwood Australia’s innovation in fishery and aquaculture industries can now be more readily compared with other countries as a result of a new...
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2021-09-14

Keen amateurs prove a major force in scientific discovery

Fisheries are a major beneficiary as science employs the value and power of citizen scientists Words Gio Braidotti Faced with major restrictions on activities during COVID-19 lockdowns during the past year, and a renewed focus on local environments, more people than ever have joined up to...
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