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Carbon Credentals

Austral Fisheries takes sustainability to the next level, investing in tree planting to offset the impact of carbon emissions from fishing David Carter with MSC-certified Glacier 51 Toothfish, which is in the process of being certified as carbon neutral. Photo: Aimee Ralph By Catherine...
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Options to go

From boxes of bulk seafood, new packaging technologies are supporting portion-sized serves and direct marketing to consumers Dimitri Hari, Pyrmont Seafood, at Sydney Fish Markets. Photo: James Horan By Ilaria Catizone Operations manager of Pyrmont Seafood Dimitri Hari says: “Nothing...
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Chinese get a taste for Australian seafood adventure

The chance to see where Australian wild abalone comes from is drawing the next generation of Chinese chefs to our shores By Catherine Norwood Twenty-five of China’s best young seafood chefs will visit Australia’s leading abalone and seafood-producing regions in March to experience firsthand...
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Port Lincoln rides the tuna tide

From boom to bust and back again, South Australia’s Southern Bluefin Tuna industry celebrates its diamond jubilee this year By Catherine Norwood Port Lincoln, South Australia, bills itself as the seafood capital of Australia, and while this reputation is based on a wide range of wild and...
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FRDC takes on a new design

A new office and new industry services are part of the FRDC’s changes designed to deliver on national priorities for the seafood sector By Ilaria Catizone Twenty-five years after it began, 2016 brings a substantial change and evolution in the way the FRDC operates. The changes to the FRDC...
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New ocean "property" to increase production

Proof-of-concept research in Tasmania is investigating the possibility of artificial reefs to increase high-value seafood production An artist’s impression of what a seasteading community might look like, part of a vision to make greater use of the world’s marine resources. Image:...
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How to build Australia's recreational fishing picture

A clearer picture of recreational fishing is expected to improve fishing management and the sharing of marine resources ABARES’s Lee Georgeson with a Barramundi caught on the Daly River, Northern Territory. “I go all over the place to fish,” he says. “And this is a magic spot.” Photo: Graham...
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Success tied to cultural priorities

History, culture and country come together in the Yagbani Aboriginal Corporation’s Aquaculture Knowledge Partnership Project The CDU researchers worked with the Warruwi community to document traditional ecological knowledge about target aquaculture species – specifically sea cucumbers, oysters...
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Inshore challenges

Working with other sectors to prevent loss of access to fisheries resources is a top priority for Australia’s inshore commercial fisheries Inshore fisheries such as those at Myall Lakes and Port Stephens, NSW, are competing with urban, environmental and recreational interests for a share of...
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Keeper of the faith

Suzie McEnallay shows there is still plenty of heart in the Wallis Lake fishing community on the NSW north coast As operations manager at the Wallis Lake Fishermen’s Co-operative, Suzie McEnallay ensures that fishers, and the community, can rely on the co-op to provide the best, freshest fish...
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