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2015-12-01

Maritime anthropology: it’s personal

For maritime anthropologist Tanya King, the people are the most fascinating part of a fishery Maritime anthropologist Tanya King studies rural and marine communities, looking at the social, environmental, political and economic factors that affect them. Photo: Donna Squire, Deakin...
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2015-12-01

Global approach to responsible fisheries

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries continues to guide coherent, sustainable fisheries policy around the globe By Rebecca Metzner and Jacqueline Alder, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations * By the late...
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2015-09-01

New wave of seismic engagement

The heightened profile of seismic activity in Australian waters is generating new science about potential effects, answering some questions and dispelling some misconceptions By Catherine Norwood There has been a recent deluge of requests seeking comment from fishers about proposed seismic...
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2015-06-01

Back from the brink

It takes a rare combination of factors for a restocking program to work and be successful including long-term commitment and breeding know-how; popular appeal also helps Matthew McLellan, Narrandera fisheries centre hatchery manager, holds a mature Trout cod ready for egg collection. Photo:...
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2015-06-01

Human factors top fisheries risk list

Rapidly changing cultural values have emerged as a high risk for the future of the fishing industry, not so much for the fish, says Western Australia’s Rick Fletcher Rick Fletcher: helping new research staff to develop their own scientific skills, and especially their ability to translate...
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2015-06-01

The world is their oyster

An innovative school program allows Eyre Peninsula students to ‘dip their toes’ into the waters of the aquaculture industry Geoff Turner – one of Cowell’s original oyster farmers – checks a basket of oysters in the school’s lease. By Rebecca Jennings It is a Monday morning in Cowell, a...
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2015-03-01

National seafood branding: Do we need it?

Should Australian seafood have a common national brand to promote its products in international and domestic markets? By Peter Horvat The idea for an Australian seafood brand has been floating around the industry for a long time. There have been trials, meetings, research and agencies...
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2022-01-17

Diving into sustainability

Consumers are increasingly demanding proof of their seafood’s sustainability and they are turning to a range of seafood certifications, rating programs and indexes to inform their purchases. Globally, there is a growing number of initiatives to guide consumers. But they are not all created...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-004
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 29 JUL 2012

Passive acoustic techniques to monitor aggregations of sound producing fish species

Summary: Management of fisheries is a difficult task. This is often because the tools used to study and monitor exploited species and their environment typically provide only a biased, vague, and all too brief snapshot of the underwater situation. It is therefore not surprising that many...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-006
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2013

Estimating fishing mortality of major target species and species of conservation interest in the Queensland east coast shark fishery

The Queensland east coast inshore fin fish fishery (ECIFFF) operates in tidal and near shore waters spanning from Cape York in the north to the New South Wales border in the south. The commercial sector of the ECIFFF is extremely diverse with fishing undertaken using mesh net, haul (seine) net,...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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