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2017-09-01

Tar-Ru’s native nursery trial

A square mesh screen installed in the right place at the right time helps keep carp at bay and boosts native fish numbers Tar-Ru Wetland after the installation of the screens. Photos: Iain Ellis By Tom Bicknell The 2016 study on the lower Murray River in far-west NSW tested the...
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FISH Vol 25 3

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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2017-06-01

People's choice for fish and chips awards

There’s a new look to the National Fish and Chips Awards in 2017 as the FRDC promotes a new people’s choice category, which will run in conjunction with the National Seafood Industry Awards in September Each state and territory fishing industry council has historically run individual industry...
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Road map for prawn recovery

International experience is helping Australia’s prawn farmers rebuild from the recent white spot disease outbreak. By Wayne Hutchison Francois Brenta visiting a Queensland prawn farm to assess potential bio-security improvements. Photo: Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture The detection and...
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Fisheries in global push for sustainable development

The efforts of Australian researchers are helping to underpin the sustainable development and use of fisheries resources internationally and at home By Gio Braidotti Oyster raft off Cat Ba Island in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam. Photo: Wayne O"Connor Australian-led projects are...
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Memories made with the right ingredients

Fresh, local, high-quality seafood has helped create a successful formula for the most recent winner of the National Fish and Chips Award By Rebecca Thyer Kelly Morgan with her award Photos: Sally Morgan A salty breeze, the sound of the ocean and pesky seagulls wanting to be included...
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Mix 'n' match

Trawlers fishing the Clarence River near Maclean NSW, for prawns. Photo: Wade Labe Fisher experiences will play a crucial role in extending the use of new gear designed to reduce prawn trawl bycatch and improve fleet efficiency By Catherine Norwood After more than 20 years of...
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Resistance warranted

The Pacific Oyster industry’s determination to fight back after the incursion of POMS has received a funding boost By Gio Braidotti Sarah Ugalde, research officer on Future Oysters CRC-P, inspects oysters placed on farms to investigate the period of infection for POMS. In 2016 Tasmanian...
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Scholar discovers new value in consumer perspectives

An international study tour has helped put Australia’s seafood marketing in perspective for Abby McKibben By Catherine Norwood Abbey McKibben Photo supplied by Abbey McKibbeon As she searched for strategies to more successfully brand Australian seafood as a luxury product during her...
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Science briefs

Discovery Shrimp, you are here Photo: Dr. Arthur Anker UFG A pink-clawed shrimp that makes noise loud enough to kill small fish has been named in honour of British band Pink Floyd. Synalpheus pink oydi was discovered by a group of analysts from the UK, Brazil and the US, off...
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