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2016-01-01

Prawn fishers switched on to safety

At the Northern Prawn Fishery, skippers and their crews are taking steps to ensure that the sage return to port of all on board is an essential component of a "successful season" Trawler skipper Arron Jones says good communication helps everyone stay calm and alert and results in a safer and...
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2016-01-01

How to save a life

Whether you call it a life jacket or a personal flotation device, an outlay of as little as $60 could save your life – but only if you wear it By Catherine Norwood Whether it is for work or recreation, your best personal flotation device (PFD) is the one you’re wearing when you find...
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2016-01-01

A voice for Indigenous fisheries

A Tweed region survey gathers Indigenous ideas on sharing and managing local fisheries By Bianca Nogrady Fingal Beach, Tweed region, NSW. As the world’s oldest continuous culture, Aboriginal Australians have not only maintained a connection to the land for tens of thousands of years, but...
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2016-01-01

Tracking marine debris wins Eureka award

A CSIRO project tracking marine debris has won the annual Eureka Research and Innovation Prize for Environmental Research By Rebecca Thyer CSIRO’s Marine Debris Team members Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox. Photo: CSIRO A project that has helped uncover the scale of marine debris...
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2016-01-01

Tariff cuts help boost seafood profits

Tariff cuts are making Australian seafood more attractive for consumers and importers in North Asia, with demand on the rise By Free Trade Agreement Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with China, Japan and South Korea are giving...
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2016-01-01

The getting of economic wisdom

Everyday proverbs offer simple ‘truths’ that can help explain the economic principles underpinning everything from the way we shop to complex fisheries management decisions By Sarah Jennings As we grow older, we all tend to have those sobering moments when we hear ourselves sounding just...
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2016-01-01

Seaweed on shortlist in co-culture trial

Interest is mounting in the economic and environmental potential of seaweed co-cultivation with other aquaculture operations, from finfish to oysters By Bianca Nogrady (Top) Kathryn Wiltshire collecting brown seaweed for use in the trials. (Bottom) Red seaweed (Solieria robusta) growing...
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2015-12-01

Eureka! Fisheries science features in national awards

Oysters and marine parasites from opposite sides of the country featured in awards recognising great science and great science communication By Catherine Norwood Marine and fisheries science featured in two categories in the nation’s leading awards for outstanding science and science...
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2015-12-01

Awards celebrate industry leaders

There is no shortage of passion and commitment to the industry among the winners of the 2015 National Seafood Industry Awards By Catherine Norwood The largest-ever seafood industry awards night provided a gala conclusion to the successful 2015 Seafood Direction conference in Perth, with...
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2015-12-01

Lead, collaborate and partner

The FRDC has officially launched its Research, Development and Extension Plan to guide fisheries and aquaculture research priorities to 2020 Leadership Program participants celebrate the launch of the new FRDC RD&E Plan with Patrick Hone (left) and Senator Richard Colbeck (right). Photos:...
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