There has been increasing focus and emphasis on the ecological sustainability of human development, including development involving fisheries, in the last several decades. But in the last decade a potentially confusing range of different names and concepts are being used to describe and guide this....
Vibrio species are naturally occurring bacteria that are widely distributed in marine and estuarine environments throughout the world. Although the majority of Vibrio species are considered non-pathogenic to humans, some have been associated with human illness. Globally, vibrios are the leading...
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As a devastating disease spreads from French Pacific Oyster farms to the rest of the world, an Australian industry-based R&D company is preparing to defend against inevitable incursions
Making use of ASI breeding improvements: (from left) Ian, Anna and Thomas Duthie on the water at...
Stock assessments, new technology, biotoxin warnings and international marketing were all on the agenda for rocklobster industry participants attending the 8th Rock Lobster Congress in Sydney in September
By Daryl Sykes
Tagging is part of efforts to monitor and rebuild the NSW rocklobster...
As a leading fisheries ‘knowledge broker’ and scientist, Ian Knuckey says the active involvement of fishers from all sectors is essential to improve resource management and ensure a sustainable future for fisheries
By Elisabeth Howie
Ian Knuckey
Photo: Craig Watson
What does...
Fresh food and community pride are two of the benefits that come with the opportunity to expand fishing activities for the Northern Territory’s remote coastal Indigenous communities
Don Wilton with a great catch at Nardilmuk.
Photos: Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
By Annabel Boyer
In...
The seafood industry is involved in the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group Market Expansion Initiative, lead by SIA, funded through the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Corporation (ATMAC) program. The RDCs involved in the project include MLA, Dairy Australia, Wine Australia, Hort...
As part of its recent review, the FRDC revised the operations of the various RACs. Amongst other matters, this involved the appointment of FRDC staff to provide Executive support to each RAC and a requirement for each RAC to develop a Strategic Plan for the jurisdiction to provide guidance on RD&E...
Research, development and extension priorities for the next five years aim to ensure Australian fishing and aquaculture measure up to rising expectations for sustainable and ethical behaviour, while optimising the use of our natural resources
The FRDC’s new Research, Development and Extension...
The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) is a critical program that is assessing the potential benefits and costs of proposed release of the carp herpes virus and other carp control measures. The carp control measures developed in the Plan will be delivered over a large geographic area and in rivers...
There are major commercial prawn fisheries in South Australia, Western Australia, the Comonwealth, New South Wales and Queensland as well as a minor fishery in Victoria. Total catches from these states being around 23 000t in 2003/04 with a total value of $300m making it the second most valuable...
In the face of competition from imports, the Australian prawn industry – both fishers and farmers – is coming together to support a national marketing campaign
By Helen Jenkins
Photo: iStockPhoto.com
In the not-too-distant past, Australian prawn fishers and farmers were seen as fierce...
Early warning and a proactive approach are helping Tasmania find solutions to its emerging sea urchin problem
Long-spined sea urchins grazing on reefs in Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
By Emma Flukes and Sean Tracey
Since the establishment of the long-spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus...
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.
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Both a strains performance in the face of disease, and its product eating quality, have large economic effects on aquaculture industries worldwide. Genetic variation for disease resistance and meat quality traits have been found, but such traits are often complex to understand and measure....
The latest additions to Australia’s fishing fleet are lighter and faster, and have more capacity and improved working conditions
The Austral Hunter, Austral Fisheries’ new prawn trawler.
Photo: Austral
By Ilaria Catizone
Increased confidence in the future of the Australian fishing sector...
Improving community perceptions and seafood prices is the aim of new research to make Australian fisheries and aquaculture more profitable
By Peter Horvat
Marketing to a consumer and selling at a premium price is very simple: if you have the right product, at the right price, available at the...
The search for fishing gear that is both ecologically and economically sustainable is not easy, but continuing data collection is helping fishery managers make more informed decisions.
By Claire Crawford
Finding fishing gear that optimises catches while reducing...
There is nothing like seeing fish caught firsthand to understand the effort that goes into producing the best-quality product with the lowest impact
For consumers and chefs, connecting with primary producers is a growing trend, powered by media and TV shows such as MasterChef. But the FRDC has...
Whether they use colour, water, movement or noise, fishers are working to develop new options to keep seabirds at a safe distance from their vessels
A gentle shower keeps birds away from the trawl net warp wires.
Photo: Catherine Norwood
By Catherine Norwood
There’s a gentle shower...