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2020-03-01

Wider view builds resilience into abalone stocks

An appetite for change is guiding Australia’s abalone industry into a new era of sustainability, with stakeholders from different zones and states sharing ideas and strategies By Liz Wells South Australian Greenlip Abalone. Photo: Ben Stobart, SARDI The abalone industry is...
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2018-06-01

Netting data to bury phanton fishing

Coordinating data collection and collaborating with fishers are key requirements in successfully dealing with the global issue of ghost gear The Global Ghost Gear Initiative website highlights clean-up activities around the world. By Annabel Boyer Lost fishing gear represents about 10 per...
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2017-06-01

On common ground

A multi-faceted career helps Chris Calogeras represent a diverse range of fishery perspectives and ensure every voice has a chance to be heard By Annabel Boyer Chris Calogeras in Moreton Bay, where he worked with Tunnel Net fishers to develop a code of conduct. Photo: Chris...
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2016-12-01

Moving in on Snapper

New insights into the population dynamics in South Australia’s Snapper fishery are being driven by innovative research approaches and technological advances Snapper sampled by researchers in order to collect biological information on the species. Photo: Leigh Warneke, SARDI By...
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2015-09-01

Crop rotations in the zone

Research on the Great Barrier Reef has identified a sea cucumber harvesting strategy with global application CSIRO researcher Eva Plaganyi at a workshop with a focus on sea cucumbers in the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, east Africa. Photo: Tim Skewes, CSIRO By Clarisa...
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2015-03-01

National approach to unify onboard safety efforts

The fishing industry is in the spotlight as the Australian Maritime Safety Authority leads renewed efforts to improve onboard workplace safety Clean Green program participant Jarrod Day and workplace health and safety trainer Tanya Adams. Photo: Southern Rocklobster By Peta...
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2014-12-01

Oyster farmers tap American know-how

Technology that accelerates the growth of juvenile shellfish proved a popular workshop subject when US expert Dale Leavitt met with Australian oyster growers American researcher and FLUPSY expert Dale Leavitt and Sue McIntyre, an oyster grower and Environmental Management System officer for the...
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2016-09-01

Community stake in skate survival

New information about the Maugean Skate’s life and habits has prompted changes to the management of Macquarie Harbour to protect this endangered species By Annabel Boyer Researcher Justin Bell examines a female Maugean Skate by using a portable ultrasound to assess the size of the eggs and...
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