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2018-06-01

Fisher takes on ocean workplace safety

Port Phillip Bay Photo: FRDC By Annabel Boyer Queensland’s Joel Feeney has been diving commercially for 20 years, and his life has twice been touched directly by the tragedy of losing people he loves to workplace accidents at sea. It has made him determined to improve safety for those who...
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2017-03-01

Whiting on its way

The small but sweet fillets of Eastern School Whiting are reaching local markets, thanks to an initiative to invest in automated processing Eastern School Whiting, cleaned, graded and scaled, ready for filleting Photos: Catherine Norwood By Catherine Norwood Automated processing, helped...
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2016-09-01

Fisheries go on the record

New technology and more sophisticated data systems are helping fishers and managers offer greater assurance on sustainable fishing practices By Tom Bicknell The increased complexity of fisheries management and greater scrutiny of the industry overall is leading to an increase in the monitoring...
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2016-06-01

Bridge-building needed for Indigenous fisheries research

Face-to-face relationships help build trust, engagement and improve research outcomes for Indigenous communities By Annabel Boyer Tasmania"s Emma Lee is keen to extend her natural resource management research to include fisheries Wally Steward at the forum, representing NSW Aboriginal...
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2014-09-01

From research to real world

Collaborative research and practical benchmarks to assess the success of fisheries management were among key topics for discussion when the nation’s marine scientists came together in July By Ilaria Catizone The importance of interdisciplinary interactions was highlighted during the 51st...
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2020-10-01

Seafood's brand Australia: a decade of lessons

The evolution towards an industry-wide approach to marketing Australian seafood continues, with government funding adding momentum. By Peter Horvat When it comes to the sale of its products, Australia’s seafood sector has generally been slow to move away from a commodity approach to one that...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-126
DATE START/END: 19 APR 2020 - 28 FEB 2021

Assessing the biosecurity risk of uncooked whole and eviscerated barramundi and grouper in relation to exotic viruses

Australia imports a range of uncooked barramundi and grouper commodities. A recent FRDC funded risk assessment on exotic disease introduction and spread among Australian Barramundi farms highlighted the ongoing risk from the importation of uncooked Barramundi products in Australia (Hernandez-Jover,...
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Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS)
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2018-06-01

On-country fishing brings broader benefits

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...
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-088
DATE START/END: 10 JAN 2021 - 29 JUN 2021

Quantifying inter-sectoral values within and among the Indigenous, commercial and recreational sectors

The Australian fisheries industry is made up of several sectors, including Indigenous, commercial and recreational. For these sectors to collaborate effectively, solutions need to be found to the challenges associated with co-management and resources access. Historically, genuine understanding and...
ORGANISATION:
Natural Capital Economics
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2015-12-01

Not your usual catch

Fishers are often at the frontline in close encounters with the weird and wonderful creatures that make up our marine and freshwater environments Australian National Fish Collection director Daniel Gledhill with specimens awaiting formal identification and registration in the collection: just...
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