Huon is the largest privately owned and vertically integrated salmon producer in Australia. Its operations span all aspects of the supply chain, from hatcheries and marine farming to harvesting and processing, as well as sales and marketing.
Huon plans to expand production significantly beyond its...
Many Australian fisheries offer both yield and productivity growth, from two sources: - better use of their harvest, and broader harvest of underutilised species. Both options will deliver higher returns to fishers if collective planning and effort is harnessed with smart value adding.
Marine science students rise to the challenge of finding new ways to prevent interactions between seals and commercial fishers
Winners in the seal-deterrent design competition, (from left) Tommy Cheo, Ben uit den Bogaard, Tana McCarthy and Jack Hauser.
Photo: IMAS
By Catherine...
The new national curriculum requires school students to learn about Australian fisheries, and new resources are making it as easy as possible for teachers
Amid the growing disconnect between Australia’s population and the source of its food and fibre, agencies involved in primary industry...
From giant clams to clown fish, five ‘indicator’ species are helping researchers revise water-quality guidelines to better reflect the sensitivities of tropical marine life
By Clare Straten-Joyce
Most of Australia’s environmental water-quality standards and testing protocols have been...
Indigenous knowledge can provide new ways of understanding the value of Australian fisheries
Matt Osborne at the Baniyala campground with a Golden Snapper during his Northern Territory regional visit.
Photo: NT Fisheries
By Catherine Norwood
For Matt Osborne, a member of the Kaurna and...
A new smartphone app that allows commercial crab fishers to collect detailed, near-real-time catch data is proving a cost-effective alternative to traditional monitoring
By Natasha Prokop
Take a pair of vernier callipers, add wireless bluetooth capacity and link it to a smartphone...