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2021-03-01

International training targets aquatic animal health skills

From surgery on fish to biosecurity plans, aquaculture is expanding, and there is increasing demand for the skills of aquatic animal health experts By Melissa Marino Veterinarian Tara Needham travelled to the US to learn new skills in aquatic animal health treatment and management. Meeting...
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2021-03-01

Science briefs

Seagrasses help fight plastic Polyamide filaments trapped by seagrass balls known as aegagropilae.Photo: Scientific Reports Spanish researchers have found that seagrass beds may have a role to play in helping to remove plastics from inshore marine environments. The grasses...
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2021-03-01

Support in the workplace

The FRDC has actively promoted workplace wellbeing to support staff through a difficult year By Ilaria Catizone Photo:123rf A year like no other, 2020 was scarred by bushfires, a global pandemic and an economic crisis, resulting in disruption, uncertainty and loss that has...
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2021-03-01

Genetics reveals secrets of oyster diversity

Molecular analysis is proving vital in revealing the diversity of Queensland’s native oysters as the development of a new aquaculture initiative accelerates By Catherine Norwood Carmel McDougall surveyed oyster reefs along the Queensland coast to establish the diversity of species native...
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2021-03-01

Rod and reel challenge to capture boutique market

Southern Bluefin Tuna is a premium fish, and it is backed by a good news story of species recovery, but bringing the best of the catch to market requires a concerted effort to meet highly focused quality requirements By Catherine Norwood The weather and the water are wild off the...
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2021-03-01

Study puts a value on Victoria’s seafood sector

Research into the contribution of Victorian fisheries to the state’s economy and community wellbeing highlights opportunities for stronger supply chains and community links By Nicole Baxter Key findings During 2016-17, the Victorian seafood industry: injected $323 million into...
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2020-12-30

Meeting the home dining challenge

FISH magazine asked a cross-section of customer-facing industry players to share their insights into the trials and tribulations – and even the triumphs – experienced during the coronavirus crisis. Premium partnerships Red Coral Seafood, Melbourne, Victoria It took the...
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2020-12-01

Great Australian Seafood is easy as

Simplicity is at the heart of a new seafood marketing campaign, aiming to harness public support for local produce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) launched the national flagship brand, Great Australian Seafood, and its first marketing campaign,...
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2020-12-01

Recognising Indigenous relationships

Indigenous Australians have conducted fishing and aquaculture across this land for tens of thousands of years, maintaining and managing the natural resources for sustenance, and in balance with the broader ecosystem. The evidence is plentiful, displayed around the coasts as middens, in the remnants...
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2020-12-01

Ocean farmed seaweed harvests underway

Acknowledgement of Country Research trials are being undertaken on land and sea country of the Neunonne and Paredarerme people in southern and south-eastern Tasmania. By Catherine Norwood This year marks Australia’s first harvests of commercial-grade, farmed ocean seaweeds – the first in...
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