Over the past three months in particular, staff at the FRDC have been speaking with people from across fishing and aquaculture to see how they are faring. It is apparent that no two people have the same story – even those in the same fishery or business. However, perseverance and hope shine...

Finding new ways of doing things to help make fisheries more efficient, safer and more profitable will be the focus of a new FRDC investment strategy By Catherine Norwood Brainstorming the future at evokeAG 2020, from left: Crispian Ashby, Christine Pitt, Rob Hulme, Cal Foulner, Wil Taing and...

Students are diving into action to produce short films documenting what fisheries mean to them and their communities By Ilaria Catizone A community’s appetite for fresh, sustainable seafood, an afternoon spent angling, or steps to reduce plastics in our oceans – these are all...

Long-term contributors, along with newcomers to the seafood scene, are among those to receive national recognition for their industry-leading efforts By Catherine Norwood More than 400 delegates attended the biennial Seafood Directions conference in Melbourne late last...

ECOLOGY: Evolution of walking sharks Walking shark Hemiscyllium galei. Photo: Mark Erdmann The evolution of walking sharks has been reported in a new study from an international science consortium, which has also described four new species of walking sharks over the past 12...