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2018-06-01

A force for change

Work for the Dole participants in NSW learn new skills as they help rehabilitate local waterways By Andrew Cooke Ten years ago, Matt Hansen and Mick O’Neill set out to raise money to put native fingerlings into their local Central West NSW river system. The Dubbo pair’s initial efforts...
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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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Fishers learn to catch innovation with Fish-X

Combining the stories behind our seafood with technological innovation can help businesses make it in the marketplace, Fish-X participants are learning By Rebecca Thyer X-Lab director Tim Parsons teaches Fish-X participants at the Brisbane hackathon. Photo: X-Lab Ventures The...
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Prawn farmers regroup

Queensland Groper is being trialled as an alternative aquaculture species Photo: Richard Knuckey Queensland’s Rocky Point Aquaculture is cutting its losses after white spot disease, expanding to farm other species The rhythms of farming life have returned to Queensland’s Rocky Point...
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In brief

New state fisheries ministers Sarah Courtney (top) and Tim Whetstone In Tasmania, Sarah Courtney (right) has been appointed as Minister for Primary Industries and Water in the Liberal government under Premier Will Hodgman. Elected as the Member for Bass, she previously worked in the finance...
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Seafood trading, European style

Local fishers gain a new perspective on market opportunities by viewing Australia from European shores An Australian seafood industry delegation checked out international market trends at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels (above) and at major supermarkets in London. Story and photos by...
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FISH Vol 26 2

FISH is the official newsletter of the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation. It is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. The hard copy version is distributed widely throughout the industry via direct mail. To obtain a hard copy of "FISH", please fill in your details...
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2018-03-01

Voyage to an electric future

Smarter technology could be the drawcard that brings new respect and a new generation to the fishing industry Dennis Holder is looking to replace his big diesels with a state-of-the-art electric system. Photos: Brad Collis By Brad Collis Dennis Holder is a career fisher, a 31-year veteran...
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Seabed ecology in the spotlight

Large datasets and modelling tools are creating new capability for both the sustainable harvest and conservation of seabed ecologies By Gio Braidotti As part of a global trawl best practice project an international team of researchers that includes several Australians has succeeded in...
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New fishery founded on smart investment

Evaluating the impact of research will help to maximise the outcomes for future funding Targeted investment has helped kickstart a new Octopus tetricus fishery in Western Australia. Photo: WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development By Catherine Norwood The ‘Innovative...
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