A year of listening, debating and discussing has paved the way to a new definition of sustainability for Australia’s wild-catch seafood
The five ecological components used to determine ecologically sustainable fisheries.
By Josh Fielding
Early in 2014, an issues paper, Defining Sustainable...
Negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union are underway, with important implications for the Australian seafood industry
By Gio Braidotti
High tariffs and the costs associated with accessing markets are the key issues raised by the seafood industry as Australia...
Green light for seafood marketing
On 16 August 2018, the Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2017 was passed by both houses of parliament.
This allows the FRDC to undertake marketing activities funded by voluntary contributions on behalf of Australia’s seafood...
A CSIRO project tracking marine debris has won the annual Eureka Research and Innovation Prize for Environmental Research
By Rebecca Thyer
CSIRO’s Marine Debris Team members Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox.
Photo: CSIRO
A project that has helped uncover the scale of marine debris...
An idea lying dormant for years re-emerged at the right time, helping to rebuild global stocks of Southern Bluefin Tuna and revolutionising fisheries stock assessments
Words Bianca Nogrady
Mark Bravington was attending a meeting at the International Whaling Commission in...
An international investigation identifies the steps needed to realise the growth potential of Australia’s favourite white-fleshed fish
Dan Richards holds a juvenile Barramundi.
Photo: Humpty Doo Barramundi
By Rebecca Thyer
A 12-month international study tour has Dan Richards, from the...
Background to the problem:
The Tasmanian blacklip abalone fishery is the largest and most valuable fishery in Tasmania. Following collapse of major abalone fisheries elsewhere (South Africa, Japan, Mexico, California, British Columbia), Tasmania now supports the largest wild abalone fishery in the...
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...