New Report on Management of Fish Stocks
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government has significantly increased the confirmed number of fish stocks which are being managed sustainably, with new research painting...

Tilapia Nuisance Eliminated from Queensland Lake
AUSTRALIA - Dams treated with the fish poison rotenone on two Bullyard properties near Bundaberg have destroyed more than 5,500 tilapia.

Scientists Manipulate Cod Spawning Cycle
AUSTRALIA - Researchers at Deakin University's Warrnambool campus in Victoria has successfully manipulated the breeding cycles of cod to enable on-demand produc...

Sustainable Fisheries Research Facility Opens
AUSTRALIA - Teaching fish to fear predators, controlling invasive fish species and restoring the threatened jungle perch in the wild are among the first tasks...

Australian Fisheries Budget Drops
AUSTRALIA - In a nod to the tough economic climate, the State Government has reduced the Department of Fisheries’ aggregate spending to $59.9million in 2009-10 without...

Oz Fisheries Minister Eases WA Lobster Restrictions
AUSTRALIA - Acting Fisheries Minister Simon O’Brien today announced an easing of tough new measures put in place to protect the long-term sustainability of Western...

Saline Aquaculture Gains Interest in Wagin
AUSTRALIA - A high level of interest was shown by the 24 participants at the recent Wagin Development Association seminar on local saline water and the potential...

The Fishy Truth Behind Omega 3 Diets
CANADA - Until renewable sources of omega-3 fatty acids become more generally available, it would seem responsible to refrain from advocating to people in developed...

Australians Set for Sustainable Seafood Day
AUSTRALIA - Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish sustainably; and you have fed him for a lifetime. This is the message of the upcoming...

Action Taken to Protect Native Fish
AUSTRALIA - The threat of two species of native fish in the South East facing local extinction has prompted action by the Department for Environment and Heritage...

Alternative Fish Oils Break Vicious Cycle
AUSTRALIA - Fish oil replacements for farmed fish feeds may help reduce the aquaculture industry’s dependence on wild fisheries for their essential omega-3 requirements....

Science Discovers a Tastier Abalone
AUSTRALIA - Abalone need to watch their diets to be healthy, according to a collaboration between Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and the Monterey Abalone Co.

Tasmanian Salmon: Changing with Climatic Tide
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - The Tasmanian salmonid farming industry is well placed to adapt to the challenges of climate change according to a report released today. ...

World’s Second 'Friend of the Sea' Mussel Company
AUSTRALIA - The Minister for Primary Industries and Water, David Llewellyn, today congratulated Spring Bay Seafoods Pty Ltd on its accreditation as a Friend...

West Coast Closure Proposal Draws Wrath
SCOTLAND, UK - EC West coast closure proposal ‘politically and economically unacceptable’ and will be strongly opposed at Brussels fisheries talks.

Fishing Fleets Report a Healthy Tuna Stock
AUSTRALIA - Southern Hemisphere bluefin tuna stocks are in good shape, according to Australian fishing industry and aquaculture pioneer Hagen Stehr AO.

Urban Farming: the Fish Plant Cycle
AUSTRALIA - A revolutionary urban farming system that utilises nutrient rich water from fish to grow vegetables is being developed in Nimbin and generating interest...