Prawn Growth Boost by Selective Breeding
AUSTRALIA - A co-operative effort between prawn farmers and CSIRO has shown that tiger prawn yields can be boosted by 40 per cent through the simple process of breeding...

Government To Consider Tuna Industry Help
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Government says it will consider what level of support it can offer Port Lincoln's tuna industry once plans are in place to manage a cut...

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...

Concern for Wide Bay Fish Habitats
AUSTRALIA - Concerns have been raised over the destruction of fish habitats in the Wide Bay region in the south east of Queensland.

Fight to Save Shrimp Habitat
AUSTRALIA - Scientists in Western Australia are fighting to save a species of shrimp from the destruction of its habitat by salinisation of the wheatbelt.

New Feed Launched for Bluefin Tuna
AUSTRALIA - Ridley Corporation has developed a new feed that a commercial trial has proved to boost growth of young southern bluefin tuna.

Farmers Hit by Bushfires Receive Young Trout
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - The Brumby Government has donated 20,000 rainbow trout fingerlings to aquaculture farmers affected by this year's bushfires in the state.

World First Octopus Research Project
AUSTRALIA - New South Wales Primary Industries Minister has announced a world 'first' research project: scientists are uncovering the secret life of the Australian...

New AKVA Group RAS Project For Tuna
UK - AKVA group has signed a new contract with Clean Seas Tuna (Stehr Group) for the delivery of a complete UNI-recirculation marine hatchery for Southern Bluefin...

Mercury Survey of Tasmanian River Scheduled
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - A new survey of mercury levels in Derwent estuary fish will commence later this month.

Call for Members to New Consultative Body
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - Participants from the state's fishing sectors are being sought to join a new Fisheries Consultative Body, which will significantly improve...

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.

Research Centre Looks for Prawn Alternatives
AUSTRALIA - Aquaculture facilities at the National Marine Science Centre in northern NSW have been upgraded to commercial hatchery and research standards.

Ridley Poised to Make Acquisitions
AUSTRALIA - Feed company, Ridley Corporation, has posted a net loss of almost 40 million Australian dollars (AUD) but says it is on the look-out for further acquisitions....

Tasmania: Highest Ever Winter Water Temperatures
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA — Tasmania’s east coast is recording its highest-ever winter water temperatures of more than 13ºC – up to 1.5ºC above normal – due to a strengthening...

Funds for WA Open Cage Fish Farm Dry Up
AUSTRALIA - Interest in an open ocean aquaculture project off the Western Australian coast has dried up, one of the latest victims of the financial crisis.

Australian Abalone Investors Stuck in Limbo
AUSTRALIA - Investors in an aquaculture company, whose abalone breeding programmes were hit by mortality rates of up to 100 per cent, have launched a bid to keep...

Scrutinizing the Feeding Habits of Prawns
AUSTRALIA - The secret feeding habits of farmed prawns will be investigated as a part of a new CSIRO research collaboration with an Australian company to develop...

Cutting-Edge Prawn Farm Technology in Tasmania
AUSTRALIA - The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, today congratulated Tasmanian company AQ1 Systems for securing $1.85 million in funding to develop...

Call for Australian Abalone Enquiry Rejected
AUSTRALIA - The Opposition is demanding a parliamentary inquiry into a failed west coast aquaculture company in South Australia.

No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain Prices
AUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.

Praise for Handling of Abalone Disease in Victoria
AUSTRALIA - The fishing community in Victoria’s South-West is being congratulated for observing the restricted fishing area between Lion Headland and the Aire River...

Abalone Rush Leads to Industry Collapse
AUSTRALIA - Warnings about the risks of abalone farming at sites on South Australia's remote Eyre Peninsula were ignored by Australian Bight Abalone, of which...

Invasive Tilapia Eradicated in Bullyard Area
AUSTRALIA - Action is being taken to remove the pest fish species tilapia from dams in the Bullyard area to stop it from spreading in the Kolan River catchment.

Emergency Funds for Rock Lobster Industry?
AUSTRALIA - State Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has welcomed negotiations over a Commonwealth assistance package for the embattled rock lobster industry.