Aquaculture Investment Opportunity on Offer
AUSTRALIA - NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is offering by auction a business package of six grow-out and two harvest aquaculture leases in the Hawkesbury River for oyster farming.

Illegal Lobster Catch Seized
AUSTRALIA - A commercial fisherman from the mid north coast of New South Wales is to appear in court on several charges following what is believed to be the state’s largest seizure of illegally taken rock lobsters.

Action Plan to Grow Aquaculture Industry
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian Aquaculture Strategy and Action Plan has set out to grow the value of Victorian aquaculture from A$22 million to A$60 million by 2015 in a sustainable manner.

Flood Victims Eligible for Relief Assistance
AUSTRALIA - Oyster farmers in New South Wales, Australia, who were victims of the devastating Manning River floods on 24-25 April are now eligible to apply for relief assistance.

VicFRAB Seeks Research Proposals
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian Fisheries Research Advisory Body (VicFRAB) is seeking preliminary research proposals for the 2009/10 round of funding by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC).

Oyster Farmers Winning Against Water Weeds
AUSTRALIA - Oyster farmers in Tasmania are winning the fight to save their crop from an introduced weed species.

Aquaculture Production Criticised by Many
AUSTRALIA - Although the Victorian Government has come up with a scheme that seemingly has potential to triple aquaculture output, many welcome the plan with criticism and cynicism.

Human Activity Exacerbates Abalone Threat
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian abalone industry is stepping up its campaign against a deadly vviruswhich threatens its shellfish populations

Algal Revolution - Could it Save Farming?
AUSTRALIA - Increasing food prices and pressure on global reserves, could spell the end for biofuels production from cultivated crops.Although biofuel crops are only partly to blame for skyrocketing food prices, critics are branding them a crime against...

$5 million Aquaculture Research Station
AUSTRALIA - A A$5 million expansion at the Bribie Island aquaculture research station is about to get underway. It is part of the Provincial government’s plan to develop world class research infrastructure in our state.

Joint-Ventures Bolster First Quarter Success
AUSTRALIA - Business for the first quarter of 2008 has been extremely busy and dynamic for Cell Aquaculture (CAQ).

Alien Fish Escape Threatens Native Species
AUSTRALIA - An exotic fish species, commonly kept as a tropical aquarium fish, has been discovered in the wild for the first time in New South Wales.

Ganglioneuritis Fears for Abalone Industry
AUSTRALIA - Australia's abalone industry is becoming increasingly concerned about deadly shellfish virus could infect Tasmanian and South Australian waters within months.

Rising Dollar Hits Seafood Exports
VICTORIA - The major outlet for Gippsland’s seafood harvesters, the Lakes Entrance Fishermen's Co-op has had to suspend its export operations because of the rise of the Australian dollar.

Worms and Weeds Boost Prawn Farm Potential
AUSTRALIA - A Bribie Island research project involving sandworms and seaweed products has the potential to deliver significant benefits for Queensland aquaculture farmers and our environment.

Redevelopment of Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Station Starts Soon
AUSTRALIA - A successful tenderer will soon be announced for the $5 million expansion of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Station, which will feature a state-of-the-art aquarium.

Pearls Prove Better at Abrolhos
AUSTRALIA - Results from Abrolhos' first pearl hatchery have proved better than expected with the first sample of the brood stock tested spawning 200 million 'spat', or baby oysters.

Antibiotic Leak Refuted
AUSTRALIA - Fears that antibiotics used in farming have been found at high levels in wild fish have been refuted by the Salmon industry.

Prawn Farm Causing Crop Losses
AUSTRALIA - Salt water pollution from a commercial prawn farm, is being blamed for damaging crops on a Wide Bay farm.

Oyster Opportunities NSW - Lease Package up for Auction
AUSTRALIA - A business package of six oyster grow-out and two harvest aquaculture leases in the Hawkesbury River are being auctioned by News South Wales Department of Primary Industries.

Thieves net $15,000 from Oyster Business
AUSTRALIA - Around $15,000-worth of oysters and equipment have been stolen from an oyster lease in Limeburners Creek.

Endangered Species in Drought Refuge
AUSTRALIA - A native fish feared to be near extinction will be put into temporary refuges in South Australia to help ensure its survival.