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New study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yields. What does a decline in healthy coral reefs mean for fisheries? A new study published in Marine Resource Economics, led […]
Welcome for plan to resume Australian lobster trade with China. Seafood Industry Australia says it welcomes the agreement of a timetable to resume trade of live Australian lobster back into […]
Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to […]
Genetics provide key to fight crown-of-thorns starfish. Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics. In a world […]
Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves but that protection will be lost if global warming continues, according to research by The University of […]
Research identifies microorganisms that may be essential to the survival of coral reefs threatened by climate change. A study led by a researcher at the University of Stirling has identified […]
Large number of new marine species found on research voyage. Scientists on an expedition to the underexplored Bounty Trough off New Zealand have discovered around 100 new and potentially new […]
A lightweight fish pen to move farms to deeper seas. The University of Queensland has co-led a project to design a cost effective yet robust pen to expand fish farming […]
Marine Institute welcomes appointment of Dr Rick Officer as new CEO. Dr Rick Officer has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency […]
Eastern Rock Lobster becomes New South Wales’ first MSC certified fishery In a historic moment for New South Wales (NSW) the Eastern Rock Lobster (Sagmariasus verreauxi) becomes the Australian state’s […]
Australian imported prawn risk review published. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) says it takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously and has released the […]
Taking fish monitoring to new depths. In deep-water areas between reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, we know very little about the sustainability of popular commercial and recreational fishes, such […]
Climate change could affect the diet quality of fish by 10%. The diet quality of fish across large parts of the world’s oceans could decline by up to 10%, as […]
New decision tool to help restore coral reefs. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have used mathematics to guide decisions on growing coral to help restore the Great Barrier Reef. Their […]
Study offers new insights into the early-life stage of marine fish. The first global analysis of larval orientation studies found that millimetre-size fish babies consistently use external cues to find […]
Tree clearing threat to Great Barrier Reef […]
Spanish mackerel stock facing crisis, says Australian conservation group. A Queensland government decision to put in place Great Barrier Reef spawning closures for Spanish mackerel fishing for just six weeks of […]
New Cawthron Endeavour Fund projects will tackle aquatic diseases. New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute is celebrating the Government’s announcement that two new research projects into emerging aquatic diseases and estuary health […]
Cooke enters agreement for acquirement of Tassal. Cooke Inc., parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, and Tassal Group Limited of Australia, has announced that they have […]
MainStream purchases Arizona fish farm. MainStream Aquaculture has purchased a 1,100 acre fish farm in Arizona, USA. This transformational acquisition will see one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers […]
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