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Stalwart says fishing industry facing wipe-out without radical change
By Joanna Prendergast
With the state government cutting $400,000 in funding from the WA Fishing Industry Council, a veteran fisherman says their political advocacy needs a significant rethink.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Lobbying #Agribusiness #JoannaPrendergast
Animal welfare claim launched against Tasmanian salmon industry
By Jessica Moran
A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #JessicaMoran
Blood-sucking, eel-like fish another possible casualty of algal bloom
By Eliza Berlage and Jackson Byrne
Scientists say no lampreys have been caught during their usual winter migration from ocean to river during two consecutive monitoring periods.
#MarineBiology #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Fish #Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #Environment #Oceans #MurrayDarlingBasin #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage #JacksonByrne
Adverse decision on Salmon Tasmania advertisement overturned on appeal
By Jano Gibson
Salmon Tasmania has won its appeal against an earlier decision that found one of its ad campaigns to be in breach of advertising standards.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/adverse-decision-on-salmon-tasmania-ad-overturned/106963402
#AdvertisingandMarketingIndustry #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #JanoGibson
'Not fair': Commercial fishers warned over salmon antibiotic
By Monty Jacka
Tasmania's Natural Resources and Environment Department has warned commercial fishers that driving their boats near some salmon pens could result in their onboard catch absorbing traces of the antibiotic florfenicol.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #EnvironmentalImpact #MontyJacka
Salmon farm's response to spike in dolphin deaths prompts questioning
By Adam Holmes
Tasmanian regulators question major salmon farm operator Huon Aquaculture about the effectiveness of its "predator" nets after a spate of dolphin deaths.
Queensland fishers could have Spanish mackerel catch limits increased
By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
The Queensland government's new figures show the Spanish mackerel population has likely doubled since a dire 2021 review, potentially allowing commercial fishers to increase their catch by the end of the year.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Fish #RecreationalFishing #Agriculture #GabrielleBecerraMellet
Algal bloom impact 'like something you'd see in a horror movie', fisher says
By Peta Doherty
Four months after a toxic algal bloom was first detected off South Australia's coastlines, business owners on the Yorke Peninsula say they are in dire need of support if they are to survive the ongoing marine disaster.
#OceansandReefs #EnvironmentalImpact #MarineBiology #TourismandLeisureIndustry #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #PetaDoherty
Study finds climate change is driving spread of flesh-eating bacteria
By James Taylor
A spate of fishermen presenting to a small regional Queensland hospital in agony with gaping wounds sparked an investigation into the spread of a deadly infection.
#InfectiousDiseases #ClimateChange #AcademicResearch #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Health #JamesTaylor
Clarion call for PM to ditch plans to protect Tasmanian salmon
By Sandy Powell
As the Tasmanian salmon industry battles to control the fallout from dead fish washing up on local beaches and revelations the state's environmental watchdog is clueless as to how many fish have died, a joint letter to the PM has called for a tightening of regulations for foreign-owned aquaculture companies.
#EnvironmentalManagement #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #EnvironmentalPolicy #SandyPowell
More than 5,500 tonnes of dead salmon dumped amid Tasmania's largest-ever losses
By Adam Langenberg
With Tasmania's salmon companies reeling from unprecedented losses due to disease and warm weather, the industry is told it will face investigation by the Environment Protection Authority.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-07/salmon-die-off-in-tasmania-largest-ever-seen-epa/105019476
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #WildlifeDiseases #ActivismandLobbying #AnimalCruelty #EnvironmentalManagement #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AdamLangenberg
Lobsters in demand this Christmas, but prices could soon change
By Elsie Adamo
Australians are snapping up lobsters for Christmas feasts, shrugging off price increases. But this year might be their last chance to score a good deal.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #RetailIndustry #FoodandCooking #Agriculture #ElsieAdamo
Are efforts to stop illegal fishing off northern Australia working?
By Esse Deves and Alys Marshall
More than 2,000 illegal foreign fishing boats have been picked up in Australian waters over the past decade, but the boats keep coming.
#IllegalFishing #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #ForeignAffairs #EsseDeves #AlysMarshall
How mussel farming is cleaning up Port Phillip Bay
By Tim Lee
Mussels, long regarded as little better than fish bait, are now considered a gourmet delicacy by chefs — but veteran fisherman Lance Wiffen says farming them sustainably is crucial.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/mussel-tourism-port-phillip-bay-melbourne/104342192
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Fish #Environment #Agriculture #EnvironmentalManagement #HumanInterest #Animals #EnvironmentalImpact #OceansandReefs #TimLee
Recreational anglers say they're copping the blame for SA's dwindling fish numbers
By Sam Bradbrook and Elsie Adamo
A review of catch limits for four popular fish species is underway in South Australia as the peak body for recreational anglers accuses the commercial sector of overfishing.
#RecreationalFishing #OceansandReefs #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Hobbies #SamBradbrook #ElsieAdamo