Sustainable Seafood Stories

National Seafood Leaders Meet with Industry Stakeholders in Canberra Seafood industry stakeholders will meet with Parliamentary Secretary Dr Mike Kelly, Senator Richard Colebeck, The Honourable John Cobb, and senior government representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in Canberra tomorrow to discuss a [...]

This two year project culminated in the design of a Bycatch Reduction System (BRS) specifically for the Gulf St. Vincent (GSV) Prawn Fishery South Australia 2011. Project partners include: • Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) — Fisheries and Aquaculture • South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) — Aquatic Sciences • OceanWatch Australia [...]

Commercial fishers on the mid north coast of NSW (South West Rocks), initiated a project with assistance from OWA and the SeaNet program, which was funded by FRDC entitled ‘Effectiveness of larger mesh size in reducing the capture of juvenile target species in select NSW beach seine operations. This video highlights the stewardship of commercial [...]

There are limited examples of what can be considered well managed shrimp trawl fisheries, the most widely cited example of best practice comes from Australia, where shrimp trawl fisheries are managed well, and where there are many best practice lessons can be drawn” WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — “A BLUEPRINT FOR SUSTAINABLE TROPICAL SHRIMP TRAWL FISHERIES” [...]

Oyster growers in the Batemans Bay area are working together to improve the environmental performance of their industry and the water quality of the Clyde River.