Aussie fishers take on ocean plastics
“We care about the ocean too” Professional fishers are turning the tide against ocean plastics. Check out the video below to learn how Aussie fishers I taking on the issue of marine debris.
Fishing Industry News
Waging the war against White Spot
With 2137 km of Coast line ahead of him and a passion for protecting our wild catch fisheries, Michael our program manager has been working with the Professional Fishermens Association (PFA), Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) Aquatic Biosecurity to help stop the spread of
Mobile app launched to protect Australian fisheries and aquaculture
Australia’s fishing industry is valued at $2.8 billion and support jobs, regional communities and food security. We think that that is something worth protecting and this new innovation that is aimed at protecting Australia’s Aquaculture and wild catch fisheries. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has launched a mobile application that will potentially strengthen
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Crusading against White Spot
This week our program manager Woody eagerly visited over 90 commercial fishermen up and down the NSW coast educating them on how they can help stop the spread of White Spot (a condition that to causes sudden death in crustaceans). With White Spot now detected in the Moreton Bay region containment is now the most
How can recreational fishers help stop the spread of White Spot Disease?
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is implementing an expanded movement control zone to contain the spread of White Spot Disease that wiped out several prawn farms in South East Queensland. Recreational fishers are in a strong position to help stop the spread of this deadly disease through practice change below is a short
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The young future of sustainable fishing
As the sun rises over the early morning silence of the Hawkesbury River and the clouds reflect off the perfectly still water, you might mistake this place as some sort of heaven. For young Paul Aquilina and his best mate Skipper it might as well be. When the thoughts of a fisherman comes to mind