Sustainability status of five South East Trawl stocks improves
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, today released the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Fishery Status Reports 2012. The report assesses the status of all 93 Commonwealth fish stocks. Senator Colbeck said, “What this report shows us is that our fisheries are undeniably sustainable and our […]
Rare Greenland Shark captured
In summer this year the stern trawlerCastella Rosa hauled their net after fishing in 420 metres of water in an area known as the “Main Drag” off Portland. Skipper “Golfball” was amazed to find that he had captured a Greenland Shark. The prehistoric Greenland Shark is a member of theSomniosidae family of sharks also known […]
Eating fish improves sperm count!
156 men suffering fertility problems had their diet as well as the shape and size of their sperm examined in a Harvard University study. Researchers found that men who regularly ate processed meat had significantly lower amounts of normal sperm, compared with those who limited the amount of foods like bacon, sausages, hamburgers, ham and […]