Deep sea corals on South-East seamounts
Deep sea corals on South-East seamounts Abstract Environmental harm to deep-sea coral reefs on seamounts is widely attributed to bottom trawl fishing. Yet, accurate diagnoses of impacts truly caused by trawling are surprisingly rare. Similarly, comprehensive regional assessments of fishing damage rarely exist, impeding evaluations of, and improvements to, conservation measures. Here we report on […]
CSIRO Release 2019 Eastern Orange Roughy Spawning Biomass Report
An AOS survey completed in winter 2019 found that there were 42,600 tonnes of adult fish spawning on two hills in the eastern zone. Immature, non-spawning and southern fish were not surveyed and are additional to this. CSIRO FINAL REPORT AOS Eastern Zone 2019-compressed
Fake flake
More marine park impacts will reduce fish supply and jobs in rural towns – they do not address the actual risks facing the marine environment The Southern Shark Industry Alliance Inc. (SSIA) has issued a press release explaining that they have successfully applied to the Australian Fish Names Committee to have the fish name “Flake” recognised so it […]
Economic and social value of Victoria’s wildcatch and aquaculture industries
Economic and social value of Victoria’s wildcatch and aquaculture industries Abstract Victoria has had a professional seafood industry for over 170 years. It’s small relative to those of other Australian states but it’s highly diverse, with a wide variety of fishing and farming methods and target species. Wild-catch fisheries stretch along the Victorian coast from […]
French Seismic Survey Destroying Local Livelihoods
French Seismic Survey Destroying Local Livelihoods French seismic company CGG started the largest seismic survey ever undertaken in south-east Australia the morning after bushfires swept through communities just north of Lakes Entrance in January this year. Marine seismic surveys use blasts from a powerful air gun that is up to 16km wide to see kilometres […]
South-East Fishing Industry Grateful for Government Pandemic Support
South-East Fishing Industry Grateful for Government Pandemic Support Assistant Fisheries Minister Duniam today announced that $10m, or 2/3rds of all levies collected by the Australian Government for the management of Commonwealth fisheries, will be waived. The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA), Small Pelagic Fishery Industry Association (SPFIA) and Southern Shark Industry Alliance (SSIA) thank […]