Australia's fisheries are amongst the best managed in the world and they are without doubt sustainable, according to a report by Dr Ray Hilborn, Professor of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences,University of Washington and Dr Bob Kearney, Emeritus Professor in Fish…
50 per cent of fishermen would not give up their livelihood in the face of drastically declining catches according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new report, published by PLoS ONE, challenges previously held notions about poverty and…
Using effluent from fish farming ponds to feed plants while retreating the water naturally is the basic principle of aquaponics. It is also behind an ambitious project called Apiva. It involves the Lyce de la Canourgue college in Lozre, France, ITAVI, CIRAD in…
This report presents estimates of the financial and economic performance of two key Commonwealth fisheries: the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) and the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (BSCZSF). Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resour…
