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The Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association has been certified as sustainable under the Marine Stewardship Council standard.
It is a world-first for southern bluefin tuna and is being described as a significant milestone due to the fact the species was once severely overfished.
What’s next?
The association says certification will also improve market access and there are hopes for a price rise.
Western Australia’s sustainable fisheries and world-leading management and science programs are in the spotlight as Sustainable Seafood Week is celebrated across the country.
For the first time, scientists have acoustically tagged Kingfish in Tasmanian waters to track their movements and interactions with Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs), amid rising Kingfish presence due to ocean warming. The study will help researchers understand whether these popular game fish are temporary visitors or establishing longer-term residency in Tasmania.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Media Release
Fisheries researchers are out on water this week conducting surveys in the Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery to check the health of prawn stocks.
A toxic algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi in South Australia has caused mass marine deaths and illness in over 100 beachgoers. The event highlights growing concerns about harmful algal blooms, their links to climate change, and risks to marine and human health.
Aussie seafood lovers will soon be able to select their preferred catch in restaurants and cafes, with country-of-origin labelling (CoOL) to be added to menus.
NT Government’s decision to phase-out gillnets from the commercial barramundi industry has created a range of problems.
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A microalgae bloom is the likely cause of dead marine life reported from Waitpinga to Basham Beach in the Fleurieu Peninsula, the EPA says.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is investigating the fish deaths.
What’s next?
Initial results from water testing would be available in about a week.
ABC Tasmanian Country Hour’s Tony Briscoe speaks to the incoming Chair of Sea Forest John McKillop to find out more about the future plans and how he was feeling about the new role.
In short:
A mysterious foam has washed up on a beach on SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula.
Surfers who visited over the weekend have reported coughing, sore throats and blurred vision.
What’s next?
SA’s primary industries department is investigating reports of a “fish mortality event” and two beaches have been closed.