The Sea Change Australia team made a strong showing at the 2025 AMSA conference in Naarm, with Dr Julia Santana-Garcon presenting on climate resilience in fisheries, Professor Gretta Pecl joining a panel on “Why Oceans Matter!”, and team members A/Prof Emily Ogier and Dr Scott Spillias sharing insights on marine governance and AI-driven ecosystem modelling.

Sea Change Australia is excited to announce the full launch of its comprehensive website, now featuring an interactive Question and Answer (Q&A) platform tailored for the seafood sector.

Media release Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Western Australia is backing a new wave of research to help the nation’s fisheries and aquaculture operations adapt to climate change impacts.

Sea Change Australia is pleased to announce the early access launch of its new website, providing a central platform for Australia’s seafood sector to engage with climate adaptation resources.

Dr Julia Santana Garcon recently represented Sea Change Australia at the FishSCORE 2030 workshop in the US, sharing our work on building climate-resilient fisheries. Her presentation on the Global Toolkit for Resilient Fisheries sparked strong interest and marked the start of an international working group to advance climate adaptation tools in fisheries and aquaculture.

This study assessed how six core messages about climate change — (1) ‘It’s real’; (2) ‘It’s us’; (3) ‘Experts agree’; (4) ‘It’s bad’; (5) ‘Others care’; and (6) ‘There’s hope’ —influence public attitudes and behaviors. The authors found that all six messages strongly predicted support for climate action, suggesting they can be powerful tools for effective climate communication.

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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.

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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.