Bluefix Boatworks of Opua, New Zealand, is currently building a new two-ply core composite glass-hulled fishing vessel designed by local naval architect Carey Boats. The ..
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WAFIC calls for urgent measurement of recreational fishing impacts
The Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has called for a logbook system to be immediately introduced for recreational fishers of high-value demersal ..
Fish habitat restoration completed at New South Wales’ Tarcutta Creek
Volunteers from New South Wales non-profits OzFish Wagga Wagga and Murrumbidgee Landcare have completed a project aimed at restoring damaged fish habitat areas in ..
No overfishing in government-managed fisheries, latest ABARES report reveals
A new report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has delivered generally positive news, with no stocks classified as ..
OPINION | Something fishy about Hao Atoll?
In a recent Strategist article on China’s island-building strategy in the Pacific, Steve Raaymakers recycles a number of misapprehensions about a planned Chinese ..
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world-features/opinion-something-fishy-about-hao-atoll/
Study confirms viability of old offshore platforms as fish habitats
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, a partnership between the Australian government and local fishing and aquaculture stakeholders, has launched a project ..
Welcome to Fishing and Aquaculture Week!
Time flies, they say, when you’re having fun: we’re back to fishing and aquaculture already. That is fortunate because so much is happening in the sector at present. ..
Partnership to restore aquatic habitat areas affected by Australia bushfires
A bushfire recovery program led by agricultural non-profit Landcare Australia, delivered in partnership with fishing conservation charity OzFish and Native Fish Australia ..
Seafood shells rich in nutrients, new research reveals
As exploitation of wild fisheries and marine environments threatens food supplies, Flinders University scientists are finding sustainable new ways to convert biowaste, ..
Austral Fisheries’ newest vessel arrives in Fremantle
Western Australia-based Austral Fisheries recently welcomed its newest multi-purpose fishing vessel in Fremantle following a 45-day voyage from Måløy, Norway. Cape ..