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25.01.2022 Financial insecurity and the uncertainty of quotas and licenses have led to a mental health crisis in the Australian fishing community. Listen to Dr. Tanya King, Maritime Anthropologist Fisherman need our support. Feel free to leave a comment and share your experiences. ... http://www.abc.net.au//fishing-industry-reeling-fr/6691806#

25.01.2022 The National Seafood Industry Alliance brings together the Commonwealth, National State and Territory peak industry bodies in the Commercial Wild-catch Fishing and Aquaculture industries to provide national representation to the Australian federal government. The NSIA have now commenced their project to develop a stronger representative and valued peak body. Like and share their page!

24.01.2022 Congratulations to CFA Director Mr. Grahame Turk. Well deserved recognition.

24.01.2022 Senator Richard Colbeck launching the FRDC RD&E Plan.

23.01.2022 Got a research need? Check out the FRDC priorities.

23.01.2022 "Fishermen can’t win. The harder they work, the more successful they are, the more they are apparently despised." https://theconversation.com/dont-fall-for-the-deep-sea-scar

22.01.2022 Welcome to facebook South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association. One of CFA's members, please like and share their page.

20.01.2022 Remember to keep updated on fisheries issues, sign up to our monthly newsletter. It's free! http://www.comfish.com.au/newsletter.html

20.01.2022 The National Seafood Industry Alliance (NSIA) released a summary of Major Parties (and the Greens) commercial fishing policies prior to the Federal election. The CFA has also backed the NSIA, in addition to our own requests from Major parties. Compare the pair....

18.01.2022 "Most of us (make sense of the world) by relying on personal experience and anecdotes, on stories rather than statistics..... We pay less attention to statistical evidence, painstakingly compiled through multiple studies..." "The news media give abundant attention to such mavericks, naysayers, professional controversialists, and table thumpers. The media would also have you believe that science is full of shocking discoveries made by lone geniuses." Sounds all to familiar in ...the fishing industry. Is this why many reasonable people doubt science? http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com//science-/achenbach-text

17.01.2022 The Commonwealth Fisheries Association is working with the Minerals Council of Australia, under a Fuel Tax Credits Coalition to support major Australian industries that rely on off-road diesel. Fuel Tax Credits Coalition includes; Australian Forest Products Association APPEA... National Irrigators' Council Maritime Industry Australia National Farmers' Federation Ricegrowers Association of Australia Tourism Tropical North Queensland Victorian Tourism Industry Council Canegrowers See more

16.01.2022 Hard work by industry has paid off. Long battle, well done.

16.01.2022 Your insights and ideas are needed on establishing a seafood peak industry body!

16.01.2022 The CFA has successfully received a a three year grant to conduct a Seafood National Residue Survey, to assist seafood exporters. The Seafood National Residue Survey facilitates residue monitoring in seafood products to manage the risk of chemical residues and environmental contaminants in Australian seafood. The program confirms our Australian seafood industry's status as a producer of clean seafood, facilitating access to domestic and export markets.

15.01.2022 "The opportunity to achieve higher prices lies in collectively marketing New Zealand's sustainable fisheries, to introduce new species to the market, and to steer customers away from generic whitefish frozen and fillet exports and towards fresh and chilled product,'' A great read, lessons learned from New Zealand. http://m.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm

12.01.2022 Excited to be attending this today. Along with the launch of the FRDC Research Development and Extension Plan yesterday - what a week for events in Canberra!

12.01.2022 Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, has congratulated the commercial and recreational fishing sectors for recommencing negotiations on fishing operations in the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). http://assistant.agricultureminister.gov.au//Negotiations-

10.01.2022 Sustainability is no longer a cost to be borne when possible, but a business necessity, a driver of value and an investable proposition. http://impactalpha.com/sustainable-fish-luxury-or-necessity/

10.01.2022 "So if there are less sharks, there are more turtles for example which will eat more vegetation and disturb sediment on the sea floor, which will then release more carbon into the atmosphere" It almost sounds like a story line for a bad horror movie - CLIMATE KILLER TURTLES What do you think of the latest research making headlines? Drawing a long bow? ... From the Australian Marine Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) "Human pollution has contributed most to seagrass declines around the world. The greatest pollution threat to seagrass populations is from high levels of plant nutrients. High nutrient levels, often due to agricultural and urban run off, cause algae blooms that shade the seagrass. Reduction in light decreases seagrass growth and can kill whole populations. Suspended sediments also reduce light. This sediment can come from land development run off and through drains. Boating activity may also stir up sediment, reducing light levels." http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/projectnet/seagrasses.html http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4321560.htm

10.01.2022 CFA's monthly update. http://createsend.com/t/d-EDD0DB4E53996B0E

07.01.2022 Fuel Tax Credit Coalition - importance of diesel rebate to competitiveness of fishing industry & regional Australia http://goo.gl/d5RMDo

06.01.2022 All Australian Commonwealth fishers are required to install a vessel monitoring system (VMS), which provides accurate GPS data that allows AFMA to monitor where fishing occurs and to determine the speed, course and location of vessels. Read more here. http://www.afma.gov.au/letter-sarah-gibbens-journalist-nat/

06.01.2022 How great are these! Developed by our young leaders in the industry, through the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program these collectable cards are a winner. Who else would love to see them in Woolworths or Coles? Bet the kids would love them (as would the adults!)

05.01.2022 "A story is something we’re willing to pay for, or that our willingness to pay can be a vehicle for profound environmental and social change: Fair Trade coffee, cage-free eggs, grass-fed beef. These labels are shorthand for stories about making the world a better, fairer and more compassionate place. But we’re not good at telling the story of fish". http://www.futureoffish.org/blog/fish-and-value-story

04.01.2022 The Commonwealth Fisheries Association congratulates Senator Anne Ruston

03.01.2022 The CFOOD project is made up of a network of scientists whose mission has evolved out of frustration with erroneous stories about fisheries sustainability that continue to appear in mainstream media. CFOOD identifies these reports and provides a forum for rapid-response by renowned experts, from marine biologists and ecologists to natural resource managers. CFOOD’s science-based approach to communicating the real story on fisheries sustainability seeks to set the record str...aight. http://depts.washington.edu/cfood/

03.01.2022 The Australian Fisheries Management Authority at Senate Estimates. AFMA clear and concise in responding to questions regarding the Small Pelagic Fishery Small Pelagic Fishery Industry Association Inc.

02.01.2022 Well done Petuna Sealord Deepwater Fisheries, one of the Commonwealth Fisheries Association's members. Petuna Sealord Deepwater Fisheries has been granted Marine Stewardship Council certification for their operations in the winter blue grenadier fishery off Tasmania’s West Coast. Les Scott, Managing Director of the PSDF said he was pleased the fishery has verified its sustainability credentials.... Many fisheries talk about sustainability but we can prove that our blue grenadier operations meet the highest scientific standards available,’’ he said. ‘’We’ve been through an 18-month independent assessment process and had every aspect of our fishery examined. We’re not just saying we’re sustainable, we’ve got the blue tick to prove it.’’ Mr Scott said that given its history operating a factory vessel in the fishery the company was always confident it would receive the highest accolade from the Marine Stewardship Council

02.01.2022 Here are 21 recipes to help you celebrate Australia Day. Just download our free cookbook at prawn.it/aus

02.01.2022 CFA's Chair, Anthony Ciconte informing the new FRDC Board of our research challenges and priorities.

02.01.2022 Seafood is the world's single most traded food commodity, at about 10 times the value of coffee. Read more: http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk//story-2808/story.html

01.01.2022 We are three 'likes' off 100!