Support for South Australia’s scalefish fishery
As the fishing sector in South Australia enters the later stages of the Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) reform, licence holders are set top beenefit from a relief fee. The MSF…
South Australia reels in World Fisheries Congress
The 2021 World Fisheries Congress to be held in South Australia will bring together the brightest minds in commercial fishing, with a focus on conservation and sustainability. Scheduled for September…
Ferguson Australia is a major processor and exporter of Southern Rock Lobster. Image: Robert Lang
Strong year for South Australia’s seafood
Despite the millions Australians spend on oysters, prawns, lobster and fish every festive season, it’s the export sector that keeps driving the premium end of the seafood industry, particularly in…
Re-establishing oyster reefs will make Australia the world’s first nation to recover a critically endangered marine ecosystem
Seven million oysters find new home on restored reef
The largest man-made oyster reef system in the Southern Hemisphere is completed this week as seven million native oysters are released in South Australia. The wild release of the hatchery-raised…
Ferguson Australia is a major processor and exporter of Southern Rock Lobster. Image: Robert Lang
Early Australian catches point to strong Southern Rock Lobster season
Favourable early weather conditions and strong catch rates have Australian Southern Rock Lobster fishermen optimistic about the season ahead. The first live shipments of the South Australian season were airfreighted…
Western Abalone's Kane Williams with a green lip abalone. Image: Robert Lang
Abalone divers celebrate 50 years of buried treasure
For half a century, an intrepid group of South Australian divers have braved shark-infested waters to supply the banquet tables of Hong Kong and China with green lip abalone, reports…