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How Australia can help curb illegal fishing
Xuan Dung Phan | December 10, 2019Australia’s status as a trusted ‘middle power’ can help it combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Pacific waters.
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The rafts wiping out Pacific tuna damage the wider environment too
Lauriane Escalle | October 14, 2019Fishermen exploit tuna’s natural attraction to floating objects to lure them near GPS-equipped rafts. However, these rafts are also attracting increasing concern around the Pacific for their impact on tuna stocks and the wider environment.
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Marine reserves help fishermen as well as fish
Dustin Marshall | July 7, 2019Properly observed marine sanctuaries for fish around Australia could benefit fishermen as well as the ocean’s dwindling stocks of wild fish by helping to boost fish numbers.
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The backflip over Sydney’s marine park is a defiance of science
David Booth | September 22, 2018The New South Wales government has turned its back on plans to create sanctuary zones covering 2.4% of waters around Sydney, despite evidence that these ‘no-take’ areas are crucial for protecting fish.
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Australian fish stocks are not in decline
Nick Rayns | June 14, 2018Recent reports of a crash in Australian fish stocks are not supported by figures from the Commonwealth agencies which work hard to ensure catches remain at sustainable levels for the future.
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Australian fish stocks plunge by a third in ten years
Graham Edgar | June 8, 2018Over-fishing is devastating Australian fish stocks, with the numbers of larger fish falling by a third over the last decade. Fish stocks only remain healthy in marine reserves, but the government plans to open them to fishing as well.
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Marine protection zones help fish populations survive
Open Forum | May 14, 2018An international study led by Monash marine ecologists has found that larger fish are much more important to feeding the planet than previously thought.