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Marine Conservation Law & Fisheries Access: Conflicts, Compromise and Coexistence
Australia’s marine environment is governed by an increasingly complex intersection of conservation law, fisheries regulation and international biodiversity commitments. As marine protected areas expand and environmental scrutiny intensifies, commercial fisheries are...
Biosecurity Law after the Spread of Invasive Marine Species
Invasive marine species are no longer a hypothetical risk for Australia’s seafood, aquaculture and commercial fishing sectors—they are an operational, legal and reputational reality. As ocean temperatures rise, shipping traffic intensifies, and coastal infrastructure...
Proposed WA Fisheries Compensation Package for Commercial Fishers: What it is, where it’s up to, and how fishers should prepare!
The closure of commercial fishing activity across parts of Western Australia’s west coast from December has been one of the most disruptive regulatory interventions the sector has faced in decades. For many licence holders and crew, the sudden cessation of fishing has...
Legal Implications of Climate-Driven Mass Mortalities in Salmon Aquaculture
Climate-driven mass mortalities in Tasmanian salmon aquaculture are no longer a “once in a decade” anomaly. Warmer waters, lower dissolved oxygen, shifting currents, and more frequent marine heatwaves can push farm systems past biological limits fast—sometimes within...
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