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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...

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...

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...

Australia is developing a national Sustainable Ocean Plan to better protect the marine environment while supporting a growing “blue economy”, and that combination—conservation plus growth—signals real change for fisheries and aquaculture operators who rely on access,...