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From 1 September 2021, there are new rules and reporting requirements for Queensland commercial fisheries.Find fact sheets on the new rules and reporting requirements.Fishery areaThe marine aquarium fish fishery operates along the Queensland east coast from the tip of Cape York south to the Queensland - New South Wales border. Refer to the Fisheries Regulation 2008 for the exact boundaries of fishery areas.The fishery is designated by the fishery symbol A1 or A2.LogbooksComme

Aquaculture is the practice of raising fish and seafood either in the ocean, in fresh water or on land. There are many different terms used to describe aquaculture, depending on what exactly is being raised: Mariculture is the practice of growing shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters in salt water. Pisciculture is the practice of raising fish either in open-net pens or closed cages in oceans, or in land-based recirculating tanks. Algaculture is the practice of growing different types of

Hákarl, which is fermented, dried and often rotten shark meat, is considered a treat in Iceland. Why is rotten fish considered a specialty food by locals you ask? Well, the Greenlandic shark’s meat is toxic to humans, but it was one of the only sources of food for Icelanders during the Viking Age. Being particularly resourceful, Vikings used fermenting as a form of food preservation and a method to remove the toxins from the fish. Since this discovery, Hákarl has been enjoyed (is that t

Today we’ll talk about a subject that many fish owners are interested in: do fish shed their scales? If you own an aquarium yourself, maybe you’re asking the same question about your fish. Have you seen your fish loose some of its scales? Or even a lot of them? If yes, then what is the cause behind it? Is it normal? Can it be prevented in any way? Let me answer the question right away: NO, fish do not shed their scales, in normal conditions. They don’t have to do such a thing. If you’re