Guest Author • Jul 17, 2018 •
Adele Morrison, Australian National University; Andy Hogg, Australian National University; Ceridwen Fraser, Australian National University, and Erik van Sebille, Utrecht University Two small pieces of seaweed found by a Chilean scientist on an Antarctic beach set in train research that may transform our understanding of ocean drift and reveal what the future … Read More
Rebecca McLeod • Sep 24, 2010 •
I am still reeling from an announcement made yesterday by the Minster of Fisheries and Aquaculture Phil Heatley regarding the setting of the total allowable “catch” for giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). I thought I might try and calm down a little before I wrote this post, but the 20 or so emails that greeted me this morning from marine ecologists … Read More
Rebecca McLeod • Nov 09, 2009 •
Industry argued for "a sustainable level". Nearly everyone else argued that with a complete lack of scientific information, the only guaranteed sustainable level is zero. And the masses raise a very valid point - after all, the overall objective of the QMS is to help ensure the sustainable utilisation of fisheries resources... Read More
Rebecca McLeod • Sep 24, 2009 •
At this stage it’s a no-brainer - giant kelp is worth more in the water than spread over paddocks as fertilser, and we simply don’t know enough about how kelp forests will respond to harvesting … Read More