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Seafood careers go online

The seafood industry offers a wide variety of roles across different sectors and locations for those interested in joining the...

New WA workers compensation laws may impact fishing crew payment arrangements

The WA Government has amended the Western Australian workers compensation laws effective 1 July 2024. The rationale was to modernise...

Albany shellfish aquaculture expanded

The WA Fisheries Minister has announced a program to boost aquaculture production along the south coast, with the release of...

Regional Health update – High blood pressure is a silent killer

Sadly, lots of blokes don’t have their blood pressure (BP) checked because we don’t visit our GP for check-ups, and/or...

Regional Mens Health update – High blood pressure is a silent killer

Sadly, lots of blokes don’t have their blood pressure (BP) checked because we don’t visit our GP for check-ups, and/or...

Marine Safety Incidents – May 2024

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has published a report capturing all reported marine incidents for 2024. The report provides...

New Commonwealth rules for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) are now mandatory

Commercial fishing vessels operating in, or transiting through, Australian Marine Parks (AMP) need to be aware of the new rules...

Reducing the risk of electrical faults and fires

Since 2021, electrical installations and test records have been in the top five issues found by the Australian Maritime Safety...

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