Friday Fish Time

Rainbow Trout: Now that is one good looking fish. However, it is not a native of Australia and along with […]

Tuesday Tuna Time (one off replacement for Friday Fish Time) – 500tonnes in Port Lincoln today

Southern Bluefin Tuna: The first Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) of the 2012 season were towed into Port Lincoln, South Australia […]

Friday Fish Time

Yeah, yeah –  I know they are not a fish but its Christmas and a lot of people will be […]

Friday Fish Time

Cocky Gurnard: Can get on everyone’s nerves, particularly in a political debate around the dinner table. Also known as Grooved, […]

Stop the pop?

An earlier post raised the problem of old helium-filled balloons turning up on beaches along the east coast of Australia. […]

Critical eyes search for debris on Australia’s beaches

Never let it be said that news@csiro is a party-pooper but maybe it is time for an end to releasing […]

Friday Fish Time

Bigeye Ocean Perch: What a cracker! Found on the continental shelf and continental slope.  Was also known as Coral Perch, […]

Friday Fish Time

There will be some big news about this fish soon so come back to news@csiro on Monday mid-morning. In the […]

Friday Fish Time

Freshwater Catfish: Max length : 90.0 cm and common length : 45.0 cm. Maximum reported age of eight years. Endemic […]

Friday Fish Time

A slightly different Friday Fish Time this week. news@csiro has been on Cape York this week and we came across […]

Friday Fish Time

Goldfish: Max length : 32.0 cm. Introduced throughout the world. Live better in cold water. Feed mainly on plankton, benthic […]

Friday Fish Time

Antarctic Snaggletooth: Usually found deeper than 500m during the day. Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans. Grows to about 30cm.  […]