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Sex lives of flies could be key to tackling food waste

Our insect behaviour experts have gone under the sheets to find out what gets flies in the mood in a bid to produce more eggs for food waste management.

Love fish? Choose a range when selecting seafood.

Our research shows that huge economic and environmental benefits could come from fully using fish now discarded. If all of the edible fish caught was kept and sold, both the sustainability and profitability of fishing would significantly improve.

Here’s the seafood Australians eat (and what we should be eating)

Over 85 per cent of seafood caught in Australia is sustainable. However, just because a fish is sustainably caught, it doesn’t make it the most nutritious and healthy option – and vice versa. We've compared the two to see what seafood is both sustainable and nutritious.

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The Midas lunch: we fed prawns gold and sifted through the mess, for science

The secret to better prawn health could be in their digestive system, and feeding them gold could help to provide the answer.

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Teams of scientists + business mentors = ON Demo Night 2018

What happens when you pair up teams of scientists with business mentors and set them developing for three months? ON Accelerate.

Beefing up our prawns

Most farmed prawns are fed wild-harvest fishmeal, contributing to strain on global fish stocks. Our scientists have created a plant-based solution that also makes the prawns healthier and grow on average 20–30 per cent faster.

Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science

Aquaculture needs evidence-based investigations if it's to proceed sustainably, including water column monitoring, waste management, and the effects of climate change.

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Mentee to Mentor: Natalie Habilay and Simon Irvin

In 2012 Simon Irvin became a mentor for the Indigenous Traineeship Program, where he met 19 year old Natalie Habilay, who — four years later — has become a fulltime technician and mentor herself.

Enter the DRAGON (institute)

Climate change is threatening one of the world's most important rivers, and impacting millions of people.

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Slip a more sustainable prawn on your barbie this Christmas

By Rik Buckworth, Principal Research Scientist and Greg Coman, Aquaculture Scientist Australians are set to munch through half a billion prawns this Christmas. But where do all those prawns come from? And can we feel good as we throw another one on the barbie? About half of the prawns eaten in Australia come from overseas. More...

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Hardcore prawns

If you plan on tucking in to a tasty seafood cocktail this Christmas, you’ll be pleased to hear this. Our Aussie prawns from northern Australia have officially been recognised as a sustainable source of seafood – great news for World Fisheries Day. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) – a globally renowned body that certifies sustainable...

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Throw a more sustainable prawn on the barbie

Garlic prawns, paella, tandoori prawns, jambalaya, or a fabulously 70s prawn cocktail — however you like to eat prawns, we’ve got good news for you. Our scientists have created a prawn feed additive that doesn’t rely on fish products, making prawn farming even more sustainable. Prawns also grow 30% faster eating the Novacq™ prawn feed...

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