Join members and guests of the ASFB in Hobart for a mid-year social mixer. 🗺️ Where: The Brick Factory 🗓️ When: 5pm, Thursday 6th August 6th 💰 Cost: Members: Free Non-members $10 (to contribute to pizza/nibbles) RSVP: Register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...?

18 or over and fish recreationally in NSW? We would like to hear from you 🎣 Researchers at UNSW are conducting a short online survey to understand how social media may support recreational fisheries monitoring. - voluntary - anonymous - takes 5–10 mins 👉️ unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📑 #NewStudy by DiBattista et al. investigate how species detections in an urban estuary using environmental DNA varies at different times of year. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

📑 #NewStudy by Brodie et al. assesses how vulnerable Australia’s seafood sector is to climate change under several different global warming models. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/fog....

📑 #NewStudy by Lonergan et al. dives into the data from three countries to unpick the paradox of stocking fish into estuaries. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...

📑 #NewStudy by Rapolthy et al. investigates if the colour of a coral reef has any bearing on whether reef fish will settle in certain locations. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

📑 #NewStudy by Myers et al. uses aerial drone surveys to complete one of the first multi-site comparisons of ray communities in North Queensland. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s122...

📑 #NewStudy by Slobodian et al. claim the first published case of eDNA monitoring being used for early detection and successful rapid response for complete removal of an invasive species in a fish hatchery. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

Join members and guests of the ASFB in Hobart for a mid-year social mixer. 🗺️ Where: The Brick Factory 🗓️ When: 5pm, Thursday 6th August 6th 💰 Cost: Members: Free Non-members $10 (to contribute to pizza/nibbles) RSVP: Register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...?

📑 #NewStudy by Pini-Fitzsimmons et al. assess two commercially available deterrents that may help prevent endangered sharks and rays becoming bycatch. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

Abstract submissions for ASFB & AFSS 2026 are closing soon – don’t let your research swim off unnoticed… 🐟 🚨 Deadline: Fri 31 July 🚨 Submit here: www.asfb-afss26.org/abstracts Session categories here: www.asfb-afss26.org/special-sess...

📑 #NewReview by Maxwell et al. looked at the global literature around techniques and indicators used in wetland restoration. Guess which continent places more prevalence on fish? 👀 doi.org/10.1111/rec....

📑 #NewStudy by Maggs et al. estimated the mortality of a prized angling fish after catch-and-release fishing. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/fme....

📑 #NewStudy by Whiley et al. investigates the movements of an iconic Australian river fish, and its links to fish age, size and the environment. 👀 doi.org/10.1186/s404...

Sharks are older than most fish… as well as dinosaurs, flowers, trees, the rings of Saturn, and the North Star. Today, this diverse group of ecosystem-critical marine predators faces one of the most challenging times in their 450-million-year history. #SharkAwarenessDay 2026

📑 #NewStudy by Shalders et al. investigates the impact of temperature and acidification on the growth and fat content of a popular fisheries species – with potential impacts for our seafood nutritional knowledge. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

📑 #NewStudy by Parsons et al. listened for the fish choruses before and after the passing of a cyclone in tropical Australia. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

📑 #NewStudy by Cameron et al. investigated which predator in an Australian river was eating all the stocked fingerlings of an iconic species – native eels, or invasive trout? 👀 doi.org/10.26028/cyb...

🎉 The July 2026 edition of the ASFB #newsletter, Lateral Lines, is out now! If you are an ASFB member already, you can access the newsletter (and all previous editions) via our website. 📰 www.asfb.org.au/asfb-newslet... If not consider joining here: www.asfb.org.au/membership

📑 #NewStudy by Willis et al. investigates the characteristics of fights between swordfish and anglers at recreational fishing contests. 👀 doi.org/10.1093/ices...

This NAIDOC Week we wanted to share an inspiring video from our 2025 conference. Filmed on the Severn River on Ngarabul Country by Jaydyn Potter, the video evokes connection to Country. “We look after Country. Country looks after us.” 🎬 youtu.be/3GJkA3hMmDk?...

Severn River "Corben Nundah" Ngarabul Country

My home country, made for ASFB 2025

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📑 #NewResearch by Lubitz et al. describes hunting behaviour of a critically endangered hammerhead, captured by a chance drone flight. 👀 doi.org/10.1071/PC26...

📑 #NewStudy by Kusabs et al. studied a catfish invasion of two lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand, to see if predation was causing a decline in a freshwater crayfish with severe cultural ramifications. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s105...

📑 #NewStudy by González-Murcia et al. reveals the substantial impact of encrusting sponges on the diversity of fish on a reef. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

📢 Grants available for coastal research vessel access Australian researchers are invited to apply for fully funded grants of up to 14 days of sea time on vessels in the Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet (SCRVF). 👇 To apply, visit the PIRSA website: pir.sa.gov.au/sardi/about-... 🚨 17 Sept

📑 #NewStudy by Cubillos-M et al. develops a DNA tool to help in a worldwide hunt for hidden populations of an endangered sawfish. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

📑 #NewStudy by Silva et al. reviews the advancements, applications and challenges of automated fish body-size estimation from images (using AI and ML methods). They then introduce a new method for size estimation without a specified reference object. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/faf....

📑 #NewStudy by Power et al. tested a new genetic method for identifying individual fish, which could dramatically expand the scope of ecological studies using environmental DNA. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

📑 #NewStudy by Hart et al. tests the ecological assumption that ocean acidification causes body size reductions in marine creatures. They find a much more mixed picture. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/lno....

📢 One week only… deadline extended for Expressions of Interest for pre-conference workshops at ASFB-AFSS 2026. 🔗 Application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🚨 Final deadline: midnight Sunday 28 June 2026