Sea Change Australia
@seachangeaustralia.bsky.social
Bringing the seafood sector together to facilitate knowledge exchange & co-develop climate-resilience
🌊 Join Aquaculture Council of WA & Sea Change Australia for #Aquacultureforthefuture: Local Climate Implications for WA Aquaculture
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | 12–1pm AWST
💬 With Dr Arani Chandrapavan, Prof Gretta Pecl & Dr Hannah Fogarty
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🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | 12–1pm AWST
💬 With Dr Arani Chandrapavan, Prof Gretta Pecl & Dr Hannah Fogarty
🔗 calendarlink.com/event/H7DlF
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🌊 Join Aquaculture Council of WA & Sea Change Australia for #Aquacultureforthefuture: Local Climate Implications for WA Aquaculture
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | 12–1pm AWST
💬 With Dr Arani Chandrapavan, Prof Gretta Pecl & Dr Hannah Fogarty
🔗 calendarlink.com/event/H7DlF
🗓️ Tue 28 Oct | 12–1pm AWST
💬 With Dr Arani Chandrapavan, Prof Gretta Pecl & Dr Hannah Fogarty
🔗 calendarlink.com/event/H7DlF
The SA and Federal governments $102.5M Algal Bloom Summer Plan is rolling out, with grants up to $150K, fee relief, and new R&D funding to help fisheries and aquaculture recover and build resilience 🐟
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
South Australian and Federal Governments announce the details of the $102.5 million Algal Bloom Summer Plan
The $102.5 million Algal Bloom Summer Plan delivers targeted relief and long-term recovery for South Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, including grants of up to $150,000, fee relief, and n...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The SA and Federal governments $102.5M Algal Bloom Summer Plan is rolling out, with grants up to $150K, fee relief, and new R&D funding to help fisheries and aquaculture recover and build resilience 🐟
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
🎣 #ReelTalkFriday: Farmers have drought insurance, but fishers & aquaculture producers lack similar tools for climate shocks. Parametric insurance could help build resilience. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrx42rjw
Climate risk, insurance, and the future of fisheries and aquaculture
<p>How can the insurance sector adapt its products and risk assessment frameworks to account for the increasing frequency and severity of climate-driven events (e.g., marine heatwaves, storms, disease...
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October 3, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🎣 #ReelTalkFriday: Farmers have drought insurance, but fishers & aquaculture producers lack similar tools for climate shocks. Parametric insurance could help build resilience. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrx42rjw
Tasmanians deeply value their coastal waters - for beauty (98%), conservation (97%) & play (96%) 🌊
But nearly 70% worry about rapid change.
Top threats: warming seas, plastic waste & biosecurity. People want trusted science, restoration & planning 🌿🐟
🔗 Read more here: tinyurl.com/m75982xe
But nearly 70% worry about rapid change.
Top threats: warming seas, plastic waste & biosecurity. People want trusted science, restoration & planning 🌿🐟
🔗 Read more here: tinyurl.com/m75982xe
Tasmania’s coastal waters and seas survey 2025 – CSIRO
Summary of key findings Tasmania’s coastal waters and seas are central to the Tasmanian way of life. Participants recognise their importance as a place of natural and scenic beauty (98%), a place to c...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Tasmanians deeply value their coastal waters - for beauty (98%), conservation (97%) & play (96%) 🌊
But nearly 70% worry about rapid change.
Top threats: warming seas, plastic waste & biosecurity. People want trusted science, restoration & planning 🌿🐟
🔗 Read more here: tinyurl.com/m75982xe
But nearly 70% worry about rapid change.
Top threats: warming seas, plastic waste & biosecurity. People want trusted science, restoration & planning 🌿🐟
🔗 Read more here: tinyurl.com/m75982xe
Cleaner Crabs 🦀
Climate-driven floods in northern NSW are washing chemicals into estuaries, threatening seafood safety. Researchers and crab fishers show that simple post-harvest steps - like cooking or depuration - can keep crabs safe. Adaptation works, from catchment to coast: tinyurl.com/2tf7e6rk
Climate-driven floods in northern NSW are washing chemicals into estuaries, threatening seafood safety. Researchers and crab fishers show that simple post-harvest steps - like cooking or depuration - can keep crabs safe. Adaptation works, from catchment to coast: tinyurl.com/2tf7e6rk
Cleaner Crabs: Adapting Seafood Safety for a Changing Climate
In the muddy estuaries of northern New South Wales, two of Australia’s most iconic crustaceans – the Giant Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) and the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) – are caught in the cr...
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September 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Cleaner Crabs 🦀
Climate-driven floods in northern NSW are washing chemicals into estuaries, threatening seafood safety. Researchers and crab fishers show that simple post-harvest steps - like cooking or depuration - can keep crabs safe. Adaptation works, from catchment to coast: tinyurl.com/2tf7e6rk
Climate-driven floods in northern NSW are washing chemicals into estuaries, threatening seafood safety. Researchers and crab fishers show that simple post-harvest steps - like cooking or depuration - can keep crabs safe. Adaptation works, from catchment to coast: tinyurl.com/2tf7e6rk
Sea Change Australia has released a digest on the Federal Government’s new Climate Risk Assessment. Fisheries & aquaculture ($3.45B industry) face warming, acidification & heatwaves. Risks greatest in the north & SE. Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/climate-risk...
Climate Risks to Australian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Summary of the key findings from the 2025 National Climate Risk Assessment in relation to Fisheries and Aquaculture
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September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sea Change Australia has released a digest on the Federal Government’s new Climate Risk Assessment. Fisheries & aquaculture ($3.45B industry) face warming, acidification & heatwaves. Risks greatest in the north & SE. Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/climate-risk...
SA seafood workers hit by the harmful algal bloom are now redeployed to beach clean-ups — a move welcomed by Ngarrindjeri representative Uncle Derek Walker as vital support for local families 🌊
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Seafood workers left without a job due to harmful algal bloom will be given a chance to help clean up
South Australian seafood workers sidelined by the harmful algal bloom are being redeployed to clean local beaches, as a parliamentary inquiry investigates the crisis
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September 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
SA seafood workers hit by the harmful algal bloom are now redeployed to beach clean-ups — a move welcomed by Ngarrindjeri representative Uncle Derek Walker as vital support for local families 🌊
tinyurl.com/yc6s3ex6
tinyurl.com/yc6s3ex6
🌐 A new Australian & New Zealand Marine Harmful Algal Bloom Network has formed, connecting experts to share research, training & advice on HABs. Advancing bloom management and response.
The committee includes SCA experts Dr Alison Turnbull & Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff.
tinyurl.com/4yc9upzc
The committee includes SCA experts Dr Alison Turnbull & Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff.
tinyurl.com/4yc9upzc
September 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🌐 A new Australian & New Zealand Marine Harmful Algal Bloom Network has formed, connecting experts to share research, training & advice on HABs. Advancing bloom management and response.
The committee includes SCA experts Dr Alison Turnbull & Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff.
tinyurl.com/4yc9upzc
The committee includes SCA experts Dr Alison Turnbull & Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff.
tinyurl.com/4yc9upzc
🌊 Climate change is making fishing more dangerous 🐟 storms, heat, longer trips, and weak labor protections put fishers at risk. Urgent action is needed to protect safety and wellbeing.
⚠️ Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Stay Afloat www.stayafloat.com.au
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⚠️ Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Stay Afloat www.stayafloat.com.au
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Climate change will increase labor risks in fisheries, study warns
A new study warns that climate change will worsen risks for fishers, from harsher storms and extreme heat to longer, more exhausting trips at sea. Combined with weak labor protections and forced labor...
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September 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🌊 Climate change is making fishing more dangerous 🐟 storms, heat, longer trips, and weak labor protections put fishers at risk. Urgent action is needed to protect safety and wellbeing.
⚠️ Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Stay Afloat www.stayafloat.com.au
tinyurl.com/dhzcey49
⚠️ Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Stay Afloat www.stayafloat.com.au
tinyurl.com/dhzcey49
🌊🦪 Our collaborators at OzFish Unlimited are restoring SA’s coasts after algal blooms. 12 tonnes of oyster shells recycled, a new Adelaide hub, and reefs & seagrass, saltmarsh & mangroves being revived. Volunteer, donate or join citizen science today!
seachangeaustralia.org/ozfish-to-bo...
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OzFish to boost shellfish reefs for South Australia algal bloom recovery – Fishing World
OzFish is ramping up shellfish reef restoration to help South Australia recover from harmful algal blooms. Volunteers have already recycled 12 tonnes of oyster shells into reef modules, with more effo...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
🌊🦪 Our collaborators at OzFish Unlimited are restoring SA’s coasts after algal blooms. 12 tonnes of oyster shells recycled, a new Adelaide hub, and reefs & seagrass, saltmarsh & mangroves being revived. Volunteer, donate or join citizen science today!
seachangeaustralia.org/ozfish-to-bo...
seachangeaustralia.org/ozfish-to-bo...
#ChangeMakersFriday Off Augusta, Brad Adams is farming premium abalone & crafting the world’s first ocean-fermented wine at Subsea Estate, all with a tiny carbon footprint 🐚
🌊 21 vats, 20m deep; Motion, pressure + temps replace fossil fuels; 🍷 Wine by nature
🔗 seachangeaustralia.org/story/diving...
🌊 21 vats, 20m deep; Motion, pressure + temps replace fossil fuels; 🍷 Wine by nature
🔗 seachangeaustralia.org/story/diving...
Diving into Innovation
In the pristine waters off Augusta, Western Australia, a bold experiment is reshaping the future of sustainable seafood and wine. Brad Adams, a third-generation fisherman turned aquaculture pioneer, h...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#ChangeMakersFriday Off Augusta, Brad Adams is farming premium abalone & crafting the world’s first ocean-fermented wine at Subsea Estate, all with a tiny carbon footprint 🐚
🌊 21 vats, 20m deep; Motion, pressure + temps replace fossil fuels; 🍷 Wine by nature
🔗 seachangeaustralia.org/story/diving...
🌊 21 vats, 20m deep; Motion, pressure + temps replace fossil fuels; 🍷 Wine by nature
🔗 seachangeaustralia.org/story/diving...
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Read our media release and the full report: biodiversitycouncil....
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July 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Read our media release and the full report: biodiversitycouncil....
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Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/...
Check out our report: biodiversitycouncil....
#AlgalBloom #MarineConservation #SouthAustralia #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityLoss #Sustainability #OceanHealth #Extinction #Conservation #Biodiversity
Check out our report: biodiversitycouncil....
#AlgalBloom #MarineConservation #SouthAustralia #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityLoss #Sustainability #OceanHealth #Extinction #Conservation #Biodiversity
July 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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@imas-utas.bsky.social #AlgalBloom #MarineConservation #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #OceanHealth #Conservation #Biodiversity
@imas-utas.bsky.social #AlgalBloom #MarineConservation #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #OceanHealth #Conservation #Biodiversity
August 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Restoring SA’s shellfish reefs - once spanning 1,500km and filtered trillions of litres of seawater daily - could help future-proof the coast against future harmful algal blooms.
theconversation.com/...
🦑 #AlgalBloom #Marine #ShellfishReef
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🦑 #AlgalBloom #Marine #ShellfishReef
August 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Restoring SA’s shellfish reefs - once spanning 1,500km and filtered trillions of litres of seawater daily - could help future-proof the coast against future harmful algal blooms.
theconversation.com/...
🦑 #AlgalBloom #Marine #ShellfishReef
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🦑 #AlgalBloom #Marine #ShellfishReef
Women In Seafood Australasia (WISA) will be running a HAB webinar Drop-in session, offering a safe and welcoming space for attendees to share information, experiences, and concerns.
🌐 Online – register tinyurl.com/54rdjm6f
⏰ 12 – 1 (ACST)
📅 28 August 2025
👥 Anyone impacted by the HAB
🌐 Online – register tinyurl.com/54rdjm6f
⏰ 12 – 1 (ACST)
📅 28 August 2025
👥 Anyone impacted by the HAB
Events Calendar - Women in Seafood
Women in Seafood
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August 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Women In Seafood Australasia (WISA) will be running a HAB webinar Drop-in session, offering a safe and welcoming space for attendees to share information, experiences, and concerns.
🌐 Online – register tinyurl.com/54rdjm6f
⏰ 12 – 1 (ACST)
📅 28 August 2025
👥 Anyone impacted by the HAB
🌐 Online – register tinyurl.com/54rdjm6f
⏰ 12 – 1 (ACST)
📅 28 August 2025
👥 Anyone impacted by the HAB
🔥🌊 Marine heatwaves are rising around Australia - disrupting ecosystems & pressuring fisheries & aquaculture. Preparing now is key.
👉 Join the climate adaptation conversation: seachangeaustralia.org
More on marine heatwaves: research.csiro.au/cor/research...
#SeaChangeAustralia #MarineHeatwaves
👉 Join the climate adaptation conversation: seachangeaustralia.org
More on marine heatwaves: research.csiro.au/cor/research...
#SeaChangeAustralia #MarineHeatwaves
August 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
🔥🌊 Marine heatwaves are rising around Australia - disrupting ecosystems & pressuring fisheries & aquaculture. Preparing now is key.
👉 Join the climate adaptation conversation: seachangeaustralia.org
More on marine heatwaves: research.csiro.au/cor/research...
#SeaChangeAustralia #MarineHeatwaves
👉 Join the climate adaptation conversation: seachangeaustralia.org
More on marine heatwaves: research.csiro.au/cor/research...
#SeaChangeAustralia #MarineHeatwaves
Building resilient fisheries & aquaculture starts with local solutions and shared success stories. At Sea Change Australia, we’re working with fishers, producers & communities to tackle climate challenges head-on 🐟 @frdc.bsky.social @imas-utas.bsky.social #seachangeaustralia #sustainableseafood
August 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Building resilient fisheries & aquaculture starts with local solutions and shared success stories. At Sea Change Australia, we’re working with fishers, producers & communities to tackle climate challenges head-on 🐟 @frdc.bsky.social @imas-utas.bsky.social #seachangeaustralia #sustainableseafood
When a beach walk feels like grief: disasters like SA’s algal bloom cut us off from nature when we need it most
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When a beach walk feels like grief: disasters like SA’s algal bloom cut us off from nature when we need it most
South Australia’s algal bloom is stopping people from swimming, surfing and fishing in their usual spots – and the impact on mental health can be profound.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When a beach walk feels like grief: disasters like SA’s algal bloom cut us off from nature when we need it most
theconversation.com/when-a-beach...
theconversation.com/when-a-beach...
The SA Government is providing weekly updates on the algal bloom, including clear facts, safety advice, and timely information. Stay informed and share with friends and family to help everyone feel confident about visiting the beach and enjoying local seafood.
seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
South Australian Government: Algal Bloom Update
The South Australian Government are providing a weekly newsletter with updates for what is happening along the South Australian coastline.
Their newsletter aims to bring you clear facts, safety advi...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The SA Government is providing weekly updates on the algal bloom, including clear facts, safety advice, and timely information. Stay informed and share with friends and family to help everyone feel confident about visiting the beach and enjoying local seafood.
seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
Our first Sea Change Australia newsletter is out! 🌊
This issue includes the website launch, Q&A platform, climate report cards & adaptation stories, team intros & so much more! 🎣
Sign-up to via the website for future issues straight to your inbox!
Read it here: mailchi.mp/45385049e739...
This issue includes the website launch, Q&A platform, climate report cards & adaptation stories, team intros & so much more! 🎣
Sign-up to via the website for future issues straight to your inbox!
Read it here: mailchi.mp/45385049e739...
Sea Change Australia Newsletter
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August 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Our first Sea Change Australia newsletter is out! 🌊
This issue includes the website launch, Q&A platform, climate report cards & adaptation stories, team intros & so much more! 🎣
Sign-up to via the website for future issues straight to your inbox!
Read it here: mailchi.mp/45385049e739...
This issue includes the website launch, Q&A platform, climate report cards & adaptation stories, team intros & so much more! 🎣
Sign-up to via the website for future issues straight to your inbox!
Read it here: mailchi.mp/45385049e739...
Sea Change Australia held our first workshops in Albany & Fremantle, WA — bringing fishers, managers & researchers together to tackle climate impacts on nearshore fisheries. Thanks to DPIRD & FRDC for the support. 🌊🎣 #ClimateAdaptation #Fisheries #SeaChangeAustralia
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tinyurl.com/32nmj8sn
Western Australia SW Nearshore and Estuarine Fisheries Case Study workshops
Last week, the Sea Change Australia team held our first case study workshops in Albany and Fremantle, WA, bringing together fishers, managers, and researchers to discuss climate change impacts and ada...
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August 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Sea Change Australia held our first workshops in Albany & Fremantle, WA — bringing fishers, managers & researchers together to tackle climate impacts on nearshore fisheries. Thanks to DPIRD & FRDC for the support. 🌊🎣 #ClimateAdaptation #Fisheries #SeaChangeAustralia
tinyurl.com/32nmj8sn
tinyurl.com/32nmj8sn
SA boosts support for rec fishers amid algal bloom crisis 🎣
$200K for community fishing, new artificial reef for Gulf St Vincent 🐟, and more reservoir access under review. Aiming to ease ecosystem pressure & help regional communities recover.
🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
$200K for community fishing, new artificial reef for Gulf St Vincent 🐟, and more reservoir access under review. Aiming to ease ecosystem pressure & help regional communities recover.
🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Artificial reef and reservoir fishing to tackle algal bloom's impact on tourism
Support for South Australia's recreational fishing sector amid the ongoing algal bloom crisis will include the creation of an artificial reef in Gulf St Vincent and the expansion of fishing in reservo...
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August 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
SA boosts support for rec fishers amid algal bloom crisis 🎣
$200K for community fishing, new artificial reef for Gulf St Vincent 🐟, and more reservoir access under review. Aiming to ease ecosystem pressure & help regional communities recover.
🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
$200K for community fishing, new artificial reef for Gulf St Vincent 🐟, and more reservoir access under review. Aiming to ease ecosystem pressure & help regional communities recover.
🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
SA’s algal bloom crisis is hitting fishers, aquaculture & marine life hard. Prof Gretta Pecl joins @biodivcouncil.bsky.social experts with a 7-point action plan: urgent, long-term support & habitat protection to secure seafood & coastal futures. 🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/105563974 #SeaChangeAustralia
Seven steps scientists say will tackle toxic algal bloom
An independent group of marine scientists from around Australia releases a seven-point plan to tackle what it describes as South Australia's "catastrophic" toxic algal bloom.
www.abc.net.au
July 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
SA’s algal bloom crisis is hitting fishers, aquaculture & marine life hard. Prof Gretta Pecl joins @biodivcouncil.bsky.social experts with a 7-point action plan: urgent, long-term support & habitat protection to secure seafood & coastal futures. 🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/105563974 #SeaChangeAustralia
Sea Change Australia’s Project Manager and Research Fellow Dr Julia Santana Garcon’s talk “Sea Change Australia: Empowering the fisheries and aquaculture sectors towards climate resilience” in Session 6.4 is on today (3:30 - 5pm) at the #AMSA2025 conference in Melbourne 🐟 @imas-utas.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sea Change Australia’s Project Manager and Research Fellow Dr Julia Santana Garcon’s talk “Sea Change Australia: Empowering the fisheries and aquaculture sectors towards climate resilience” in Session 6.4 is on today (3:30 - 5pm) at the #AMSA2025 conference in Melbourne 🐟 @imas-utas.bsky.social