Sustainable Fisheries and Blue Foods

Proud to see our article on the front cover of the journal Cell Reports Sustainability - a symbolic image created by Louise Hosking from some old shell samples we had in the office!

In our article, we analysed trends and drivers of shocks to Australian seafood production to better understand the resilience and vulnerabilities of food systems to shock events. The image depicts a collage of Australian abalone shells, representing both wild caught abalone and farmed abalone. Farmed and wild caught abalone represent a major seafood industry in Australia, and the image reflects the study’s take home message: how a growing aquaculture sector and responsive fisheries management regime can build resilience in food systems.

Our findings highlight the benefits that can be achieved by acting on, and learning from, past shock events and potentially reduce the ever-growing threat of climate change.