Marine animals
10 things you need to know before you buy farmed fish.
Fish farming is a growing industry - set to double in the next 15 years. Here are 10 things to consider before you eat fish from a farm.
3 October 2018
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Salmon farms are emptying our oceans to feed their fish
Australia's largest salmon farmer, Tassal, uses 2 kg of wild caught fish in 'fishmeal' for every 1 kg of farmed salmon.
15 January 2018
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The shocking practice that shows prawn farming is as cruel as factory farming
Prawns in prawn farms are having their eyes sliced open or cut off in almost all prawn farms around the world.
28 August 2017
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5 ways to help save our oceans
Scientists predict that by 2048 we will have fished out the oceans. World renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle believes we should all be concerned... Find out how each of us can help save our oceans.
3 March 2017
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Victoria shark sightings set off a media feeding frenzy
Recent headlines would have you believe there's nothing but sharks off the coast of Victoria. But why are they there -- and who should be scared of whom?
11 January 2017
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5 amazing facts that'll change the way you think about fish
There's more to fish than what most of us have been told...
10 November 2016
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Incredible! Stingray comes out of the water for a treat
Proof that stingrays are the dogs of the sea.
10 August 2016
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Fish in farms suffer from severe depression, research finds
Farm-raised fish can suffer from such high levels of stress and depression that they essentially give up on life.
10 June 2016
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VICTORY! Wild dolphins safe from Sea World Australia's overseas parks
Hundreds of Animals Australia supporters made their voices heard — and now Village Roadshow has made an important commitment.
16 November 2015
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6 incredible facts that will change the way you think about lobsters
Have you ever heard of a lobster on anti-depressants? New research has revealed that there is far more to lobsters than any of us ever knew...
11 March 2015
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Save sharks - by going on a holiday
In Lombok, Indonesia, one passionate teacher-turned-shark advocate has come up with a way to help sharks that is so simple, it's brilliant.
14 October 2014
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5 reasons you should be super worried about super trawlers
Basically because a super trawler is a ravenous monster that will consume everything in its path. Fish, seals, turtles and dolphins...
28 July 2014
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Plastic (not) fantastic: microbeads are poisoning our oceans
Some of the world's highest concentrations of toxic microbeads are polluting the waters off the coast of Australia. Learn how to avoid poisoning marine animals, the planet -- and yourself!
3 June 2014
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Tears in Taiji Cove
As the brutal Taiji dolphin hunt begins for yet another year -- as these gentle creatures are deliberately disoriented, herded for capture and often later slaughtered -- an inspiring display of...
5 September 2013
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Marine animals
Fish have feelings too!
The Recreational Fishing Code finally acknowledges that fish can feel pain and suffering!
6 June 2011
