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Experienced commercial fisher teaching a younger crew member to work a meshing net, highlighting knowledge transfer and the future supply of locally caught seafood.

Experienced commercial fisher teaching a younger crew member to work a meshing net, highlighting knowledge transfer and the future supply of locally caught seafood.

Who Will Catch Your Seafood Tomorrow? Protecting the Future of Locally Caught Seafood

Dane Van Der Neut

Aug 49 min read

What the Hastings River Has Taught Us About Restoring Commercial Fishing Access

What the Hastings River Has Taught Us About Restoring Commercial Fishing Access

What the Hastings River Has Taught Us About Restoring Commercial Fishing Access

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jul 3110 min read

Commercial and recreational fishers sharing a NSW estuary at sunrise, with locally caught prawns, mud crabs and fish representing national seafood security.

Commercial and recreational fishers sharing a NSW estuary at sunrise, with locally caught prawns, mud crabs and fish representing national seafood security.

Opening Recreational Fishing Havens for National Seafood Security

Dane Van Der Neut

Jul 2811 min read

A Fisher stand by his landed catch of Garfish

A Fisher stand by his landed catch of Garfish

Abolishing the Vicinity Rule: A Small Reform That Could Rebuild Fishing Capacity

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jul 244 min read

Blacklip abalone beside commercial quota certificates, with a fishing vessel in golden light and a diver entering a darker, declining fishery.

Blacklip abalone beside commercial quota certificates, with a fishing vessel in golden light and a diver entering a darker, declining fishery.

Cold Gold: The Rise and Fall of the NSW Abalone Industry

Dane Van Der Neut

Jul 207 min read

Image of natural Resource owned by the Australian Public. Hawkesbury River NSW

Image of natural Resource owned by the Australian Public. Hawkesbury River NSW

The Public’s Fishers: Bringing Local Seafood to Every Table

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jul 176 min read

Australian commercial fisher standing on a trawler at sunset with trawl gear visible in an estuary waterway.

Australian commercial fisher standing on a trawler at sunset with trawl gear visible in an estuary waterway.

Bottom Trawling and the Myth of Zero-Harm Food

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 2910 min read

Commercial fisher working nets on an estuary boat under the headline Latent Effort in NSW: When Flexibility Is Treated as a Threat

Commercial fisher working nets on an estuary boat under the headline Latent Effort in NSW: When Flexibility Is Treated as a Threat

Latent Effort in NSW: When Flexibility Is Treated as a Threat

Joshua Van Der Neut

Apr 249 min read

Commercial fishing boat refuelling at a diesel pump, representing the pressure high wholesale fuel prices place on small fishers and regional operators. If you want, I can next turn this into a sharper Ocean Truth house style version with a slightly more punchy opening and stronger closing line.

Commercial fishing boat refuelling at a diesel pump, representing the pressure high wholesale fuel prices place on small fishers and regional operators. If you want, I can next turn this into a sharper Ocean Truth house style version with a slightly more punchy opening and stronger closing line.

The Diesel Spot Market Is Crushing Small Operators

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 84 min read

Commercial fishing boat beside rationed fuel pump, refinery skyline, container ship and wind turbines illustrating the decline of Australian sovereignty

Commercial fishing boat beside rationed fuel pump, refinery skyline, container ship and wind turbines illustrating the decline of Australian sovereignty

Net Zero and the Slow Collapse of Australian Sovereignty

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 27 min read

The Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984: Planning for Shortage in an Age of Manufactured Dependence

The Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984: Planning for Shortage in an Age of Manufactured Dependence

The Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984: Planning for Shortage in an Age of Manufactured Dependence

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 276 min read

Illustration of a commercial fisher facing rough seas beneath charts, coins and official-looking documents, symbolising how so-called best practice science can mask economic and policy pressures on Australia’s domestic seafood industry.

Illustration of a commercial fisher facing rough seas beneath charts, coins and official-looking documents, symbolising how so-called best practice science can mask economic and policy pressures on Australia’s domestic seafood industry.

Best Practice Science or Best Practice Spin?

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 258 min read

Manufactured Dependence in Australia: The Grounded and the Untethered

Manufactured Dependence in Australia: The Grounded and the Untethered

Manufactured Dependence in Australia: The Grounded and the Untethered

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 206 min read

Illustration of Australia sinking into rough seas beside cargo ships and a crate of imported seafood, symbolising Australia’s growing dependence on overseas food and fuel.

Illustration of Australia sinking into rough seas beside cargo ships and a crate of imported seafood, symbolising Australia’s growing dependence on overseas food and fuel.

Elections Have Consequences: How Australia Voted for Import Dependence

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 186 min read

Man staring in a mirror casting Blame. Fuel Security Crisis

Man staring in a mirror casting Blame. Fuel Security Crisis

Australia’s Fuel Security Crisis Is Also a Crisis of Trust

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 136 min read

A stranded commercial fisher sits beside an idle trawler marked “No Fuel” while a distressed farmer sits in a dry paddock near a stationary tractor, symbolising how fuel insecurity threatens both fishing and farming.

A stranded commercial fisher sits beside an idle trawler marked “No Fuel” while a distressed farmer sits in a dry paddock near a stationary tractor, symbolising how fuel insecurity threatens both fishing and farming.

Fuel Security Is Food Security: What Will Australia Eat If the Diesel Stops?

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 125 min read

Jenga tower illustrating Australia food sovereignty with capacity stack layers including production, processing, logistics, inputs, skills and regulation while blocks labelled abattoirs and fuel security are removed.

Jenga tower illustrating Australia food sovereignty with capacity stack layers including production, processing, logistics, inputs, skills and regulation while blocks labelled abattoirs and fuel security are removed.

Australia Food Sovereignty Is Thinning as Critical Food System Layers Disappear

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 66 min read

Queensland fisheries closures timeline showing major fishing bans from 1998 to 2027 and their impact on Australia's seafood supply and food security.

Queensland fisheries closures timeline showing major fishing bans from 1998 to 2027 and their impact on Australia's seafood supply and food security.

Queensland Fisheries Closures Are Putting Australia's Seafood Food Security at Risk

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 43 min read

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

Joshua Van Der Neut

Feb 275 min read

Infographic showing Australian commercial fishing closures on one side and rising seafood imports from less regulated overseas fisheries on the other, questioning whether best practice science is exporting environmental risk.

Infographic showing Australian commercial fishing closures on one side and rising seafood imports from less regulated overseas fisheries on the other, questioning whether best practice science is exporting environmental risk.

Is Best Practice Science Actually Best Practice?

Dane Van Der Neut

Feb 254 min read

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