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January 2026

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The Price of Freshness: Why Local Seafood Costs So Much

The Price of Freshness: Why Local Seafood Costs So Much

The Price of Freshness: Why Local Seafood Costs So Much

Joshua Van Der Neut

Apr 28, 20253 min read

Marine Parks and the Decline of Australian Seafood: Time to Rethink Our Priorities

Marine Parks and the Decline of Australian Seafood: Time to Rethink Our Priorities

Marine Parks and the Decline of Australian Seafood: Time to Rethink Our Priorities

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 25, 20253 min read

The Trenchmaker and the Fisherman: How We Lost the Freedom to Innovate

The Trenchmaker and the Fisherman: How We Lost the Freedom to Innovate

The Trenchmaker and the Fisherman: How We Lost the Freedom to Innovate

Joshua Van Der Neut

Apr 21, 20254 min read

Riding the Wave of Innovation

Riding the Wave of Innovation

Riding the Wave of Innovation

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 18, 20253 min read

When the Boats go Quiet

When the Boats go Quiet

When the Boats go Quiet

Joshua Van Der Neut

Apr 14, 20252 min read

Australia’s Fishing Crisis: Government Failures, Cheap Imports, and What It Means for You

Australia’s Fishing Crisis: Government Failures, Cheap Imports, and What It Means for You

Australia’s Fishing Crisis: Government Failures, Cheap Imports, and What It Means for You

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 11, 20254 min read

Hiding in the shadows

Hiding in the shadows

The Cloak of Silence

Joshua Van Der Neut

Apr 7, 20253 min read

A Fisherman’s Journey: From Childhood Dream to Industry Advocate

A Fisherman’s Journey: From Childhood Dream to Industry Advocate

A Fisherman’s Journey: From Childhood Dream to Industry Advocate

Dane Van Der Neut

Apr 4, 20256 min read

Paper Nets Catch No Fish

Paper Nets Catch No Fish

Paper Nets Catch No Fish

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 31, 20252 min read

Election Results Announced for NSW Wild Harvest Fishers Inc. Inaugural Board

Election Results Announced for NSW Wild Harvest Fishers Inc. Inaugural Board

Election Results Announced for NSW Wild Harvest Fishers Inc. Inaugural Board

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 29, 20252 min read

The Truth About Mulloway: Are They Really Overfished?

The Truth About Mulloway: Are They Really Overfished?

The Truth About Mulloway: Are They Really Overfished?

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 28, 20253 min read

Fishing boats in the sunrise

Fishing boats in the sunrise

Quota Management: “Bricks and Mortar” or Smoke and Mirrors?

Mar 26, 20253 min read

Baptism by Saltwater: My Greenhorn Trial Aboard the Lyndy

Baptism by Saltwater: My Greenhorn Trial Aboard the Lyndy

Baptism by Saltwater: My Greenhorn Trial Aboard the Lyndy

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 24, 20256 min read

Recreational fishers catching fish while seafood consumers are locked out.

Recreational fishers catching fish while seafood consumers are locked out.

Locked Out of Local Seafood: How Fishing Bans Are Hurting Everyday Australians

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 21, 20253 min read

Sardines

Sardines

Lost at Sea: The Fight to Save Australia's Fishing Families

Mar 19, 20252 min read

Seafood-Consumer Exclusion Zones

Seafood-Consumer Exclusion Zones

So Long and Thanks for No Fish

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 17, 20253 min read

Net Loss: How Global Regulations are Sinking Australian Fisheries

Net Loss: How Global Regulations are Sinking Australian Fisheries

Net Loss: How Global Regulations are Sinking Australian Fisheries

Dane Van Der Neut

Mar 14, 20252 min read

The End of an Era: Generational Fishing Families Exterminated Under Qld ALP

The End of an Era: Generational Fishing Families Exterminated Under Qld ALP

The End of an Era: Generational Fishing Families Exterminated Under Qld ALP

Mar 12, 20254 min read

We’ll Represent You Later: Adventures in Chasing Dollars Over Dues

We’ll Represent You Later: Adventures in Chasing Dollars Over Dues

We’ll Represent You Later: Adventures in Chasing Dollars Over Dues

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 10, 20254 min read

Wallis Lake Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery: The Unintended Consequences of Size Limit Reforms

Wallis Lake Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery: The Unintended Consequences of Size Limit Reforms

Wallis Lake Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery: The Unintended Consequences of Size Limit Reforms

Joshua Van Der Neut

Mar 9, 20254 min read

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