The stamps are designed by Sonia Young of the Australia Post Design Studio, using illustrations by Dr Lindsay Marshall, a natural history artist and PhD in shark morphology and fisheries science. They feature three sustainable Australian fish species, along with the relevant commercial fishing technique used to minimise environmental impacts.<\/p>\n
Professor of marine system management at the University of Tasmania, Keith Sainsbury, who consulted with Australia Post on the stamps, said: \u201cSustainable fishing requires keeping fishing to a level that allows it to continue indefinitely, maintaining the integrity of ecosystems, and using non-destructive, wild-capture fishing techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large and slender deep-water species whose commercial fisheries are located in the Southern Ocean and the Ross Sea. To minimise the effect on seabirds, fisheries use an exclusion device which forms a barrier around the area where line hauling occurs.<\/p>\n
Blue Grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), also known as Hoki, is a bottom-dwelling deep-water fish found in temperate marine waters off New Zealand and Australia. Special seal excluder devices are used to help seals swim out of nets if they are accidentally caught.<\/p>\n
Tiger Flathead (Platycephalus richardsoni) is found from northern New South Wales to western Victoria, including Tasmanian waters. The commercial fisheries are located in south-eastern Australia and the Great Australian Bight and use mesh of varying sizes in different parts of the net to help undersized fish to escape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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