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Friday, May 4, 4:33 p.m. AEST
Aquaculture in indigenous communities
Promoting aquaculture in aboriginal communities in Australia’s northern territory made for an interesting discussion at a conference session this morning.
Aboriginal people own 85 percent of the coastline and intertidal waters in the territory and many government-funded projects have sought – and generally failed - to help these communities set up aquaculture operations.
Analyzing why these projects have failed, Ann Fleming of the Northern Territory’s Aquaculture Branch said the main barriers were socio-cultural.
“Aboriginal people have a very different world view and core value system from the ‘western world’,” she explained.
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