NSW DPI newshttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.auCurrent news releases from NSW DPI.Get Hooked Fishing Workshop on the North Coast http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/fishing-workshop-north-coastNorth Coast students will put their knowledge to the test, hook, line and sinker, during their first fishing trip as part of a NSW Government initiative, Industry & Investment (I&I) NSW State Coordinator, Dee McElligott, said today.06 Nov 2009A bug's life: Wagga Wagga study into beneficial broadacre insectshttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/a-bugs-lifeA three year national project to assess potential benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in broadacre farming is due to start next January.05 Nov 2009Winter crop prospects continue to declinehttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/winter-crop-prospectsThe latest NSW Grains Report shows prospects for this years winter crop harvest have continued to spiral downwards, Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said today.04 Nov 2009Thieves caught in operation targeting blackmarket abalone industryhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/blackmarket-abalone-industryAn operation targeting blackmarket abalone receivers has netted two more offenders who were fined more than $7000 for their role in the illegal trade, Industry & Investment NSW Special Operations Manager, Tony Andrews, said today.04 Nov 2009Funding boost for forests and fisheries projects http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/general/funding-boost-for-forests-and-fisheries-projectsThree scientific projects involving scientists from Industry & Investment NSW to protect pine plantations from exotic pests, track large predatory fish, and collect important forest data have received $900,000 in research funding.04 Nov 2009Abalone thieves feel long arm of the lawhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/abalone-thievesA man has been given a four month suspended jail sentence after being found with hundreds of abalone on the NSW far south coast, Industry & Investment NSW Special Operations Manager, Tony Andrews, said today.04 Nov 2009I&I NSW research to benefit estuarine fisheries resources and biodiversity in NSWhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/research-to-benefit-estuarine-fisheriesA new study to identify the most reliable and cost-effective data collection methods will benefit commercial and recreational fishers through improved assessment and management of fisheries resources, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said today.03 Nov 2009Illegal fishers hit in the hip pockethttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/illegal-fishers-hitIllegal fishers are paying the price, with NSW Courts continuing to issue heavy fines to people caught doing the wrong thing, Industry & Investment NSWs Special Operations Manager, Tony Andrews, said today.03 Nov 2009Free grapevine guide smokeshttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/free-grapevine-guide-smokesSmoky flavours - good and bad, understanding heat stress and enhancing the accuracy of winegrape yield forecasts feature in the new Grapevine Management Guide 2009 -10.02 Nov 2009Recreational fishers to benefit from Nodavirus researchhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/nodavirus-researchNSW Government scientists are undertaking research into a little understood disease that has the potential to impact on the states intensive aquaculture sector, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald announced today.02 Nov 2009