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--- Watch Aaron FaAoso in  Strait to the Plate at 7.30pm, Thursday nights from April 22 on SBS Food (Ch.33) and NITV, then SBS On Demand --- Strait to the Plate is about connection. Yes, it’s about food and wonderful cooks. Yes, it’s about a beautiful corner of Australia (and we’re not joking when we say the Torres Strait Islands should ready themselves for an influx of visitors who appreciate fresh air and endless seas and rich, ancient history). But it’s so much more than a food an...

Meriam elder Uncle Alo Tapim telling the story about the lady in the Moon. Tides of change Lunar phases link to the changing tides, a relationship that is well established in Islander knowledge systems. One practical application links to fishing. Elders teach that the best time to fish is during a neap (lower amplitude) tide during the First or Last Quarter Moon, rather than a spring (higher amplitude) tide during the New or Full Moon phase. The spring tides are much bigger, meaning the tidal w...