Project number:
1992-010
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$42,225.00
Principal Investigator:
Rik C. Buckworth
Organisation:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade
Project start/end date:
21 Nov 1992
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30 Jun 1994
Contact:
FRDC
1. To examine the effect of combination of trap design baits and setting periods on catch rates from traps
2. To evaluate the commercial feasibility of prawn trapping operations
3. To examine the size and selectivity of trap designs particularly in comparison with catches of small prawns by otter trawls
4. To ascertain and evaluate differences in quality between trapped and trawled prawns with particular reference to those destined for export live
Final report
Author:
Rik Buckworth
