In 2010, the Australian Fisheries Managers Forum listed access and allocation as one of the top priority policy issues to be addressed in Australian fisheries. Subsequently, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) formed a working group to examine possible approaches to access...
This project trialled the use of remote cameras to monitor the relative abundance of Australian sea lions (ASLs, Neophoca cinerea) at three Western Australian (WA) breeding colonies. The research was undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to assess...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
This project was carried out by scientists from AAHL CSIRO (Dr Serge Corbeil) and from LaTrobe
University (Drs Karla Helbig and Subir Sarker). After discovering the existence of an abalone species
(Päua - Haliotis iris) resistant to AVG our research team based in Geelong and Melbourne...
The Australian Abalone aquaculture industry continues to search for performance improvements in farmed hybrid Abalone (Haliotis laevigata x H. rubra) to satisfy increasing consumer demand. This project was the first in 25 years to comprehensively profile existing commercial feeds and found large...
As the link between land and sea environments, estuaries are complex ecosystems vulnerable to human impacts, which directly and indirectly affect plants and animals, including fish. Fish are key biological indicators of environmental contamination, as they are water breathers, common in aquatic...
Australian aquatic veterinary emergency plan (AQUAVETPLAN) for Operational Procedures Manuals for Disposal and Decontamination can be accessed from the federal Department of...