For centuries, Portunid (swimming) crabs have constituted an important secondary crop in the traditional intertidal fishponds of Asia. The most commonly cultivated crab is Scylla serrata, which is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific from eastern South Africa to Hawaii and from northern...

This report was prepared to summarise the yearly activities of Australian participation in the tuna handline/pole fishery in the Coral Sea adjacent to Cairns over the period 1981 to 1983.

Assessing the biological, technical & economic feasibility of a range of aquaculture projects, including scallops, mussels & abalone and encourage the commercial development of those showing promise.