Red spot disease (RSD), a cutaneous ulcerative disease of estuarine fish, was first reported from the Burnetfc River in Queensland in 1972. By 1985, when the present application was submitted, seasonally recurrent RSD outbreaks were adversely
affecting commercial fisheries in many east coast...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Individual transferable catch quotas (ITQs) were allocated to fishermen in the Australian southern bluefin tuna fishery in 1984. The profitability of the industry increased substantially as a result. This is despite the total Australian catch being halved between 1984 and 1987 due to a decline in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Catch statistics for 13 species from commercial and research trawls conducted between 1979 and 1984 in the southern areas of the South-East Trawl fishery are examined. Catch and catch per swept area from demersal trawls were stratified by position, depth and month and shots were subsequently...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
The aim of this project was to investigate the commercial viability of catching squid in Bass Strait, and marketing the catch, over a twelve month period.
The grant was sought to offset some of the operating expenses during exploratory fishing, especially during the winter and spring months when...