Results from the current ‘proof of concept’ study indicate that near infrared (NIR) spectra collected from fish otoliths have potential to estimate the age of Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) and Snapper (Pagrus auratus), with performance varying between species and locality of capture. A...

Fish stocking is a valuable and widely used fisheries management tool. If managed well, a fish stocking program can improve the status of declining or threatened fish stocks, restore species diversity to a degraded waterway, and even create a fishery where there was none before. The positive image...

Australia is one of the few countries in the world where much of the domestic catch of prawns is landed chilled after being cooked onboard the vessel. In most other fisheries the catch is chilled thoroughly and then brought into port. This gives the buyer or processor a much greater range of options...