Conference registrations of 244 which included 13 free for Sponsors were considered to be well above expectations. The higher than expected registrations and sound management resulted in the conference making a profit. Feedback from delegates personally and via Facebook and emails indicated a high...

Fishing mortality rates for the major targeted and byproduct species of sharks landed by the Queensland East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery (ECIFFF) have been estimated. The effects of these fishing mortality rates on population persistence for these species have also been modelled with demographic...