This project was completed by Southern Fishery and Ecosystem Solutions and Wiri Miya Aboriginal Corporation in conjunction with the Aboriginal community. Project activities mostly took place in the Port Victoria and Point Pearce area, in Guuranda Country in the summer and autumn of 2022 and...
This study explored the extent to which values are shared (or not shared) by fishers across three key sectors (i.e., Indigenous, commercial and recreational). The study was run online using Q-Method Software (https://qmethodsoftware.com), a semi-quantitative technique used to explore human...
This project is aimed to develop a New South Wales (NSW) Commercial Wild Catch Fishing Industry research Development & Extension (RD&E) Strategic Plan for 2018-2023 to ensure relevant and strategic priorities are set for the industry. The plan was based on the development of a...
The Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC), the Sydney Fish Market and the Australia– China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) program agreed to fund the Professional Fishermen’s Association (PFA) proposed trade mission to China to explore the concept...
The NSW Professional Fishermen’s Association in conjunction with the Fisheries Research Development Corporation organised an intensive workshop with a wide representation of participants from across Australia aimed at addressing issue of theft of and from estuarine...
The Professional Fishermen’s Association (PFA) was borne out of concern about the future of the commercial fishing industry in NSW. Concern was primarily on the decline in their long term rights to harvest seafood on the behalf of the community.
While the PFA has grown and delivered an...