The licensed crustacean fishermen on the south coast of Western Australia recognised that a resource of Crystal Crab, Chaceon bicolor existed between Cape Leeuwin (ca 115º E) and the South Australian border (129º E). In order to develop this resource to its optimum and sustainable...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
This project has confirmed the knowledge that management of barramundi translocations outside their natural range requires fisheries authorities take into account the risk that barramundi nodavirus may lethally infect native freshwater fishes. The project has shown barramundi nodavirus can...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
A better understanding of the links between benthic habitat, oceanography, and fisheries productivity is a major priority of the Blacklip Abalone, Haliotis rubra, and Southern Rock Lobster, Jasus edwardsii, industries to improve sustainable management of these important natural resources. This...
Typically abalone are found clustered into aggregations of many individuals along gutters and ledges that dissect the surfaces of the reefs they inhabit. Commercial abalone divers take advantage of this clustering behaviour and specifically target aggregations to minimise the time spent searching...