In the mid to late 1980s NORMAC began to suspect that tiger prawn spawning stocks in the NPF may have been reduced by fishing to levels that reduced recruitment to the fishery. A vessel buy-back scheme and other effort reductions were introduced to reverse this trend but, by the mid-1990s, the...

Understanding the social contribution of aquaculture and fisheries activities is becoming increasingly important as community and market expectations continue to demand greater ethical and responsible social and environmental stewardship from the industry. The SROI processes and principles offer a...