The author and son, Glenn, have been involved in the octopus fishery since 1988 having been drawn to the idea by the “Report on the third phase survey for commercial harvesting of octopuses in W.A. waters” carried out by the Department of Fisheries and Japanese advisors in 1981. Having...

Governments intervene to manage the exploitation and conservation of aquatic resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Such management involves balancing an array of complex and sometimes conflicting public policy objectives – canvassing contentious issues such as...

Throughout the world, the fishing industry has come under increased pressure to comply with environmental requirements. This pressure has been prompted by scientific evidence that most of the world's commercial fisheries stock have either been over-fished or are in danger of over­exploitation beyond...