The proposed research project was set up to establish DNA-based molecular DNA assays for the DNA fingerprinting (i.e. profiling) of abalone.  This would provide tools for examining populations differences at a molecular genetic level.

The comprehensive consultation process conducted throughout the lifetime of this project ensured the implications of the research have been recognised by the fisheries management authorities and the communities of the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA). In response to the findings of the present project,...

The plight of our freshwater systems necessitates urgent action. It is significant that the comments provided in 'Australia: State of the Environment' (SoEAC 1996) confirm that commonly used indicators of each of the ten key threats to sustainability show continuing deterioration. While most of the...