Since publication of the original Plan in early 1999 there have been significant changes in NT Government directions and priorities that required the Plan be updated. These included: Greater emphasis on recreational fishing; Increased prominence being given to aquaculture development, both...

The bulk of the research that has been carried out for the South East Fishery (SEF) over the last decade has focussed on the collection of biological data, assessment of the status of fish stocks, research into the economics of the fishery, and the impact of fishing on the environment. In...

The research programme was largely comprised of farming trials in a 1 ha prawn farming pond and in swimming pools on the pond bank at the field site. Juvenile school prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) were collected by commercial trawlers in Lake Wolloweyah, transported by punt to the pond where they...

The aims of this project were to: Quantify density-dependent effects on wild abalone growth and meat quality Develop a statistical tool for classification of shell age Use length-based models to test the adequacy of shell age performance measures Use length-based models to determine...