The inland commercial fishery in New South Wales had a _mean annual catch of 344t over the past three decades, and is currently worth $1. 7 million per annum (1995/96 value). The commercial fishery commenced in the late 19th Century, and although production figures are available from 1883 onwards,...

Determining the age of sharks is difficult. A reliable independent method of validating age estimates is needed, apart from relying on tag return data. The success of radiometric analysis for bony fish overseas and in Australia suggested that it would be worth trying the method on sharks. Four...

Squid are an increasing component in the reported byproduct of commercial prawn and finfish trawlers in northern Australian shelf waters and interest has been shown by Queensland and Northern Territory fishers in developing target fisheries for squid using jigs. In general, squid caught on jigs or...