This report was trying to establish, with one of the Japanese Companies who are longline fishing south of Tasmania, a contact so that in the future we can establish a radio contact and exchange fishing information so we can fish the same areas. Since the beginning of the FIRTA GRANT we have...

Following approval for Project No. 1985-042 arrangements were made for FTV Bluefin to conduct filming trials in conjunction with personnel from the N.S.W. Division of Fisheries and S.A. State Fisheries, in Jervis Bay N.S.W. In addition to the work specified in Project No. 1985-042 the diving teams...

At the start of this project, there was only the project vessel equipped with Japanese machinery and gear. During this year this has grown to eight vessels fully equipped to fish using Japanese methods and a further 15/20 vessels which have Australian devised systems using entirely monofilament...

The CCSBT has recognized for a number of years that a better understanding of the population biology and demographics of southern bluefin tuna (SBT) is necessary for improved population modeling and stock assessments. In 1996, the CCSBT Scientific Committee identified three areas where our...