The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of Brownlip Abalone biology and fisheries assessment to date. For wild populations, it has provided the most reliable estimates of natural and fishing mortality, size composition and the first to model growth throughout all stages of life. The project...

Prawn trawling is among the world's least selective fishing methods, the unintended consequence being large quantities of bycatch. It is also a method that can disturb benthic habitats and use large quantities of fuel—a significant running cost for many fisheries. Issues of bycatch and fuel...

Due to the Volcano issues at the time the trip was cut short to just the European seafood show. I attended the show for the duration where I visited a lot of stands both for products and equipment. I also spent some time on the Australian stand where I helped and assisted when needed. Outcomes...

This report summarises the research undertaken undera suite of activities that formed FRDC 2013/711.30 Using information taken from a variety of fisheries management and market sources, an underutilised species database was developed based on harvested volumes and price (see appendix 1)....