The first stage of this project covered the offshore estuarine stocks of Barramundi and King Salmon. The second stage covers the fish in Commonwealth waters. The main area fished was from Karumba to Weipa and 30mls out to sea. This project has proved a commercial success.

During the 3 years of the study, scallop spatfall was observed to occur over a short period (October-December) after the scallops had spawned in spring. Growth was rapid and scallops reached an acceptable harvestable size of 70mm within 16 months. Spatfall one year can therefore be related to...

The key outcome of this project is the implementation plan at Appendix 1 which provides a comprehensive, prioritised list of actions for the SESSF as it transitions to a new harvest strategy framework. The implementation plan also provides a framework for ongoing governance and reporting to ensure...