Experiments were conducted in northern, central and southern Queensland to investigate the effects of hook design and size on the incidence of hooking injury, and the effects of a number of factors, including barotrauma-treatment method, on post-release survival rates of a suite of key...

The aim of this project was to investigate the commercial viability of catching squid in Bass Strait, and marketing the catch, over a twelve month period. The grant was sought to offset some of the operating expenses during exploratory fishing, especially during the winter and spring months when...