In 1982, CSIRO applied to the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account for funding of a joint biological investigation of northern Australian pelagic fish stocks. At that time these stocks supported a Taiwanese surface gill-net fishery based on sharks, tunas and Spanish mackerel.
During the 1970's...
Gummy sharks and school sharks are aged by counting growth-increment bands on the articular faces of vertebrae stained with alizarin red. The age data are required for application of age-structured fishery assessment models used by the Southern Shark Fishery Assessment Group for stock advice to the...
A changing culture, education and a robust supply chain are three very important roles in Australia’s oyster industry. The Australian oyster culture is changing with the help of international chefs and one particular oyster finisher, Steve Feletti; who has been leading the way in changing the...