There are increasing demands for Australian fisheries management agencies to demonstrate that fisheries under their jurisdiction are being managed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The decision-making processes of the ESD management framework...
Shark 'drop-out' is a term used by fishermen to describe the phenomenon where sharks fall out of shark gillnets during hauling operations. The term is distinguished from shark 'escapement' which is the phenomenon where sharks _struggle to free themselves from gillnets with a high probability of...
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 aims of the Lakes Entrance scallop work were threefold: to monitor the period and abundance of spat settlement at sites east and west of Lakes Entrance; to survey scallop grounds for the distribution and abundance of juvenile and commercial sized scallops; and to determine the growth rate of...
The aim of this project was to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal fishing practices (past and present) through the development of educational materials.
This was to be undertaken as on-the-job training while working at Fisheries Victoria’s Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre...