A working party of persons with technical and practical experience in scallop biology, hatchery technology, economics, management, fishing operations and processing technology was convened to develop a study on the feasibility of enhancing and culturing saucer scallops (Amusium balloti) in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
The saucer scallop, Amusium balloti, is distributed along the Western and Eastern coast of Australia and supports a fishery in both Queensland and Western Australia. Two commercial companies are investing in sea-ranching operations in an attempt to stabilise and increase annual catches. These...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
This project undertook analyses to understand the role of overfishing and the environment on saucer scallops.
The analyses indicated reduced numbers of spawning scallops. Historical levels of fishing and environmental influences such as from increased sea surface temperatures (SST) have amplified...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
This research was undertaken on the Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) fishery in southeast
Queensland, which is an important component of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery
(QECOTF). The research was undertaken by a collaborative team from the Queensland Department...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct