An innovative waste treatment technology is emerging that utilises black soldier fly (BSF) to rapidly consume agricultural wastes (50% reduction in 24hrs) converting it into high quality protein for livestock and aquaculture. BSF are non-biting, non-invasive, non-pest fly species that do not eat,...

The general public has recently communicated concern to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture regarding the potential for fin-fish aquaculture activities to attract potentially dangerous shark species to coastal areas. It is broadly considered that activities that possibly attract sharks may pose a risk...

FISHERY SYNTHESIS A major purse seine fishery for small pelagics developed off Tasmania in the mid-1980s, with catches peaking at over 40,000 t in the late 1980s (Pullen 1994a). The fishery was based on surface schooling jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) with catches that were prone to large...

The Australian Southern Rock Lobster commercial fishery uses traps or “pots” to capture Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Under total allowable commercial catches (TACCs), improving the catch efficiency of fishing gear used in commercial fishing operations offers an opportunity to...