Game fishers with a real passion for Southern Bluefin Tuna are being invited to become Tuna Champions – experts able to seamlessly interweave sport, innovation and a duty to care for this iconic species
Photo: Sean Tracey
By Gio Braidotti
Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) populations are...
Small pelagic fishes such as Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax), Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus), Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and Redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) are known as forage or low trophic level species (Pikitch et al. 2012). They are critical components of pelagic ecosystems...
Commercial fishing is an economically important activity in the Torres Strait Protected Zone (TSPZ) providing financial opportunities for the traditional inhabitants of the region. The Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) has a policy of maximising the opportunities for Islander participation in...
The importance of Sea Country was the focus of an Indigenous workshop including twenty delegates from Australian and New Zealand First Nations communities during the International Seaweed Symposium held in Hobart.
Sharing knowledge, building benefits for First Nations people, recognising...
Under its Statutory Funding Agreement (SFA) with the Commonwealth Government, the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) may be required to commission a periodic independent review of its performance. The intent of the review is to ensure FRDC is meeting the requirements of the...