Public scrutiny of trawl impacts from fisheries on seafloor ecosystems is increasing (Amoroso et al. 2018). Demonstrating the environmental sustainability of trawling is a major challenge. Well-managed trawl fisheries aim to employ best practices, which are described as ‘management and technical...
Aquaculture is the fastest growing livestock industry in Australia, and is expected to double in value to $2 billion by 2027 to meet global seafood demand (National Aquaculture Strategic Plan). However, aquatic disease is a major limiting factor for this relatively young primary industry. Veterinary...
The Commonwealth Government has recently announced the development of a National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) that is considering the release of the Cyprinid herpes virus 3 (CyHV-3) into various bodies of water in Australia, including the Murray-Darling Basin, along with other control measures, to...
The Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics, formerly known as the Australian fisheries statistics, has presented annual updates on the value and volume of fisheries production and trade data since 1992. Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics continues to be the only collated and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
The proposed program will build on the significant work already conducted by CESSH on behalf of all
sectors of the seafood industry. It is intended that CESSH will be established as the point of contact
for seafood post-harvest research and seafood health benefits communication. In collaboration...
This project is one of six projects in the Aquafin CRC Health Program portfolio of projects for 2004-2008 addressing the problem of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon. The Aquafin CRC Review Panel on AGD research recommended in November 2003 that a proposed full research project on...
Harvest strategies are used all over the world and have been adopted in most Australian fisheries jurisdictions to improve fisheries management and the outcomes for fish species and fisheries.
The National Guidelines to Develop Fishery Harvest Strategies (‘the National Guidelines’, Sloan et al...