This project originated at a meeting of the Research Sub-committee of the Marine Scalefish Fishery Management Committee held on 18 March 2005. The project was then identified at the SAFRAB Research & Development workshop held on 23 March as a priority project for the Marine Scalefish fishery.
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This project was developed in response to the AS-CRCs recognition that the investment in CRC activities was intended to create an ongoing legacy that outlasts the life of the CRC. This project deals with a single theme of the CRC (Future Harvest) and was developed to provide guidance on how...
There is an urgent need to accurately identify introduced marine worms and distinguish them from native Australian species. The National Marine Pest Sectoral Committee (MPSC) including representatives from all states and New Zealand identified correct recognition of marine pests as a high priority...
The project was developed in response to the recent emergence of QX disease in Port Stephens. The short term need this project seeks to address have been resolved in consultation with the Port Stephens QX Working group, a collective of representatives from NSW farmers, Port Stephens oyster growers,...
This application was developed in consultation with Oysters Australia, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, oyster researchers and oyster growers in response to ongoing QX disease outbreaks in Sydney rock oysters in NSW and QLD. The challenges posed by QX disease, and knowledge gaps...
Saltmarshes receive new recognition for their crucial role in the food chain and the economic productivity of coastal fisheries
By Aisling Fontanini
Researchers use a sampling sled to capture prawns in NSW estuaries in order to identify the most valuable habitat.
Photo: NSW Department of...
Improved science and greater collaboration in research and management can emerge from opportunities for scientists and managers from different fields to share their work
By Catherine Norwood
The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) will hold its 40th annual conference this year at the...