Commonwealth fisheries are required to implement harvest strategies in accordance with the Commonwealth Harvest Strategy Policy. Harvest strategies provide agreed processes for monitoring and assessment, reference points, indicators and rules for managing a fishery so that it meets specific...

The marine environment produces a wide range of ecosystem services, many of which may be affected by fisheries management, but not necessarily considered in fisheries management decision-making. These may include recreational and cultural services as well as supporting services for a range of marine...

Challenge 1: Improve the sustainability of natural resources supporting wild-catch and aquaculture. • improve governance, policies, and methods in wild-catch management; in particular optimize the operation of spatial management. Challenge 3: Increase the social and economic return of fish...

Why: This application was developed to seek funding for a project to collect data on indigenous commercial fishers which can then be used as a basis to develop specific strategies designed to keep them in the industry in the face of a rapidly changing management environment. As traditional...