The Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC) identified the national roll-out of the Angel Rings program as a key project as part of the Recereational Fishing Industry Development Strategy (RFIDS). There was unanimous agreement that the NSW project had a demonstrated track record in saving...
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Australian National Sportfishing Association Ltd (ANSA) NSW
Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) is an iconic and highly valued species in Australia, both to the commercial fishing industry and the recreational sector. The stock is at a very low level and was listed as conservation dependent in 2010. At the same time, recreational catches of SBT appear to have...
Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast has been a site for salmonid aquaculture (both Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, and rainbow trout, Onchorynchus mykiss) since the 1980s, however it wasn’t until the early 2000s that standing biomass in the harbour increased beyond 1000 tonnes. Across the...