NSW DPI (formerly NSW Fisheries) established a breeding program in 1990 in Port Stephens and the Georges River with the aim of selecting Sydney rock oysters (SRO) for faster growth. The program was later expanded to include selection for resistance to the two major diseases, winter mortality and QX....

The Tasmanian lobster resource is characterized by large spatial differences in growth and reproduction parameters. Although the biology is variable spatially, the same management rules are applied across the fishery. Fleet dynamics are also uneven and effort increasingly targets depleted inshore...

FRDC Project 2001/235 clearly demonstrated that the level and duration of heat input during processing is directly related to the level of weight loss and the incidence of melanosis after processing in rock lobsters. The results also showed that current processing methods are not capable of reducing...

Project arose The Western Australian Fishing industry Council has developed a comprehensive occupational health and safety Code for use in the fishing industry. This Code established a benchmark or best practice guidelines tailored to the WA Occupational Safety and Health Act and Regulations and...