The Western Rock Lobster Fishery was managed for over 40 years by ensuring the breeding stock levels would be above threshold reference points using a range of effort controls such as limited pot numbers, closed seasons and biological controls (e.g. protection of breeding females and minimum and...

In today’s world of business, digitalisation is commonplace but so is the resulting skills gap. Many organisations are struggling with effective, efficient digital adoption because they expect employees to adapt to these technical changes on their own. In an organisation where this is the case,...

In the last 10 years the GVP of the Australian wild capture prawn industry has declined from approximately $364 million in 1998/99 to $232 million in 2008/09 (DAFF, 1999; 2009). Although some of this decline can be attributed to a lowered catch (27, 871t to 19, 956t) a gradual lowering of price...