The SESSF has had a Tiered set of harvest strategies fully in place since 2007, and the assessment methods and harvest control rules specific to each Tier have been formally management strategy evaluation (MSE) tested to ensure that they meet the Commonwealth harvest strategy policy objectives (AFMA...
The FRDC finds business confidence in the seafood sector remains positive, although there is more it can do to engage stakeholders
By Annabel Boyer
The FRDC’s latest survey of stakeholders engaged in the commercial supply of seafood has found businesses, governments and researchers...
Inclusion of an additional piece of work to 2012/125
This project will link past and current research with the review, providing a technical review of implementation of the HSP and on those areas of potential improvement.
Ranching Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) is a successful Australian aquaculture sector. Since 1990, the industry has expanded to produce about 9000 tonnes of gilled and gutted SBT annually with an estimated value of between $AU100 - 300 million depending on factors such as SBT survival and performance,...
Research findings and a panel presented by Women in Seafood Australasia at Seafood Directions 2022 emphasised the need for the industry to tackle the gender gap at all levels.
By Claire Crawford
Research conducted by Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA) in 2021-22 has revealed...
Discovery
Shrimp, you are here
Photo: Dr. Arthur Anker UFG
A pink-clawed shrimp that makes noise loud enough to kill small fish has been named in honour of British band Pink Floyd.
Synalpheus pink oydi was discovered by a group of analysts from the UK, Brazil and the US, off...
The Western Rocklobster industry (and the fishing industry in general) is experiencing a labour shortage, with many fishers experiencing difficulty obtaining skilled crew, particularly as returns on investment decrease and labour shifts to other primary and resource industry sectors. To address...
The WRLC provides recommendations to government on the annual TACC (quotas). The Harvest Strategy for the Western Rock Lobster fishery requires that this recommendation should be based on the Maximum Economic Yield (MEY) analysis conducted by DoF, with additional viewpoints being provided by...