Marine resource management in Australia is increasingly encompassing economic considerations. At the Commonwealth level, fisheries management has an explicit objective to maximise the net economic returns to the Australian community through the appropriate use of fisheries resources. A substantial...

An advanced national seafood industry leadership program has been delivered since 2000. The initial National Leadership Program was held in Handorf in 2000. Cheryl Phillips – Leading Industries/Change Industries, this applicant Jill Briggs – Rural Training Initiatives and Martin Smallridge –...

Representatives from well established Marine Discovery Centres, now 9 Centres across Australia, have seen the need to educate Australians in understanding the needs of commercial, recreational and indigenous fishers. Our Centres are often quite isolated in terms of support and we believe that...