Hatchery production of fish in Australia has increased rapidly over recent years to support expanding fish culture industries for established (e.g. barramundi, estimated to reach 4000 mt worth $25-30 million in 2003-4 (Barramundi Farming Association, workshop, Darwin, NT, 2003) and emerging species...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
This project addresses the problem of post-harvest mortality in wild caught abalone, a problem which has been attributed to stress facilitated by a number of factors including; harvest practices, practices during transport from the reef to the processor, and the time of the year (influence of...
For many years now, industry and researchers have recognised the problems with using catch and effort data from commercial logbooks as the main index of abundance for SESSF species. It is generally agreed that this would be largely addressed by the implemenation of fishery independent surveys to...
A diverse range of stakeholders keen to improve marine productivity are coming together to investigate the potential benefits of shellfish reef restoration
By Catherine Norwood
The re-establishment of shellfish reefs around the country is the focus of a growing number of habitat...