Aquaculture has been practiced in Australia for approximately 40,000 years by Aboriginal communities who used sophisticated fish traps to capture and hold fish. The modern Australian aquaculture industry is relatively new, having grown in volume at an average rate of around 12% per annum since...

Unacceptable levels of bycatch have the potential to close major fisheries and to affect markets for seafood, regardless of the fishery’s economic importance and the health of commercial fish stocks. One of the earliest and most dramatic examples of the significance of bycatch was the 1990s decline...

It has been estimated that tropical prawn trawl fisheries generate between 27-35% of bycatch globally. This is due to the relatively small size of the target species, requiring the use of small mesh sizes which results in an inherently non-selective method of capture. Previous research in Queensland...

In 2009 and 2011 the CRC commissioned Omnibus studies to set benchmarks and monitor changes in consumers attitudes and behaviours towards seafood. Since this time the CRC has undertaken a vast array or projects across the industry. This final Omnibus will serve two key purposes: it will continue the...