Midway between Victoria and Tasmania, King Island is a major trading centre for some of Australia’s highest-value wild-catch fisheries
Grassy Harbour, King Island, is one of Tasmania’s top landing ports for Southern Rocklobsters (Jasus edwardsii).
Photos: Catherine Norwood
By Catherine...
This application was developed as a result of activities in FRDC project 2012/037. The project, endorsed by the QFRAB, involved a detailed literature review of the current understanding and gaps in knowledge in the fish-habitat relationships of Australia’s coastal fisheries species. This review was...
This application was developed because representatives from all abalone producing states agreed that the Australian abalone industry needs to enhance its position in the world market through a comprehensive marketing, advertising and promotional campaign, aligned to an industry development plan that...
Amoebic gill disease in farmed Tasmanian salmon:
Amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects the culture of Atlantic salmon during the marine grow-out phase of production. The causative agent of amoebic gill disease is Neoparamoeba perurans (1) which when present upon the gills causes extensive...
Dr Standish Allen is a world leader in polyploidy of shellfish and has been working with SCL on a commercial basis through 4C’s Breeding Technologies, Inc. for the past 10 years. Dr. Allen has assisted SCL in commercialising the production of Spawnless Pacific Oysters in Australia (natural...
Southern Rock Lobster Ltd (SRL) was formed in 2004 as the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) body for the Southern Rock Lobster fishing sector. SRL has undertaken the RD&E Planning and Management through a project agreement (2010-402) with FRDC since 2011. This agreement...
Discussion with stock assessment scientists and fisheries scientists at Fisheries Queensland, in addition to consultation with staff at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has highlighted the need for greater long-term information on past catch rates, average sizes of fish caught, relative...
With planning approvals finalised, and crucial research underway, Australia appears to be poised for a surge in aquaculture production
In 2008 it seemed optimistic, but not unreasonable, that Australia would be producing 100,000 tonnes of fish and seafood from aquaculture by 2015. At the...