There are major commercial prawn fisheries in South Australia, Western Australia, the Comonwealth, New South Wales and Queensland as well as a minor fishery in Victoria. Total catches from these states being around 23 000t in 2003/04 with a total value of $300m making it the second most valuable...
Worldwide, the keeping of ornamental fish in aquaria is a popular hobby; aquaria are a regular sight in many homes and in workplaces and other public spaces. Various sources report that the international trade of ornamental fish is in excess of USD$350 million or 600 million individual fish...
Inconsistent quality of farmed barramundi (pond or recirculation system) in the marketplace has
been identified as a major issue causing buyer resistance and negative market impacts. This is
limiting realisation of full revenue return for farmed barramundi. The inconsistency in quality is
mainly...
The Australian wild caught prawn fishery is one of Australia’s most valuable and celebrated wild catch fisheries. It is located around Australia’s mainland coast, is worth $277 million at farm gate; 42% northern Australia Commonwealth fisheries, 25% Qld, 13% WA, 12% SA, 7% NSW and 1% Vic.
Efforts...
A recently completed pilot-study, funded by the FRDC titled ‘Assessment of the implications of interactions between fur seals and sea lions and the southern rock lobster and gillnet sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) in South Australia’ (2005/077, Goldsworthy et...
Australian abalone (Haliotis spp) support major commercial fisheries in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales with total catches from these States being around 5500t in 2004-05. Of this catch, Tasmania is the largest producer with approximately 50% of the total...
One of the biggest challenges facing fisheries managers and policy makers is how to effectively govern and manage fisheries that involve various fishing sectors (i.e. commercial, recreational, Aboriginal), and that are distributed across jurisdictional management boundaries. Competition (and related...
Small pelagic fishes such as Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax), Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus), Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and Redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) are known as forage or low trophic level species (Pikitch et al. 2012). They are critical components of pelagic ecosystems...
Coral trout is the key target species in the Queensland Coral Reef Fin fish Fishery (CRFFF). The fishery area spans 14 degrees of latitude, and approximately 150 out of 367 vessels who are endorsed to take coral reef fin fish, target coral trout between the tip of Cape York and the southern boundary...