This Rock Lobster Post-Harvest Subprogram (RLPHS) was initially established in 1996. In 1999 an independent review was commissioned by FRDC . The review recommended the continuation of the Subprogram, with an increased requirement for industry to play a more dominant role in determining what, if...

Culture of Pacific oysters has developed rapidly in South Australia, which has the highest production in Australia, with a farm-gate value of $40M (~6,250,000 dozen) and ~1000 FTEs employed in 2011/12 (EcoSearch, 2003). Oysters are a filter feeding bivalve with a large filtration capacity, and can...

Yellowtail Kingfish, Seriola lalandi is a relatively new species that has been cultured in South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales, with over 90% production from Clean Seas Tuna (CST, Arno Bay, SA). The current production of Yellowtail Kingfish in South Australia was approximately...

Challenge 1: Improve the sustainability of natural resources supporting wild-catch and aquaculture. • improve governance, policies, and methods in wild-catch management; in particular optimize the operation of spatial management. Challenge 3: Increase the social and economic return of fish...

The small pelagic fish functional group is an important link between the primary and secondary producers and the higher predators including the valuable wild tuna species and some other commercial species, as well as marine mammals and seabirds. Since most of the collapses of major pelagic fisheries...