The Tasmanian freshwater eel industry captures short- and long-finned eels (Anguilla australis and A. reinhardtii) from rivers and freshwater impoundments by predominantly fyke nets. Generally over 95% of the harvest is short-finned eel. The fish are held for a period in holding tanks before being...

This proposal was developed because there is a need, and an opportunity, to improve the management of Blue-Eye Trevalla – one of Australia’s premium commercial scalefish, and an iconic species of south eastern regions including Tasmania. Blue-eye Trevalla is currently managed as a single stock,...

The commercial fishing industry has operated in Australian waters for over a century, often in areas without other resource extraction activities taking place, but in recent years there has been a significant increase for exploration of oil and gas in many of these same waters. This exploration...

National science quality assurance standards have been developed by a number of countries. The first were adopted in the United Kingdom in 1997 following a number of crises of confidence in government at the time, particularly the outbreak of ‘mad cow’ disease and other public health concerns. This...