Cultivated oysters contribute yearly about 92 million Australian dollars (~ 14,000 t) to the Australian economy (details for 2008-2009; (Pham 2010)), with A$35 million coming from S. glomerata alone. Their health and survival is put under pressure by a variety of stressors, such as disease (e.g. QX,...
For maritime anthropologist Tanya King, the people are the most fascinating part of a fishery
Maritime anthropologist Tanya King studies rural and marine communities, looking at the social, environmental, political and economic factors that affect them.
Photo: Donna Squire, Deakin...
There is significant interest in development of Northern Australia which has been well recognised by the Federal Government through its 2015 White Paper on Developing Northern Australia. Aquaculture has been recognised as one of the prime industries capable of driving expansive growth in Northern...
A clearer picture of recreational fishing is expected to improve fishing management and the sharing of marine resources
ABARES’s Lee Georgeson with a Barramundi caught on the Daly River, Northern Territory. “I go all over the place to fish,” he says. “And this is a magic spot.”
Photo: Graham...
Background
Knowing the age and size at which a fish reaches sexual maturity, and then whether it spawns each year or not, is critically important to sound and sustainable fisheries management. Minimum size limits are used to ensure fish have had the opportunity to spawn at least once before...