Most of Australia's Commonwealth and State fisheries are managed with due consideration of optimising the economic returns to the community from utilisation of those fisheries resources. The Commonwealth Harvest Strategy Policy (DAFF 2007) is a key policy that guides the harvest of commercial...
There is a regulatory trend towards placing the burden of proof onto operators to show they are adopting good practice (and being rewarded for doing so). Good practice encapsulates
• Catch quality (focus for fishers)
• Environmental focus (for governments and key NGOs)
• Traceability, catch...
General effects of algal blooms in Australia
In the past two decades, there has been an apparent increase in the frequency, intensity and geographical distribution of toxic algal blooms in Australian coastal, estuarine and freshwater systems. The formation of these toxic blooms is aided by...