Assessments for sustainable management of tropical multi-species demersal finfish fisheries rely primarily on industry catch records. These essential catch based assessments rely heavily on assumptions about the catchability of the individual species relative to the fishing gear used. In the NDSF,...

The years 2000 and 2001 saw record mud crab (Scylla serrata) catches throughout their Australian range, presumably due to a combination of high fishing effort and favourable recruitment in the preceding years. This peak was followed by a significant decrease in catch in all relevant jurisdictions,...