Acoustic reef mapping to support abalone fisheries assessment is presently being undertaken by the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (FRDC 2003/050) in key commercial fishing grounds. The TAFI SEAMAP program has developed reef mapping techniques with acoustic sounders and underwater...
The eastern king prawn (EKP) fishery in Queensland is the state’s most valuable fished stock. Logbook data indicate that about 2500 tonnes of EKP were caught in Queensland annually from 2001 to 2006 (catch data includes Moreton Bay), with a total annual value of $35-40 million. There are a number...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Stock enhancement, and in particular, enhancement of high value sedentary shellfish is being increasingly recognised as a novel management strategy that could increase economic yield of a fishery (Caddy and Defeo, 2003). The theoretical basis for successful stock enhancement is that carrying...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Australia’s marine systems and biota are known to be exposed to a range of likely impacts from human-induced climate change: ocean acidification, warming sea surface temperatures, rise in sea level, increases in cyclone intensities, changes in rainfall and run-off of land-based pollutants and...
The primary objective of this project is to integrate geospatial and genetic technologies to improve the current spatial management of abalone fisheries.The sustainable management of abalone stocks in the western zone of Victoria has been enhanced in recent years with the adoption of a reef-scale...