This final report for the FRDC funded project "Mapping and distribution of Sabella spallanzanii in Port Phillip Bay" is considered in two sections: The first section contains original data.' collected during this project to satisfy Objectives 1, 2 and 3 and is organised to be suitable for...
Ling (Genypterus blacodes) catches are an increasing component of the South East
Fishery. There is increasing pressure to raise the trawl sector TAC for ling and there
has been a substantial increase in catch by the non-trawl sector, particularly line, which
is currently unregulated. Despite the...
In the face of declining world production of freshwater, anguillid eels, together with largely unsatisfied export market demand for such eels and eel produce, a commercial premium is being placed on the development of intensive eel culture technology and the associated utilisation of glass eel...
The issue of how best to survey abalone populations to obtain estimates of abundance has been the subject of debate among fisheries biologists for many years. In an attempt to resolve this issue we compared and evaluated abalone abundance estimated by the following methods: Transect survey,...
The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsit) is fished commercially in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. The Victorian annual catch is currently 458 tonnes with a landed value of $14.5 million representing 10.6% of total rock lobster landings in south east Australia (ABARE 1997). Over eighty...