This report was prepared to summarise the yearly activities of Australian participation in the tuna handline/pole fishery in the coral Sea adjacent to Cairns over the period 1981 to 1983.
1. Establish the routine collection of detailed catch and effort information on the WA component of the southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) fishery to enable an index of annual recruit abundance to be developed
This report was prepared to summarise the yearly activities of Australian participation in the tuna handline/pole fishery in the Coral Sea adjacent to Cairns over the period 1981 to 1983.
The Norfolk Island domestic fishery survey was undertaken by Department of Primary Industry (DPI), Canberra on behalf of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly. Research undertaken on Norfolk Island during 1981 to 1983 was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA 81/49) with...