Aquatic animal welfare – a review of guidance documents and legislation
Enhancing the understanding of the value provided to fisheries by man-made aquatic structures
Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2018
A Better Way to Fish: testing the feasibility of tunnel net ‘fish trap’ gear in North Queensland
Attendance at the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, Tenure and User Rights Conference in Yeosu, Korea 10 to 14 September 2018
Development and ongoing Maintenance of an Australian Standard for aquatic plant names
Monitoring and mitigating interactions between small pelagic fisheries and dolphins: literature review and analysis of fishery data
National Fish Habitat and Climate Response Partnership
In Australia, up to 90% of critical fish habitat for coastal fisheries, including seagrass, giant kelp, saltmarsh, and shellfish reefs, has been lost or significantly degraded. Many research studies have linked habitat with fisheries productivity, with habitat loss particularly impacting juvenile nurseries. Yet despite this information fish habitat restoration is not a recognised management tool in fisheries/harvest management strategies. Given this situation there is a strong need for a cohesive partnership across all fisheries sectors to support repairing productivity through fish habitat restoration and to create a forum where key sectors concerned for or dependent on aquatic habitat condition, can discuss problems and opportunities. This project will address a number of barriers limiting the restoration of fish habitat around Australia; accessibility of data relating fisheries production to habitat condition, limited penetration of this information into management and building a forum for the key fishing sectors to consider this information and develop responses.