This project synthesised information that could be used to help guide decision making around the protection of fisheries species that may be impacted by water abstraction. This review was led by Griffith University and conducted in collaboration with the University of Western...
To guide the workshops, FRDC commissioned Dr Jonathan Mitchell (Qld DAF) to draft a discussion paper exploring key issues in Australian shark depredation research. Given that at least one substantial global review on shark depredation had been published recently (Mitchell et al. 2018;...
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Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
This project investigated relationships between environmental factors and harvests of crabs in the Gulf of Carpentaria (GoC), northern Australia. Desktop correlative analyses clearly indicated that recent fluctuations in the catches of Giant Mud Crabs in the GoC are most likely driven by...
Currently, the most significant gap in our knowledge in
assessing the status of community-shared fisheries is determining the relative
contribution by the recreational sector. To explore this issue, a two-day
national workshop was held from 10-12 July 2018 at the South
Australian Research and...