In 1981-82 the cost of fuel and oil in the Northern Prawn Fishery amounted to 25% ($M23.65) of the total costs for a prawn trawler (Hundloe 1984). In the East Coast Prawn Fishery, fuel and oi 1 amounted to 24% ($M9.77) of the costs (BAE 1984). In recent years the dramatic rise In fuel prices has...
Ray's Bream is one of several species of Pomfrets that has been taken as a by-catch by Japanese longliners fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna in Southern Australian Waters. Most of this bycatch has in the past been discarded. A well established Ray's Bream longline fishery exists in Spain. The...
New food safety standards applicable to the Seafood Industry align to new food safety legislation. However, ensuring compliance to new standards can be problematic because the standards are impenetrable to most grass roots participants in the Seafood Industry. A gap analysis comparing...