A workshop was held in Darwin, the Northern Territory (NT) in May 1999, to develop a National Strategy for Research on Mud Crab ( Scylla sp.) in Australia. Fisheries managers and researchers from Western Australia, the NT and Queensland attended, along with Industry representatives from the NT.
The...
The first national workshop on tropical oyster aquaculture was held in Darwin on 22 to 23 October, 2018 at the Waterfront Campus of Charles Darwin University (CDU). The workshop brought together representatives from Aboriginal communities, industry, government agencies, and Australian and...
Fisheries are increasingly managed with involvement of fishers and other stakeholders. Stakeholders are especially critical where managers lack full knowledge of the system to be managed, resources to gather additional information, and/or resources to monitor and enforce compliance. Such...
Since publication of the original Plan in early 1999 there have been significant changes in NT Government directions and priorities that required the Plan be updated. These included:
Greater emphasis on recreational fishing; Increased prominence being given to aquaculture development, both...