Between October 1987 and September 1988 a Mud Crab
Fishery Investigation was undertaken in the Northern
Territory, on behalf of Primary Industry and Fisheries.
Funds to undertake the project were made available from
the Commonwealth Fishing Industry Trust Account and
Northern Territory Budget allocation.
1. Develop techniques for obtaining repeatable indicies of relative abundance for goldband snapper (Pristipomoides spp.), and other selected groundfish, applicable to habitats commonly found in the Timor Sea including the Timor Box
2. Obtain additional information on the spatial and seasonal distribution of goldband snapper and other groundfish in the Timor Sea