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Evaluation of NT fishing grounds south of 11ºS and west of 130ºE

Project number: 1996-156
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $70,367.00
Principal Investigator: Richard Mounsey
Organisation: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
Project start/end date: 29 Dec 1996 - 30 Dec 1997
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Evaluate the commercial viability of demersal fishing grounds bounded by 130°E and 11°S and the Australian Fishing Zone / NT and the WA border
2. Evaluate the efficiency of contemporary passive fishing methods against slightly modified gear
and
3. Collect and analyse data for future use in managing NT fish stocks.
Industry
Environment
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-318
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Northern Territory strategic plan for fisheries research and development 2002 to 2006

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...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-159
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock structure of northern and western Australian Spanish mackerel

Decisions about the allocation of management responsibilities for fisheries for narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson, as well as on-going stock assessments, require an understanding of the spatial relationships of the species. We used a suite of methods, isotope ratios in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
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