This small, but extensive, sampling survey was conducted on South Goulburn Island, located off West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory (NT) to assess the occurrence of heavy metals (both spatially and temporally) in tropical blacklip (Saccostrea mytiloides) and milky (Saccostrea mordax) oysters....
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...
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...
1. Reassess four major fisheries in the Northern Territory(deepwater snapper, red snapper, mud crab and shark
2. Advise the Northern Territory government on the biological status of these fisheries, andy changes required in their management and any necessary changes to future research programs
3. Provide comment on stock assessment and management strategies for other fieheries (eg trepand, spanish mackerel, mud crab, shark, barramundi, jewfish
4. Provide Northern Territory fisheries scientists and managers training in recent stock analysis and resource mangement methodolgy