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...
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
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...