We report on the first comprehensive investigation into the spatial distribution of Moreton Bay Bugs within the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery. This research was a collaboration between the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and James Cook University, applying...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) represent a valuable single-species fishery in Queensland. Although a transparent and effective assessment process was developed some years ago for setting the commercial total allowable catch (TAC), additional information was needed to reduce some of the uncertainty in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
This project has assisted in ensuring the future sustainability and profitability of the aquaculture industry and natural fisheries resources in Queensland, Australia (including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park), by providing industry, the public, State and Commonwealth governments with improved...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
End chain customers have learnt to expect muddiness in Barramundi and this causes a negative barrier to purchase. The impact of market perception is farmed Barramundi has remained at 7-$10/kg (farm-gate price) for >10 years, despite the species having an 'iconic' name with consumers.
There is a...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct