Based on logbook records the sand crab commercial pot fishery in Moreton Bay is worth in the vicinity of $2 million wholesale annually. Sand crabs are also taken as an incidental by-catch by otter trawlers and in addition Moreton Bay supports a substantial recreational fishery.
Sand crabs are caught...
More than 100 key datasets relevant to coastal habitat management and for monitoring the condition and trend of fisheries habitats in Queensland have been integrated into the Coastal Habitat Resources Information System (CHRIS) during this establishment phase.
Design of this geographic information...
The establishment in 1997of the Fishing Industry Development Council (FIDC), a peak fishing advisory body, set the scene for an examination of where Queensland’s fisheries and the fishing industry sectors were heading in the longer term.
The FIDC is a high level consultative forum...