A preliminary sensory evaluation study was conducted to confirm the presence of a taint issue. Prior to this the issue was reliant on purchaser feedback and was not verified independently. To examine the issue of flavour taint a series of barramundi samples were collected from Lake Argyle (purged...

This report describes the results of an ex-post benefit cost analysis of the FRDC ­funded project 'Enhancement of yabby production from Western Australian farm dams' (Project No. 1994-075). The project was carried out by the Western Australian Marine Research Laboratories. The main findings of the...

The objectives and outcomes of this project were three-fold. Firstly, we established the abundance and turnover of select, commercially important coral species in areas of concentrated fishing across northern Australia. Improved understanding of the biology and ecology of harvested corals is...

A 12-month creel survey of recreational boat-based fishing in Shark Bay, Western Australia was conducted between May 2001 and April 2002 to estimate the catch of pink snapper. During the survey 431 boat crews were interviewed at public boat ramps of which 414 had been fishing. The information...