The SARLF is the State’s most valuable wild fishery with estimated export earnings of >$100 million in 2002. The fishery is a closed entry fishery with 250 licence-holders and is divided into the Northern and Southern Zones. Lobsters are caught in baited pots that are generally set...
In this project, we developed guidelines to provide the Australian sea-cage finfish (non-salmonid) industry with the tools and templates to create an auditable farm biosecurity plan. Consideration was given to the current farming of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi), southern bluefin tuna...
A research priority identified by the Australian Abalone Growers’ Association (AAGA) in 2019, prior to the commencement of the project, was to improve the survival of commercially cultured abalone during periods of high summer water temperatures (> 22°C). This research aimed to address...