1. By ship & aerial survey, define seasonal abundance & distribution of pelagic fish resource (mackerel, clupeoids, snoek, squid, southern bluefin tuna & other tuna and salmon) of SE Aust waters
2. to assess development potential & enabling management decisions
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...
Because sustainable use of fisheries-related resources is finite, the sharing or allocation of these resources is inevitable. It is also clear that allocation decisions can be enormously contentious amongst different stakeholder groups, may be politically difficult, and are typically a significant...