This project was commissioned by FRDC. The task was to review and synthesise the available knowledge on Australian fisheries habitat research and on this basis:
describe and evaluate the suitability and coverage of the areas of research priority identified at a scientific workshop convened by...
The governance arrangements for fisheries management are based on the use of spatial structures and management measures, such as jurisdictional boundaries, management plans and zoning of fishing type and intensity. These spatially-based arrangements are manifest at various scales and so there is a...
Recent changes to legislation in the United States (US) requires that nations importing seafood must demonstrate that they have a regulatory program for reducing marine mammal bycatch that is comparable in effectiveness to the US standards under the ‘Fish and Fish Product Import...
Seabirds are attracted to fishing vessels through the availability of fishery discards, increasing the risk of injury or mortality from interactions with fishing gear. However, it is difficult to estimate what proportion of the population may be at risk. We use DNA metabarcoding of scats to...
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Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
Over the last 4 years, scientists from the Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM) have been leading a research program to better understand the risks to seafood safety during toxic cyanobacterial blooms in the Gippsland Lakes and best practices for monitoring...