The introduction of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas into Tasmanian waters has led to a large population of feral Pacific oysters. This resource is to the most part under utilised and generally viewed as a pest. Harvesting this resource would provide both social and environmental benefits. To...
The management of fisheries in Western Australia requires an understanding of the status of the fisheries stocks. For many species, the only available data are catch, effort and CPUE history. For these and other fisheries, time series methods may improve the stock assessment methods. Biological...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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...
This project was undertaken to maintain and develop the collection of industry production, value of production and trade data. These are the only collated, published source of information on commercial industry catches and are used for a wide range of purposes , including determination of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) is a multi-species, multi-gear, multijurisdictional Commonwealth fishery. It is a fishery of substantial economic and social importance to
Australia, as a key provider of high quality fish products to Australian markets. More than 600...
The project was designed to explore the application of surrogate technology as an alternative broodstock system for the Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). Surrogate technology, also known as germ cell transplantation, uses germ cells from a donor species, in this case SBT, and transplants them into a host...