This project undertook analyses to understand the role of overfishing and the environment on saucer scallops.
The analyses indicated reduced numbers of spawning scallops. Historical levels of fishing and environmental influences such as from increased sea surface temperatures (SST) have amplified...
Research, development and extension (RD&E) is well known for contributing to a range of technological advances and expertise that leads to productivity growth, increasing our knowledge bank on our fishery and the important long term sustainability of the Western Rocklobster (WRL) fishery....
This project has achieved its objectives as it has been able to deliver to representatives of local and regional industry groups the Strategic Plan drafted by the National Inshore Fisheries Working Group. Through the series of workshops under which the Plan was delivered those participating...
The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by...