The main purpose of the project was to provide biological data urgently needed for a sustainable management of the black teatfish fishery in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR); The principal goals were:
1) to estimate the standing stock of the black teatfish and estimate densities of other bêche-de-mer...
Australian Seafood by Season is a user-friendly guide to Australian seafood seasonality. Its publication has been funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland and the Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation.
This calendar has...
The economic viability of the Australian prawn farming industry is under threat from increased production of farmed prawns in south-east Asia and the substantial decrease in global prawn prices. The Australian industry is experiencing difficulty competing with imports; prawns can be landed...
NSW DPI conducted a series of experiments and commercial-scale production to investigate the viability of producing advanced juvenile yellowtail kingfish (YTK, Seriola lalandi) at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI) during March 2016 - December 2018. There is a significant shortfall of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) presents new information exploring the effect of catchment-derived stressors on Eastern School Prawn. Declines in School Prawn productivity over decadal time scales have been reported anecdotally across many estuaries in New South Wales, and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
A major achievement of this research is the confirmation of fish age being the primary driver of toughness in cooked Saddletail snapper flesh. Knowing the cause provides confidence to develop solutions and make business decisions for the reef fish fisheries.
The influence of other fish physiological...