Governments intervene to manage the exploitation and conservation of aquatic resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Such management involves balancing an array of complex and sometimes conflicting public policy objectives – canvassing contentious issues such as...

With little fanfare or attention, commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria ceased on 1 April 2020. The small-scale commercial fishery, which was crucial to the establishment of the town of Lakes Entrance roughly 150 years ago, was closed by the Victorian State...

A three year study of the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima in Western Australia was carried out to provide basic biological data and to develop an understanding of the status of the stock. Aspects examined were: The location of stocks within Western Australia, both geographically and by depth. ...