The plight of our freshwater systems necessitates urgent action. It is significant that the comments provided in 'Australia: State of the Environment' (SoEAC 1996) confirm that commonly used indicators of each of the ten key threats to sustainability show continuing deterioration. While most of the...
This report describes a procedure for objectively comparing the likely returns from research programs, particularly those designed for fisheries management purposes. This procedure requires that the management objectives for the fishery are well defined, and that the research is directed at...