As the Australian Barramundi industry continues to expand growing importance needs to be placed on ensuring nationally consistent biosecurity measures are implemented across all enterprises. In 2014, the aquatic animal industries and Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments endorsed...

Through two national workshops, Indigenous community and agency representatives and researchers discussed issues around collecting, sharing and ownership of Indigenous fishing data. Challenges and opportunities were shared from all perspectives and expertise, knowledge and information came together...

1. Convene a Barramundi stakeholder workshop in Cains on June 29th 2. Identify and agree causes of market failure 3. Confirm participants who will be responsible for Actions agreed

Researchers from Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, James Cook University, and the University of Western Australia tested a range of otolith-based and genetic methods to identify hatchery-born from wild-born Barramundi. The project took place in the Dry Tropics region, where...