The more that is understood about the factors controlling the abundance of an exploited fish stock, the more optimally it can be harvested for sustainable yield and profit. It has been known for some time that catches of western rock lobster are closely related to the number of larvae surviving...

In 2008, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) developed a harvest strategy for the Commonwealth’s Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) (AFMA 2008) in accordance with the Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (DAFF 2007). Before its completion, an independent review was conducted...

This project aimed to develop a rapid and affordable molecular method to identify fish eggs from plankton samples. The method selected was a multiplex bead array method where species-specific probes are developed and bound to beads which fluoresce when passed through a flow cytometer if bound to the...