This project has raised awareness within targeted seafood supply chains of QI methodology and the advantages of use within quality assurance systems.
Initial focus centred on updating the existing Australian Quality Index Manual with all schemes developed for Australian fish species. Over two...
Over the next century, the marine ecosystems of south-eastern Australia are expected to exhibit
some of the largest climate-driven changes in the Southern Hemisphere. The effects of these
changes on communities and businesses will depend, in part, on how well fishing industries
and resource managers...
The nature and extent of demersal finfish resources in deep slope waters (>200m) off the northwest coast of Western Australia are poorly understood. Existing fish trawl, trap and line fishing effort is concentrated in shallower waters (<200m), while trawling in deep slope waters...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
The New South Wales demersal trap fishery is a complex, multi-species fishery. The most valuable species in the fishery is snapper, worth approximately half the value of the fishery, with bream, rubberlip morwong, ocean leatherjacket, silver trevally, sweep and pigfish accounting for a further...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Commercial fishing for beche-de-mer, or sea cucumbers has been carried out in Australian waters since the early 1800's. Species of commercial interest have included: the sandfish, black teatfish, prickly redfish and the lollyfish. Of these, the sandfish is
the most common commercial species and is...
An analysis of spatial and temporal variations in catch rates of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) in relation to environmental factors was conducted for the region south of Tasmania up to 1he southern half of New South Wales. Substantial temporal and spatial variations were evident in...
Accessing samples from broadbill swordfish from two sites within the WCPFC area was particularly problematic and was exacerbated by a poor fishing season in 2019. This resulted in samples for broadbill swordfish consisting of samples collected from the ETBF (2 years), Norfolk Island (1 year) and New...