Amongst
Australian fisheries managers, a persistent challenge exists to facilitate
regular and coordinated professional engagement and exchange between
Commonwealth, Territory and State level fisheries managers working on common
fisheries problems. There is also an absence of professional...
The discharge of ballast water from one port into another is not a recent phenomena, although its importance as a dispersal mechanism for marine species has only been fully realized in the last decade with increasing volumes of ballast water being discharged and more studies being carried out on the...
Conflict between the recreational and commercial sectors has long been a fisheries management problem. This conflict has been escalating in recent years as both sectors attempt to maximise catches. Consequently, there is increasing pressure being applied to fisheries managers to make appropriate...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)