The study estimates the benefits and costs of the beam trawl fishery to the Queensland economy in each of four study areas. Benefits are values of catches and costs include catching costs and costs imposed on the recreational and otter trawl fisheries, through by-catch, congestion and habitat...

Andrew King, a Seafood CRC PhD student was awarded a research travel grant to attend an intensive course on the economics of aquaculture held at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in April 2012. The course was given by two of the world's leading experts, and was of direct relevance...