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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-103
PROJECT STATUS:
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Shark 'drop out rate' from hauling gill-nets in the southern shark fishery

Shark 'drop-out' is a term used by fishermen to describe the phenomenon where sharks fall out of shark gillnets during hauling operations. The term is distinguished from shark 'escapement' which is the phenomenon where sharks _struggle to free themselves from gillnets with a high probability of...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1983-032
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait scallop research

During the 3 years of the study, scallop spatfall was observed to occur over a short period (October-December) after the scallops had spawned in spring. Growth was rapid and scallops reached an acceptable harvestable size of 70mm within 16 months. Spatfall one year can therefore be related to...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
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