Ling (Genypterus blacodes) catches are an increasing component of the South East
Fishery. There is increasing pressure to raise the trawl sector TAC for ling and there
has been a substantial increase in catch by the non-trawl sector, particularly line, which
is currently unregulated. Despite the...
Orange roughy is an important species in the South East Fishery (SEF). The main areas in the SEF where orange roughy fishing has occurred are a major spawning aggregation off the east coast of Tasmania (the Eastern Management Zone) during winter and on non-spawning summer aggregations of the...
Typically abalone are found clustered into aggregations of many individuals along gutters and ledges that dissect the surfaces of the reefs they inhabit. Commercial abalone divers take advantage of this clustering behaviour and specifically target aggregations to minimise the time spent searching...
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...
There are increasing demands for Australian fisheries management agencies to demonstrate that fisheries under their jurisdiction are being managed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The decision-making processes of the ESD management framework...