The catch of albacore in the ETBF increased from ~500 tonnes per year in the late-1990s and early-2000s, to 2,591 tonnes in 2006 as a number of domestic longliners switched from targeting broadbill swordfish (shallow setting) to albacore tuna (deep setting). In 2007, this higher catch was maintained...
Some understudied species and thriving biodiversity levels have been identified in a project mapping the marine life of the seabed habitats in southern Queensland and north-central New South Wales.
By Catherine Norwood
Ocean trawls, multi-beam sonar, photographs, video footage and...
GENERAL BACKGROUND
Oyster farming worldwide has struggled to develop an adaptive management process that maximises oyster production in relation to the capacity of an environment to support that production. Traditional management has allowed oyster production to expand in a given location, and...
The western rock lobster fishery began in the 1940s and has since grown to become the most valuable single species caught in Australia. Over the last 20 years the annual catch has averaged approximately 10,000 tonnes, varying between 8,000 and 14,000 tonnes per year due to natural variations in the...
New FRDC-funded research has seen the development of a first-of-its-kind mobile diagnostic tool, allowing Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) farmers to quickly identify parasites in their stocks.
By Dempsey Ward
“Fast, simple and easy to use … what if we could take the...
New FRDC-funded research has created a map-based framework to measure the cumulative effects of recreational and commercial fishing on Australia’s marine ecosystems.
By Dempsey Ward
With more and more human activities moving into the oceans, there has been an increased awareness...