Stock assessment is a key component of sustainable fisheries management. It relies on a small pool of scientists who are technically able to develop and adapt complex statistical estimation methods to lead the assessments undertaken in Australia. A series of projects has given us some insight into...
Background
The Tasmanian scalefish fishery contributes to total state fisheries production and is of high community value. However, target species remain difficult to assess and manage. Historically, scalefish, except for Banded Morwong, have been assessed using trends in commercial catch and...
The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) is the professional scientific society for fish and fisheries research in Australia. Each year, ASFB hosts a workshop on a topical issue in Australian fisheries.
The workshop for 2004 is entitled the ‘National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and...
SBT Aquaculture Industry: Position
The aquaculture of southern bluefin tuna (SBT) has been a major success story in the expansion of the Australian aquaculture industry, although it has not been without its challengers. The industry, which started in 1990, has expanded to produce about 9000 tonnes...
The Aquatic Animal Health (AAH) Subprogram was established in 2001, prompted by the federal budget initiative Building a National Approach to Animal and Plant Health. Under a joint agreement between AFFA and FRDC, the subprogram was initiated to manage the establishment of the subprogram, develop,...
This application has been prepared in response to repeated requests for information on fish consumption, consumer attitudes and retail sales in Melbourne, particularly after we undertook a study on fish consumption and retail sales in Sydney and Perth in 1999 and 2000 respectively. The retail sale...