The South Australian (SA) fishery for Goolwa cockle is the largest commercial fishery for Donax deltoides in Australia. Worldwide, many beach clam fisheries have collapsed and not recovered. The high value ($6-12 kg) human consumption market comprised >53% of South Australian cockle catch in...

NSW DPI (formerly NSW Fisheries) established a breeding program in 1990 in Port Stephens and the Georges River with the aim of selecting Sydney rock oysters (SRO) for faster growth. The program was later expanded to include selection for resistance to the two major diseases, winter mortality and QX....

Why and how the application was developed: There has been a dramatic switch in the spatial structure of South Australia’s snapper fishery over the past five years. Spencer Gulf (SG) has traditionally yielded the State’s highest snapper catches, however, in recent years it has been superseded by...

There are major commercial prawn fisheries in South Australia, Western Australia, the Comonwealth, New South Wales and Queensland as well as a minor fishery in Victoria. Total catches from these states being around 23 000t in 2003/04 with a total value of $300m making it the second most valuable...

Inconsistent quality of farmed barramundi (pond or recirculation system) in the marketplace has been identified as a major issue causing buyer resistance and negative market impacts. This is limiting realisation of full revenue return for farmed barramundi. The inconsistency in quality is mainly...