The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture sector is currently worth around $530 M, of which export values comprises around $30 M. The industry has set a sales target of $550m by 2015, and $1 billion in value by 2030. Industry sales are currently growing by > $1.0m per week. Current Tasmanian production is...

As part of the Australian Government's ‘Securing Our Fishing Future’ initiative to ensure a sustainable and profitable industry, AFMA was required to accelerate its programs to end overfishing in Commonwealth fisheries, address the rebuilding of overfished stocks and minimize fishing impacts on the...

Contribution studies evaluate the extent to which the activities of a given industry or sector improve some desired outcome. For example, traditional economic studies measure, among other things, the extent to which the expenditure incurred in producing a good or service contribute to value-added in...

Fisheries RDC individually and in partnership with DCCEE and with DAFF via Rec Fishing program and the South East Australia Program has invested close to $10M in R&D around climate change adaptation and its implications for Australia’s fisheries and marine biodiversity. This work plan details how...