The Australian Southern Rock Lobster commercial fishery uses traps or “pots” to capture Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Under total allowable commercial catches (TACCs), improving the catch efficiency of fishing gear used in commercial fishing operations offers an opportunity to...
In 1998 the PPA commissioned the report: "The environmental impact of pearling (Pinctada maxima) in Western Australia" (Wells 1998). That report described the general environment in which pearling occurs and the pearling activities that might potentially modify the environment and concluded that the...
As stakeholders affected by new fisheries science and management decisions, fishers and aquaculture operators will be important participants in discussions generated at the World Fisheries Congress 2021
By Catherine Norwood
The World Fisheries Congress 2021 is billed as the...
This is the funding project for the 7th National Trans Tasman Abalone convention. This was the second Trans-Tasman Abalone Convention and was a joint initiative of the Paua Industry Council (PIC) and Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA). The first Trans-Tasman Convention was in Queenstown, New...
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL) is the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) body for the southern rocklobster fishing sector. In November 2010 SRL, Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA), Department of Primary Industries Parks, Water and Environment Tasmania...
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES IN THE HAWKESBURY
The Hawkesbury estuary is a productive fishing region that supports diverse commercial fisheries including trawling for prawns and squid, meshing for fish and squid, and trapping of crabs, lobsters, and eels. A fleet of about 35 trawlers and 6-10 full-time...
SAFS reports update
The Status of Australian Fish Stock (SAFS) is a relatively new reporting tool that brings together the best available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s wild-catch fish stocks against a nationally agreed reporting framework. The...