Bird mitigation in the SESSF trawl sector

Bird mitigation in the SESSF trawl sector

by | Aug 19, 2021

Seabird mortality because of fishery interactions is an issue of global conservation concern. Incidental mortality of seabirds caused by interactions with the warp wires of trawl vessels in Australia’s Commonwealth-managed Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark...
5-year RD&E Plan for NT fisheries and aquaculture

5-year RD&E Plan for NT fisheries and aquaculture

by | Aug 17, 2021

Fisheries research, development and extension (RD&E) plans are essential for guiding investment but can be challenging to pull together between diverse sectors. With distinct stakeholder groups and large geographical separation, the Northern Territory presents...
SESSF (Commonwealth Trawl Sector) Fishery Independent Surveys

SESSF (Commonwealth Trawl Sector) Fishery Independent Surveys

by | Aug 16, 2021

Fishery independent surveys have been undertaken intermittently in the Commonwealth Trawl sector area of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark fishery since 2008. Fishery independent surveys have the benefit of not being subject to some inherent problems with...
Review of Monitoring and Assessment in the SESSF

Review of Monitoring and Assessment in the SESSF

by | Jul 21, 2021

The SESSF is a very large and complex fishery that covers multiple jurisdictions, multiple gear types, interacts with over 600 species and targets 34 commercially important species. The 34 target species are managed under TACs which are periodically adjusted by AFMA...