Plenty of fish in the sea. (Again).
Quotas for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery’s (SESSF) 2014/15 fishing year commencing on May 1 have been announced. Quotas increased between 2013/14 and 2014/15 by 816 tonnes or 4%. TACs are set through an exhaustive process that starts with CSIRO completing stock assessments on each stock. These assessments the pass through the […]
In the Belly of the Beast
By Max Abensperg-Traun, former CSIRO research scientist and now Head of the CITES Management Authority, Austria. “A delightful read that tackles with wit and razor-sharp intellect some of the most confounding obstacles that prevent sustainable wildlife management in an increasingly sanitized world. Based on several decades of on-the-ground experience, it very effectively challenges many common […]
What affect has fishing had on deepsea corals?
A project undertaken at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and supervised by Dr Karen Miller [Reproduced in full from the project summary by the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation]. Seamounts are recognised as hotspots of biodiversity, but are under increasing threat from activities such as fishing and mining, as well […]
What affect has fishing had on deepsea corals?
A project undertaken at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and supervised by Dr Karen Miller [Reproduced in full from the project summary by the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation]. Seamounts are recognised as hotspots of biodiversity, but are under increasing threat from activities such as fishing and mining, as well […]