Status of Key Australian Wild Fish Stocks (Sustainability)

Produced By:

States:

Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Year 7

- 12

Curriculum 8.4

Curriculum 9.0:

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Keywords:

Fish, fish stocks, molluscs, fishing methods, sharks, finfish, catch, sustainability, management, marine, wild catch, environment

Status of Key Australian Wild Fish Stocks (Sustainability)

This website brings together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s key wild catch fish stocks and provides a resource to inform the general public, policy makers and industry on the sustainability of stocks. It includes sections on molluscs; crustaceans; sharks and finfish. Each section includes text and photographs of the species; their stock status; location; biology; fisheries statistics and features; and sustainable use and management. It also includes a section on fishing methods.