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Draft Management Plan For The Control Of Barramundi Gillnet Fishing In The Kimberley., R. S. Brown
Draft Management Plan For The Control Of Barramundi Gillnet Fishing In The Kimberley., R. S. Brown
Fisheries management papers
This management plan sets out a number of options for the control of commercial gillnet fishing for barramundi in the Kimberley. the plan focuses on existing commercial fishery, and on the fishermen consulted during the process of developing these management arrangements. However, the barramundi stocks of the region are increasingly exploited by large numbers of both local and tourist recreational fishermen whose needs must also be catered for. Because recreational fishermen are not easily identified or contacted as a group, I have endeavoured in this foreword, to set out the management options which best take into account the future needs …
Draft Management Plan For The Perth Metropolitan Purse Seine Fishery, P. Millington
Draft Management Plan For The Perth Metropolitan Purse Seine Fishery, P. Millington
Fisheries management papers
As part of a development strategy for inshore purse seine fishing along the Western Australian coast this plan proposes management measures for the purse seine fishing boats operating along the coast near the greater Perth Metropolitan area. Using as a basis the restricted entry Cockburn sound purse seine fishery, the plan proposes the introduction of a limited entry regime for inshore purse seine fishing between Lancelin to just south of Mandurah. This regime will permit management of the available pelagic fish stocks in the area and also protect the economic position of the existing participants by providing an environment for …