Our Projects: Moreton Bay Tunnel Net Fishery - Code of Best Practice
This Code of Best Practice is a living document and provides a reference for interested stakeholder groups, and the wider community, of how the Moreton Bay Tunnel Net Fishery fishers are addressing the environmental issues relating to their fishing operations.
Project Managers / Authors:
David Thomson and Bruce Sutton; Chris Calogeras.
Timeframe: July 2011 – May 2012
Project Objectives:
- The Moreton Bay Tunnel Net Fishery is recognised as a sustainable, profitable and dynamic fishery which, through ethical harvest strategies, commitment to sustainability, and innovative approaches to protecting the environment, is an industry that continues to contribute to the wellbeing and prosperity of the region.
- Review the literature and data (i.e., economic, biological and logbook) relevant to the Moreton Bay tunnel-net fishery
- Present results to, and discuss results with, MBSIA, fishers and Fisheries Queensland.
Project Reports:
Download: Code of best practice
Funded by:
• Commonwealth DAFF