Our Projects: Trawl Harvest Optimisation
Project Managers / Authors:
David Sterling; Tony Courtney (DEEDI); Linda Cupitt
Timeframe: August 2010 – March 2012
Project Objectives:
- Review the literature and data (i.e., economic, biological and logbook) relevant to the Moreton Bay trawl fishery
- Identify and prioritise management objectives for the Moreton Bay trawl fishery, as identified by trawl fishers
- Undertake an economic analysis of Moreton Bay trawl fishery
- Quantify long-term changes to fishing power for the Moreton Bay trawl fishery
- Assess priority harvest strategies identified in 2 (above). Present results to, and discuss results with, MBSIA, fishers and Fisheries Queensland.
Project Reports:
Trawl_Harvest_Strategy_Final_Report.pdf