Bird mitigation in the SESSF trawl sector

by Matt Woods | Aug 19, 2021

Seabird mortality because of fishery interactions is an issue of global conservation concern. Incidental mortality of seabirds caused by interactions with the warp wires of trawl vessels in Australia’s Commonwealth-managed Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark...

Indonesian fishery training and development

by Matt Woods | Aug 16, 2021

Fishwell Consulting worked with Monash University to develop and present training modules for a Sustainable Fisheries Management Short Course program presented to various fisheries groups in Indonesia.  Topics included harvest strategies, data collection OCS...

Review of Monitoring and Assessment in the SESSF

by Matt Woods | Jul 21, 2021

The SESSF is a very large and complex fishery that covers multiple jurisdictions, multiple gear types, interacts with over 600 species and targets 34 commercially important species. The 34 target species are managed under TACs which are periodically adjusted by AFMA...

Realising Economic Returns of Reducing Waste Through Utilization of Bycatch in the GAB Trawl Sector of the SESSF

by Matt Woods | Jul 21, 2021

One of the most challenging issues facing trawl fisheries around the world is bycatch and discards. In most Australian trawl fisheries, more fish are discarded than are retained. This is a problem at multiple levels including social licence, negative environmental...

Interactions with marine mammals in the SESSF Shark Gillnet Fishery – exploring the possibility and viability of gillnet boats converting to a hook fishery in Bass Strait

by admin | Dec 2, 2020

Gillnets are the main gear type used in the Shark Gillnet and Shark Hook sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.  In some parts of the fishery, the use of gillnets leads to interactions with threatened, endangered and protected species. ...