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...

SESSF (Commonwealth Trawl Sector) Fishery Independent Surveys

by Matt Woods | Aug 16, 2021

Fishery independent surveys have been undertaken intermittently in the Commonwealth Trawl sector area of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark fishery since 2008. Fishery independent surveys have the benefit of not being subject to some inherent problems with...

Analysis of Shark Fishery Electronic Monitoring data

by Matt Woods | Aug 16, 2021

The Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector (GHATS) of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) includes a gillnet fishery that primarily targets the Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus). Concerns about interactions with threatened, endangered and protected...

Resource Survey of the Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector

by Matt Woods | Jul 21, 2021

The Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS) of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) targets two main species, Deepwater Flathead (Neoplatycephalus conatus) and Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi). Fisheries independent trawl surveys have...

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...

Multiple – Before After Control Impact (M-BACI) analysis of the effect of a 3D marine seismic survey on Danish Seine catch rates

by Matt Woods | Jul 20, 2021

A 2020 seismic survey that was conducted in the Gippsland Basin to map geological formations for potential hydrocarbon exploration overlapped with a large area of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery’s Danish seine fishery. Due to the nature of seismic...

Development and Evaluation of SESSF Multi-species Harvest Strategies

by Matt Woods | Jul 20, 2021

The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) the second most valuable Commonwealth-managed fishery.   This multi-species, multi-gear fishery extends from Queensland, around south-eastern Australia to Western Australia.  Ecosystem interactions and such...

Shark Product Traceability

by admin | Dec 2, 2020

Traceability of shark products is fundamental to ensuring it is sourced from a sustainably managed fishery and to the effective operation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. This project has developed a system that...