This project will address important local and regional fisheries management issues in northern Australia. For target shark fisheries within Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia the project aims to enable effective and sustainable fisheries management.,
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Phase 1 Logos: Queensland Department of Primary Industry - Northern Territory Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation - Western Australia. Department of Fisheries - Fish for the future. Phase 2 Logos: Western Australia. Department of Fisheries - Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines - Environment Victoria -- CSIRO - Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries,
Table of contents
Phase 1: Background -- Need -- Objectives -- Part A: Northern shark fisheries workshops -- Part B: Pilot shark fishery observer programs -- Discussion -- Benefits -- Planned outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1-4. Phase 2: Project objectives -- Non technical summary -- Outcomes achieved to date -- Introduction -- Objective 1 Catch data from target shark fisheries -- Objective 2 - Populations structure of blacktip sharks -- Objective 3 Shark bycatch in gillnet fisheries -- Objective 4 - Status of sawfish -- Objective 5 Re-evaluate risk assessment - assessing the risk target and bycatch fisheries pose to elasmobranchs in Northern Australia,