This is a video filmed during my time as Fisheries Officer in Hong Kong. I put this video together in … More
Category: General Reports
Grey mackerel gillnet fishing in the GBRWHA falls short of ESD requirements
1 March 2014 This working paper was prepared to demonstrate to the then Minister for Fisheries and his fishery advisers … More
Minister’s admission a shocker!
Fish and Boat, September 2013 – page 30 This article addresses shortcomings in the advice given to the Fisheries Minister … More
A Community Campaign for Sustainable Inshore Fishing in Far North Queensland
26 August 2012 A report to the Minister for Fisheries and local MPs in Far North Queensland SUMMARY A record … More
A review of concerns relating to the offshore gillnet fishery in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in relation to the Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries: with recommendations for early intervention
1 August 2010 This review is the flagship document of the Network for Sustainable Fishing (NSF) which evolved from 2007 … More
A Case Study:The possible collapse of a grey mackerel population
25 November, 2008 This paper documents a decline of commercial and recreational line-fishing catches of grey mackerel at Snapper Island … More
Extracts from the “Garrett Review” of Qld Inshore Fishery
“Proposed Management Arrangements for Queensland’s East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery” by John Gunn, Frank Meere and John Stevens. 31.10.2008. … More
Evaluation of prospective assessment, consultation and management actions that should be applied to the Grey mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciatus) fishery in the waters off the former Douglas Shire (Far North Queensland).
INTRODUCTION The Network for Sustainable Fishing in Douglas Shire (NSF) and Mossman Boat & Fishing Club (MBFC) have sought to … More
Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries
Introduction The management of fish stocks and the ecological sustainability of global fisheries are issues that attract considerable attention internationally. … More