Australian fisheries

Call Number
N 338.30994 FIS
Created/Published
[Canberra, A.C.T. : Fisheries Branch, Dept. of Primary Industry], 1969-1995
Issue
Vol. 51 No. 6 (June 1992)
Images
56
Notes
Includes June AFMA newsletter at end of issue.
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Contents

AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES 1 , 3
Advertising 2
Editorial 3
Contents 3
News CSIRO to manage environmental study 4
St Vincent prawns off the menu 4
Marlin contest is longer and later 4
WAFIC renews call for exclusion zone 4
Taiwan investors look to WA 4 , 5
Code of practice for SA fishermen 5
Swan Bay oyster farms closure 5
Diary dates 5
Advertising 6
TAGGING FOR SUCCESS 7
Why tag and release tunas? 8 , 9 , 10
Uses of tagging 9
Advertising 10
Two tag or not... 10
Advertising 11
CSIRO and Japan come together for new SBT tagging program 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
Long distance traveller 13
Unwanted hitch-hiker adds Weight 13
1960s southern bluefin tagging programs 15
A skipper’s view of tagging 15 , 16
Longest time at liberty 16
Advertising 16
The technique of tagging 17 , 18 , 19
Trawled from the depths 19
Keeping pace with rapid developments in western Pacific 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23
Advertising 21 , 22
Background to the tuna tagging project 22
Tagging helps in assessing interaction between fisheries 23 , 24
Yellowfin tuna sometimes travel long distances 23
Tuna tagging in the Coral Sea 24 , 25 , 26
Bigeye tuna need room to move 26
Advertising 26 , 27
Ultrasonic tracking of tuna and billfish 28 , 29 , 30
Black marlin wanderings 29
Three times lucky? 30
CSIRO plans to track SBT ultrasonically 30 , 31
What’s your line? Fish tags! 31 , 32
Can you supply old tags? 31
Advertising 32
Archival tagging provides detailed data 33
An overview of South Pacific albacore tagging 34 , 35 , 36
Slow starter 34
Anglers and State fisheries join forces to tag gamefish 36 , 37 , 38
A rare catch 37
Fish eats tag 37
Advertising 38
How old is a 1000 1b black marlin? 39 , 40 , 41
What to do if you catch a tagged fish 41 , 42
Tag amnesty 41
Advertising 42
Sharks... and more sharks 43 , 44
Watch that shark! 43
Have you seen a tagged white shark? 44
Want to know more about tagging? 44
Acknowledgement 44
Boats and gear Twin disc signs up 45
Blow away foul air 45
Pump has more power 45
Radio approved for Australia 45
Quin’s opens Sydney display 45
Publications Greening aquaculture 46
Reducing risk at sea 46
Advertising 47 , 48 , 49
Contact Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) 50
Department of Primary Industries and Energy (DPIE) 50
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) 50
Bureau of Rural Resources (BRR) 50
Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) 50
Advertising 51 , 52
News from the Board 53 , 54 , 55 , 56

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Australia. Fisheries Division & Australian Fisheries Management Authority & Australia. Fisheries Branch & Australian Fisheries Service. (1969). Australian fisheries Retrieved December 8, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-751192111

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Australia. Fisheries Division, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Australia. Fisheries Branch and Australian Fisheries Service. Australian fisheries [Canberra, A.C.T: Fisheries Branch, Dept. of Primary Industry], 1969. Web. 8 December 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-751192111>

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Australia. Fisheries Division & Australian Fisheries Management Authority & Australia. Fisheries Branch & Australian Fisheries Service. 1969, Australian fisheries Fisheries Branch, Dept. of Primary Industry], [Canberra, A.C.T viewed 8 December 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-751192111

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