Key research of Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence
The NSW Department of Primary Industries provide a range of key research in the following areas:
Researchers in the Wild Fisheries unit
Wild Fisheries Unit
The researchers in the Wild Fisheries Unit provide scientific advice, research and development into fisheries biology, fisheries assessments and fishing gear technology.
The Wild Fisheries Unit also leads the sustainable development and management of the commercial and recreational wild harvest fisheries.
It pursues opportunities for seafood industry development in conjunction with the Fisheries Conservation and Aquaculture Branch, based at Port Stephens.
See the Wild Fisheries Research Unit for more detail.
Fisheries Biology Unit
The fisheries biology unit investigates the life history of key fish
The Fisheries Biology Unit investigates the life history characteristics of key recreational and commercial fish and invertebrate species.
These characteristics include age and rates of growth, mortality and longevity as well as the reproductive dynamics of key species.
Fisheries Technology Unit (Coffs Harbour)
The Fisheries Technology Unit develops and tests commercial and recreational fishing gears to improve their selectivity and reduce unwanted catches.
The unit develops and tests bycatch reduction devices and identifies fishing practices that improve the survival of released fishes and provides management advice on fishing gear regulations.
Fisheries Assessment Unit
The Fisheries Assessment Unit assesses the status of key fish and invertebrates
The Fisheries Assessment Unit assesses the status of key fish and invertebrates
The Fisheries Assessment Unit assesses and reports on the status of key fish and invertebrate species, their harvest levels from recreational and commercial fishing and provides scientific advice on levels of total allowable catches and stock assessments.
Education
Currently 13 post-graduate students are being co-supervised by the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence.
Eight of these students are staff from NSW DPI. Another two staff are currently undertaking their PhD independently of NSW DPI.