Discarded by-catch in prawn fisheries is likely to affect trophic balance including the
population structure and function of both the exploited species and scavengers on discards …

The catches and by-catches of oceanic prawn trawlers were identified and quantified in a
stratified, randomized, observer survey of four of the most important fleets in NSW, Australia …

We present estimates of the composition, catch rates and quantities of bycatches taken in
the seine fishery for school prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) in coastal rivers in New South …

This study presents results from an experimental 10-day research charter that was designed
to quantify the effects of (a) a turtle excluder device (TED),(b) a radial escape section …

Intensive research in the past decade has succeeded in developing technology to reduce
the bycatch in prawn jisheries. Although many prawn fisheries are still to apply such …

The project results and outputs have contributed to the following outcomes:• A
comprehensive understanding and assessment of the ecological impact of prawn trawling …

Prawn trawl fisheries are under increasing public and legislative pressure to manage their
by-catch sustainably, but by-catch cannot be managed without knowing what and how much …

By-catch was surveyed in the commercial prawn trawl fleets of the Clarence River system,
the largest estuarine prawn fishery in New South Wales, Australia. The catch was censussed …

Juvenile snapper (Pagrus auratus), predominantly 0+ year old (5–20cm fork length), were
an abundant incidental bycatch in Moreton Bay prawn trawls, with catch rates averaging …

In tropical prawn (shrimp) trawl fisheries it is daunting to assess the sustainability of bycatch
species because they are diverse and there is little historical and biological information for …