1997 Conference (41st), January 22-24, 1997, Gold Coast, Australia

New South Wales Government's 1995 water reform proposals included several environmental flow policies aimed at improving water quality and the river ecosystems. In evalua [...]

Harvest efficiency in the production functions of fisheries should increase over time with the introduction of new technology and with increasing knowledge of the biology [...]

The annual economic loss of agricultural production caused by weeds in Australia has been estimated to exceed $3.3 billion. This loss now approximates the average annual [...]

In many developed countries the focus of fisheries management has widened to include not only the activities of commercial operators, but also those of recreation anglers [...]

Previous bioeconomic studies have mainly concentrated on beef operations, principally stocker activities, and rangeland conditions. These studies have assumed that the ra [...]

Both State and Federal governments are keen to foster the development of new industries. Recently the harvesting of kangaroos for human consumption has emerged as a poten [...]