Australian aquaculture: opportunities and challenges

Australia has responsibility for the fourth largest maritime jurisdiction in the world. The Australian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and claimable continental shelf is 16 million km 2 , extending from tropical to Antarctic waters. While the Australian EEZ is not highly productive on a world scale, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haward, M
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2006
Subjects:
Studies in Human Society
Political Science
Comparative Government and Politics
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.routledgelaw.com/books/Aquaculture-Law-and-Policy-isbn9780415702010
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/43467
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Summary:Australia has responsibility for the fourth largest maritime jurisdiction in the world. The Australian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and claimable continental shelf is 16 million km 2 , extending from tropical to Antarctic waters. While the Australian EEZ is not highly productive on a world scale, it nonetheless supports a number of commercially lucrative fisheries, including tuna and bill fish, high-value shellfish and crustaceans, and increasingly important mariculture of salmonids and southern bluefin tuna. Australian fisheries have experienced a period of impressive growth in the recent past, driven by significant developments in aquaculture.

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