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Fisheries resource management in Western and Gulf provinces of Papua New Guinea

Project ID:
FIS/1996/081
Collaborating Countries:
Papua New Guinea
Project Locations
Commissioned Organisation:
CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Australia
Project Leader
Dr Ian Poiner
Phone: 07 3826 7223
Fax: 07 3826 7222
Email: ian.poiner@qld.ml.csiro.au
Collaborating Institutions:
  • National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea
Project Budget:
$185,968
Project Duration:
01/07/1996 - 31/12/1997
Project Extension:
31/12/1997 - 31/08/1998
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Mr Barney Smith
Project Background and Objectives

This small project aims to collaborate with, and train, PNG National Fisheries Authority (NFA) staff to support the management of the lobster, beche-de-mer, barramundi and prawn fisheries of Torres Strait and Gulf of Papua. It will also incorporate the results of the project into the Fishery Plan (as defined in PNG Fisheries Act, 1994) supporting the management of the fisheries and reports to NFA recommending future research directions to support fisheries management in Western and Gulf Provinces of PNG. NFA and CSIRO Division of Fisheries biologists will collaborate in the preparation of three scientific reports.

Project Outcomes
Outcomes for this project are currently being prepared