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Article: Northern prawn fishery monitors its future; The abundance of tiger prawns is being examined as part of an extensive survey of the fishery in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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- M2 Presswire
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- April 6, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 April 2004-CSIRO AUSTRALIA: Northern prawn fishery monitors its future; The abundance of tiger prawns is being examined as part of an extensive survey of the fishery in the Gulf of Carpentaria.(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Scientists are analysing the abundance and distribution of thousands of prawns caught at 300 sites across the Gulf of Carpentaria to help fine-tune the largest monitoring program designed for an Australian fishery.
The program is being developed for the $120 million Northern Prawn Fishery via a partnership of scientists, industry and management with the shared goal of ensuring the fishery's ...