Fisheries research

The Fisheries research team provides scientific advice on the status of aquatic resources in the Northern Territory (NT). The team participates in a wide variety of research programs to collect this information and collaborates with regional, national and international partners.

Annual stock status reports for key NT fish species follow a nationally agreed framework. These annual reports are incorporated into the Commonwealth Government’s Status of Key Australian Fish Stocks reports which are released every two years.

• Status of key NT fish stocks report 2017 PDF (5.2 MB)
• Status of key NT fish stocks report 2017 DOCX (10.0 MB)

For previous versions please visit our online publications library.

See latest national fish stock report for each species:

• Barramundi
• Black jewfish
• Blacktip shark
• Grey mackerel
• Spanish mackerel
• Crimson snapper
• Golden snapper
• Saddletail snapper
• Mud crab

Contact Fisheries if you need further information on the species listed above or on any other species not listed here.