The 2001 issue of the Torres Prawn Handbook aims to provide Torres Strait prawn fishers with the latest management, logbook and scientific information available on the Torres Strait prawn fishery. As with previous issues, the 2001 Handbook has been compiled by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) in conjunction with the Queensland Fisheries Service (QFS) to inform and assist prawn fishers and licence holders in their fishing operations. This edition of the handbook provides an update on the status of the fishery and recent developments as well as background information provided in previous issues. Refer to the published report: Oliver S, D'Silva D and Turnbull C. (2001) Torres Prawn Handbook 2001. Australian Fisheries Management Authority. Canberra. 103pp.

The 2012 Torres Strait Prawn Fishery handbook aims to provide Torres Strait Prawn Fishery (TSPF) licence holders with the latest management, logbook and scientific information available on the TSPF. The 2012 Handbook has been compiled by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) in conjunction with Fisheries Queensland (under the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; DEEDI) to inform and assist prawn fishers and licence holders in their fishing operations. The handbook provides an update on the status of the fishery and recent developments. A detailed background and history of the TSPF can be obtained from the TSPF strategic assessment, previous TSPF handbooks and the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) annual report. Refer to the published report: Sachs P, Turnbull C, Jacobsen I and Cocking L. (2012) Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Handbook 2012. Australian Fisheries Management Authority. Canberra. 107pp.

The 1994 issue of the Torres Prawn gives Torres Strait prawn fishers a picture of catch, species composition and effort across the fishery during 1993 and illustrates how the year compared with previous seasons. Refer to the report: van Montfrans B and Bishop M. (1994) The Torres Prawn, February 1994. AFMA. 14pp.

Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Handbook (AFMA) 1989. Refer to the publication: DPIE (1989) The Torres Prawn, December 1989. DPIE, Australian Fisheries Service, Queensland. 8pp.

The Torres Prawn, February 1993 handbook. Refer to the published report: Squire B, van Montfrans B and Bishop M. (1993) The Torres Prawn, February 1993. AFMA. 14pp.

AFMA Fisheries Assessment Report : The Torres Strait Prawn Fishery 2000. Refer to the published report: Turnbull C and Williams G. (2000) The Torres Strait Prawn Fishery 2000. Fisheries Assessment Report. Edited by the Torres Strait Fisheries Assessment Group. Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra. 20pp.

This is an interim report by Queensland's Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) Torres Strait Prawn Project, published in 1990. It represents a portion of three years research, from 1986-1988, which had the following objectives: Determine the distribution and abundance of juvenile prawns in seagrass areas. Establish the timing and pathways of recruitment and migration of the prawns. Collate historical catch data and monitor commercial catch/effort. Determine spawning periods. Establish growth and mortality rates. Assist management in the rationalization of spatial and temporal closures. Assist management in the formulation fo optimum effort levels and of a TAC. Refer to the published report: Mellors, J. (ed) (1990) Torres Strait Prawn Project: A review of research 1986-88. QDPI Information Series QI90018. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane. 137pp.

Torres Strait Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee (TSFSAC) Effects of Trawling - Final Report. This project was funded by the Commonwealth Department of Primary Industries to assess the impact of trawling on the fish, turtle and selected invertebrate abundances in Torres Strait. It began in October 1983 and was completed in September 1990. The objective of the project was to put the issue into perspective by: describing the Torres Strait prawn trawl fishery; measuring the long-term and short-term effects of prawn trawling on fish communities; quantifying the overlap between prawn trawling and the Islander fisheries (traditional and commercial). Refer to the final report: Poiner IR and Harris ANM. (1993) To ascertain whether prawn trawling has a significant effect on the fish, turtle and selected invertebrate populations of Torres Strait, particularly as it affects those species which are used as food by Torres Strait Islanders. Final report to TSFSAC. CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Cleveland Qld.

Fishery Assessment Report - The Torres Strait Pearl Shell Fishery 1994: O'Brien V and Colgan K. (1995) The Torres Strait Pearl Shell Fishery 1994. Fishery Assessment Report. Edited by the Torres Strait Fisheries Assessment Group. Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra. 13pp.