Fishing the 'big rivers' in Australia's Northern territory: market diversification for the Daly River

Carson, D. Schmallegger, D.
2009 CABI (ISBN 9781845934682)
This e-book chapter is concerned with the fishing assets (including rivers, estuaries, lakes and billabongs) of the Northern Territory (Australia) and how their use might reflect on innovation in the tourism destination system. Specifically, the chapter examines the level of diversity in the fishing tourism marketplace in the Northern Territory. The research considers two aspects: the first is the diversity of trips taken to the Northern Territory which feature fishing as an activity (trip patterns); and the second is the industry response to the market in terms of the structure of the product mix and marketing strategies (industrial organization) of one of the big-river fishing destinations in the Territory's Top End. Data from the Northern Territory Travel Monitor (2000-04) are used to describe trip patterns and a case study of the Daly River is used to analyse industrial organization.

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Natural Resources and Development in the Daly River-Sturt Plateau Region of the Tropical Savannahs of the Northern Territory

V. J. Hristova and S. Murti
Department of Mines and Energy, Office of Resource Development,

The report was prepared as background for a study of conservation values. The study did not go ahead, but the report was still published as useful background information for the region that is again the subject of further development. This background paper sets out the known ecological status of the area. The wider impacts surrounding policy issues are also set up. Information is provided on climate, landforms, soils, vegetation types, impacts of humans, Aboriginal usage, current infrastructure and overviews of the two land uses competing for the area.

This report provides a good history into the settlement and infrastructure. The agricultural productivity is also included with future prospects.

People and the economy: socio-economic activity and water use in the tropical rivers region

N. Stoeckl, O. Stanley, D. Carson, A. Taylor, S. Campbell, S. Larson and K. Alexandridis
This project will provide socio-economic background and population projects for river catchments across northern Australia. Socio-economic profiles and tourism will be developed for catchments in the TRaCK region.
http://www.track.gov.au/research.html