Research reports 2021

Beckmann, C. L. and Hooper, G. E. (2021). Blue Crab (Portunus armatus) Fishery 2019/20. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture . South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000729-17. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1096. 52pp.

Bice, C. M.¹, Butler, G. L.², Fanson, B.³, Harding, D.⁴, Hodges, K.⁵, Koster, W.³, Thiem, J.D.², Woods, R.⁵,and Zampatti, B. P.⁶ (2021). Hydrology and movement of adult golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) in the Murray and Darling rivers determined by acoustic telemetry (PDF 2.5 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000076-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1104. 66pp.

Bice, C. M. and Fredberg, J. (2021). Assessment of passage efficiency at the Tanyaca Creek and Pike River regulator fishways (PDF 1.7 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000292-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1118. 35pp.

Bice, C. M., Schmarr D. W., Zampatti, B. P. and Fredberg, J. (2021). Fish assemblage structure, movement and recruitment in the Coorong and Lower Lakes in 2020/21 (PDF 1.6 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000186-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1117. 66pp.

Burnell, O., Mayfield, S. and Hogg, A. (2021). Assessment of the Southern Zone Abalone (Haliotis rubra and H. laevigata) Fishery in 2019/20 (PDF 3.0 MB). Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000552-8. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1106. 53pp.

Burnell, O., Mayfield, S. and Bailleul, F. (2021). Status of the Central Zone Greenlip (Haliotis laevigata) and Blacklip Abalone (H. rubra) Fisheries in 2020. Status Report for PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 3.5 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000378-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1115. 35pp.

Drew, M. J., Fowler, A. J., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J., Bailleul, F., Matthews, D., Matthews, J. M., Earl, J., Rogers, T. A., Rogers, P. J., Tsolos, A. and Smart, J. J. (2021). Assessment of the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery in 2019 (PDF 11.0 MB). Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2017/000427-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1109. 254pp.

Earl, J. and Bailleul, F. (2021). Assessment of the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery in 2019/20. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2020/000208-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1092. 81pp.

Earl, J., Mackay, A., and Goldsworthy, S. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), 2021, Developing alternative strategies for managing seal-fisher interactions in the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery, Adelaide, April. CC BY 3.0.

Ferguson, G. and Hooper G. E. (2021). Pipi (Donax deltoides) Fishery 2020/21. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. (PDF 3.4 MB) South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000550-3. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1099. 43pp.

Fredberg, J., Zampatti, B. P. and Bice, C. M. (2021). Chowilla Icon Site Fish Assemblage Condition Monitoring 2020. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2008/000907-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1088. 63pp.

Fredberg, J. and Bice, C. (2021). Refinement of Ecological Targets for Fish Condition Monitoring in the Pike and Katarapko Anabranch Systems (PDF 1.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000245-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1111. 40pp.

Grammer, G., Bailleul, F., Ivey, A. and Smart, J. (2021). Stock assessment of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) off South Australia 2021. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. (PDF 13.1 MB) South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000765-8. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1120. 96pp.

Goldsworthy, S. D., Stonnill, M., and Kirkwood, R. (2021). Monitoring of the Australian sea lion population at Seal Bay: 2020/21. Report to the Department for Environment and Water (PDF 1.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2014/000322-6. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1121. 30pp.

Heldt, K. and Beckmann, C. L. (2021). Stock Status Report for the West Coast Prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) Fishery in 2020. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000772-12. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1103. 23pp.

James, C. and Doubell, M. (2021). Analysis of the sea-state in Sleaford Bay, South Australia. Report to SA Water (PDF 3.4 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2020/000517-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1083. 42pp.

Kirkwood, R. and Goldsworthy, S. D. (2021). Assessment of dolphin interactions, effectiveness of Code of Practice and fishing behaviour in the South Australian Sardine Fishery: 2020-21. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 1.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000726-12. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1116. 31pp.

Linnane, A., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J. and Graske, D. (2021). Northern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Stock Assessment 2019/20. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 2.0 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000320-15. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1100. 64pp.

Linnane, A., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J. and Graske, D. (2021). Northern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Stock Assessment 2020/21 (PDF 1.3 MB). Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000714-15. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1113. 21pp.

Linnane, A., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J. and Hawthorne, P. (2021). Southern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Stock Assessment 2019/20. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 3.5 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000276-15. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1101. 66pp.

Linnane, A., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J. and Hawthorne, P. (2021). Southern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Status Report 2020/21 (PDF 1.8 MB). Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000715-15. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1112. 18pp.

McLeay, L. J (2021). Effects of different cod-end mesh-sizes (57 mm and 51 mm) on catch in the Gulf St Vincent Prawn Fishery. Report to Saint Vincent Gulf Prawn Boat Owner’s Association Inc. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000036-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1086. 22pp.

McLeay, L. (2021). Stock Status Report for the South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) Fishery in 2019/20. Fishery Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 1.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000332-10. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1090. 20pp.

McLeay, L. J. and Hooper, G. E. (2021). Gulf St Vincent Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery 2020/21. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 3.5 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000782-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1114. 45pp.

Miller-Ezzy, P. A., Stone, D. A. J. and Li, X. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), 2021, Mud Cockle (Katelysia spp.) stock enhancement / restoration. Practical implementation and policy evaluation (PDF 1.6 MB), Adelaide, August. CC BY 3.0.

Nicol, J. M., Frahn, K. A., Fredberg, J., Gehrig, S. L., Marsland, K. B. and Weedon, J. T. (2021). Chowilla Icon Site – Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring 2020 Interim Report. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000279-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1089. 77pp.

Nicol, J. M., Frahn, K. A., Gehrig, S. L. and Marsland, K. B. (2021). Lower Lakes Vegetation Condition Monitoring 2020-21 (PDF 3.1 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000370-12. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1108. 107pp.

Noell, C. J. and Hooper, G. E. (2021). Spencer Gulf Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 3.7 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000770-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1097. 57pp.

Stobart, B. and Mayfield, S. (2021). Western Zone Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) and Greenlip Abalone (H. laevigata) Fisheries in 2020/21. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF 7.7 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2017/000331-5 SARDI Research Report Series No. 1119. 72pp.

Tanner, J. E. (2021). Port Spencer Baseline Habitat Mapping to Detect Seagrass Change (PDF 986.3 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2020/000504-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1094. 15pp.

Tanner, J. E., Jones, A., Segaran, R. R., Hennekam, M., Asanopoulos, C., Clarke, K., Gillanders, B. M., Turner, A., Gaylard, S., Daly, R. and Fernandes, M. (2021). Potential for Zostera seagrass recovery and rehabilitation to enhance blue carbon in South Australia. Report prepared for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board Blue Carbon Futures Fund, SA Water and the Environment Protection Authority (PDF 2.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000211-11. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1098. 40pp.

Tanner, J. E. and Drabsch, S. (2021). Literature review of potential impacts of desalination discharges in Boston Bay, with particular reference to Aquaculture (PDF 587.1 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000299-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1105. 17pp.

Ward, T. M. and Grammer, G. L. (2021). Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery: Status Summary Report 2019. Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF 786.4 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2020/000209-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1057. 7pp.

Ward, T. M. and Grammer, G. L. (2021). Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery: Status Summary Report 2020. Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF 786.6 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2020/000209-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1085. 8pp.

Ward, T. M., Grammer, G. L. and Ivey, A. R. (2021). Spawning biomass of Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus) and Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in the East sub-area of the Small Pelagic Fishery. Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF 2.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000047-1. SARDI Research Report Series No 1087. 54pp.

Wiltshire, K. H. (2021). Designing molecular surveillance for marine pests to support domestic ballast water management. Report to Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000152-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1095. 115pp.

Wiltshire, K. H., Giblot-Ducray, D. and Deveney, M.R. (2021). Design of a TaqMan quantitative PCR assay for the invasive crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (DeHaan, 1853). Report to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (PDF 590.0 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000236-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1102. 15pp.

Wiltshire, K. H., Giblot-Ducray, D. and Deveney, M.R. (2021). Development and validation of a quantitative PCR assay for the invasive mussel, Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (PDF 2.0 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2021/000305-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1107. 53pp.

Ye, Q., Bucater, L., Short, D. A. and Giatas, G. C. (2021). Coorong fish condition monitoring 2008-2020: Black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri), greenback flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) and smallmouth hardyhead (Atherinosoma microstoma) populations (PDF 2.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000471-8. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1091. 76pp.

Ye, Q.¹, Giatas, G.¹, Bice, C.¹, Brookes, J.², Furst, D. ², Gibbs, M.^2,3, Nicol, J.¹, Oliver, R.², Shiel, R.^2,4, Zampatti, B.⁵, Bucater, L.¹, Deane, D.², Hipsey, M.⁶, Huang, P.⁶, Lorenz, Z.² and Zhai, S.⁶ (2021). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Project: Lower Murray 2019-20 Technical Report. A report prepared for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office by the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Aquatic Sciences.