This report evaluates the status of the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) resource in the South Australian commercial Blue Crab Fishery (BCF) providing updated estimates of the biological performance indicator (PI), assessing them against reference points (RPs), and presenting...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth region is one of six icon sites under “The Living Murray” (TLM) program and is an indicator site under the “Basin Plan”. The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) Icon Site (Maunsell Australia Pty...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth region is one of six icon sites under “The Living Murray” (TLM) program and is an indicator site under the “Basin Plan”. The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) Icon Site (Maunsell Australia Pty...
This report documents interactions between Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) during 2025. A total of 1063 net-sets were deployed, with 51% occurring in the two months of April and May. As in previous years, the majority of net-set...
This report describes a comprehensive project that investigated post-release survival and movement of Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in South Australia (SA). The project applied a multi-faceted approach to address a series of objectives related to post-release survival that includ...
The 2025 Snapper stock assessment shows evidence of recovery since the 2022 assessment for both the Spencer Gulf and West Coast, and Gulf St Vincent stocks. However, despite recent improvements, both stocks remain at low levels compared to their peaks in the 2000s....
This project was directed at: (i) understanding the drivers of the inter-annual variation in recruitment...
This report provides an assessment of stock status for Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis laevigata...
This report describes: the methods used to establish the monitoring sites, including survey design...
This report assesses the nature and extent of fishery and ecosystem impacts of Long-nosed Fur Seals (Arctocephalus forsteri, LNFS) in the Lower Lakes and Coorong, South Australia. The project was initiated in response to the increase in LNFS entering the system over the past 15 y...