This report assesses the status of Haliotis laevigata and H. rubra stocks (hereafter referred to as greenlip and blacklip, respectively) in the Western Zone (WZ) of the South Australian Abalone Fishery (SAAF) in the 2019/20 financial year. The assessment includes application of t...
The Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association operates in shelf and offshore waters of the Great Australian Bight (GAB). In recognition of the exposed nature of this environment, there has been concern from commercial fisheries and the community regarding its suitabil...
The status of South Australia’s Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (NZRLF) stock is determined using a weight-of-evidence analysis under the National Fishery Status Reporting Framework. In 2019 (i.e. 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020), the total allowable commercial catch (TACC)...
This report summarises the nominal catch, fishing activity and client dynamics data for the South Australian Charter Boat Fishery (SACBF) between 2007/08 and 2018/19. There were 98 licences in the SACBF in 2017/18. This declined by 5% to 93 licences in 2018/19. There were 58 and ...
The overarching aim of this study was to investigate the spawning dynamics of King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus: Perciformes) in South Australia’s southern gulfs and Investigator Strait. This study was the first to apply a modified daily egg production method (DEPM) to ...
This report provides an estimate of the spawning biomass of Sardine, Sardinops sagax, in waters off South Australia during 2020. The estimate of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM) is the key performance indicator for determining the status of t...
This report determines the current status of the Western King Prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) stock in Gulf St Vincent (GSV) through analysis of data collected by several long-term monitoring programs. In 2019/20, the total commercial catch of Western King Prawn in the ...
In Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), river regulation has contributed to declines in native fish populations, but substantial volumes of environmental water (>1,500 GL.annum-1) are being allocated to restore ecosystem health, including fish. To be effective, flow restoratio...
This stock assessment for the South Australian Snapper fishery is part of the Snapper Management, Science and Engagement Project Plan that was instigated following the changes in Snapper fishery management that were implemented in November 2019. Stock status was assigned at the s...
This report assesses the status of the Western King Prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) stock in South Australia’s West Coast Prawn Fishery (WCPF) in 2019. In 2019, 84 t was harvested by the WCPF. This was a 28% decrease compared to 2018 (116 t) and the lowest annual catch ...