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 ...
This stock assessment report for the South Australian Snapper fishery continues the series of annual assessment or status reports since 1997 that report the statuses of the stocks. Here, the statuses were assigned at the scale of biological stock for the Spencer Gulf / West Coast...
Two adult specimens of the Asian paddle crab (APC), Charybdis japonica, were captured in Gulf St Vincent (GSV) in 2019 by commercial and recreational fishers, including one specimen captured near Port Adelaide. Crabs of the genus Charybdis have been introduced and formed invasive...
This stock assessment determined the status of South Australia’s Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (NZRLF) through analysis of data from several long-term monitoring programs. The performance indicators in the current harvest strategy are not linked to a definition of stock stat...
This stock assessment determined the status of South Australia’s Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (SZRLF) through analysis of data from several long-term monitoring programs. The performance indicators in the current harvest strategy are not linked to a definition of stock stat...