The Katarapko Anabranch is one of three large anabranch systems in the Riverland region of the lower River Murray, South Australia. Katarapko comprises hydraulically diverse aquatic habitats including permanent fast-flowing and slow-flowing creeks, as well as backwaters. Flowing ...
The Pike Anabranch is one of three large Anabranch systems that bypasses a weir in the Riverland region of the lower River Murray, South Australia. The system consists of a mosaic of aquatic habitats, including permanent lotic (flowing) streams...
This report provides an assessment of the status of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery (GCF) using data to the end of the 2023 fishing season that extends from 1 October 2023 to 31 May 2024....
This report documents interactions between Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) during 2024....
An independent review of the environmental monitoring program for aquaculture in South Australia recommended the development of regional and zone-scale environmental monitoring, as well as site-scale auditing of industry practices. Consequently, SARDI conducted a 4-year environ...
This report evaluates the status of the Blue Crab (Portunus armatus) resource in the South Australian commercial Blue Crab Fishery (BCF) providing updated estimates of the biological performance indicator (PI), contextualising them against reference points (RPs), and presenting s...
This report summarises the trends in catch, effort, and client participation for the South Australian Charter Boat Fishery (SACBF) between 2007/08 and 2023/24. The number of active licences peaked at 79 licences in 2008/09 before declining to 37 licences in 2023/24, while the num...
An investigative report on mortalities in finfish and shellfish hatcheries at the South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre...
The Chowilla Anabranch and Floodplain system is the largest remaining area of undeveloped floodplain habitat in the lower River Murray. Chowilla consists of a range of aquatic habitats that are now rare in the region, including permanently flowing creeks, and these habitats su...