This report provides listing assessment information for the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, to assist in their evaluation of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) against Criterion 1 A2(b) of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999)(EPBC...
The Chowilla Floodplain is the largest remaining area of undeveloped floodplain habitat in the lower Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). Nonetheless, it has suffered ecological degradation due to reduced magnitude, duration and frequency of flooding as a result of river regulation and wa...
Estimates of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM) are the primary biological performance indicator in the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) and Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). The DEPM is also being used to assess the status of ot...
This monitoring study provided information on the status and trends in the condition of important aquatic ecological assets (i.e. fish) in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges (AMLR) Natural Resource Management (NRM) area. The data informs reporting on state and regional NRM targe...
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 undertook a 4-year environme...
This report provides an assessment of the status of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery (GCF) using data to the end of the 2018 fishing season (1 October 2018 – 31 May 2019). It analyses fishery-dependent data at a State-wide scale, collected from two management zones, the No...
This report assesses the status of the southern stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax). It informs management of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF), which is Australia’s largest fishery by weight. The SASF was established in 1991. It is a purse-seine fishery with ...
The report describes a new software platform – named ‘Gulfview’ – that was developed to allow stakeholders to efficiently access spatially-explicit information about the environmental characteristics, ecological assets, human activities, management arrangements and socio-economic...
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, and these habitats support a diverse native fish community. Th...
The Granite Island causeway at Victor Harbor is an iconic tourist attraction. In 2019, the causeway suffered a failure of several supporting pylons, and was partially closed for 6 months until temporary supports were put in place. The current structure needs extensive upgrading t...