Estimates of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM) are the primary biological performance indicator in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) and are used to set Recommended Biological Catches (RBCs) for target species. Prior to this study,...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth comprise the terminal system of Australia’s Murray-Darling River and plays a significant role in providing ecosystem services. It is a Ramsar wetland and one of the six ‘icon sites’ identified across the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) as part...
Currently, the most significant gap in our knowledge in assessing the status of community-shared fisheries is determining the relative contribution by the recreational sector. To explore this issue, a two-day national workshop was held from 10-12 July 2018 at the South Australian...
This report provides an assessment of the status of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery (GCF) using data to the end of the 2017 fishing season (1 October 2017 – 31 May 2018). It analyses fishery-dependent data at a State-wide scale, collected from two management zones, the No...
The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) icon site (Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd 2009) identified that a monitoring program was required to evaluate The Living Murray (TLM) Target V3: maintain or improve aquatic and littoral vegetation in ...
The Lower Lakes and Coorong, at the terminus of the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB), are considered a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention and an icon site under The Living Murray Initiative. The region supports a diverse fish assemblage of ecological, cultu...
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...
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) involves strategic co-culture of organisms so that wastes from one species are used to grow another, providing environmental and economic benefits. Seaweeds can be used in IMTA systems to remove and utilise dissolved inorganic nutrients...
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 ab...
This report is the second in the annual reporting series for the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF). The report provides a description of the dynamics of the multi-species, multi-gear fleet, a comprehensive assessment of South Australia’s Southern Garfish stocks, and...