This report presents baseline data on vegetation condition across the Katarapko Floodplain, collected in 2015 in anticipation of future engineered inundation through environmental infrastructure under the SARFIIP program. A total of 52 plant species were recorded across 60 sites,...
This report provides a 2015 baseline assessment of vegetation condition on the Pike Floodplain in advance of environmental infrastructure works under the SARFIIP program. Survey data were collected from 80 monitoring sites, including comparisons to vegetation data from 2010 and 2...
This report assesses the status of Victoria’s Rock Lobster and Giant Crab Fisheries for the 2013/14 fishing year, providing detailed insights into catch, effort, and biomass trends in both the Eastern and Western Zones. Catch rates for rock lobster improved slightly in both zones...
This report documents the condition of fish assemblages in the Katarapko Anabranch system of the lower River Murray, South Australia, ahead of major environmental infrastructure upgrades under the SARFIIP program. Broad-scale monitoring in 2015 found a diverse native fish communi...
This status report for the Western Zone Abalone Fishery (WZAF) evaluates the greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) stock for the year ending 31 December 2014, as required by the South Australian Abalone Fishery Management Plan (PIRSA 2012). Following the amalgamation of Regions A...
his report assesses the 2014 stock status of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) in South Australia's Western Zone (WZ), as mandated by the South Australian Abalone Fishery Management Plan. Although the harvest strategy classifies the stock as ‘sustainably fished,’ a broader weight...
This study evaluates fish assemblage structure, movement, and recruitment in the Coorong and Lower Lakes during the 2014/15 season, a period of continued freshwater inflow. Researchers found high diversity among 31 species, with strong recruitment of key diadromous species such a...
This progress report presents pre-intervention data from the Pike Anabranch system in South Australia's Riverland region, collected as part of the Riverine Recovery Project. The study assessed fish assemblages, habitat conditions, and hydraulic diversity across sites expected to ...
This report presents the 2013/14 stock assessment for the Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (NZRLF). The fishery achieved a 96% take of its total allowable commercial catch, with significant declines in fishing effort compared to earlier years. While catch per unit effort has de...
This assessment of the Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (SZRLF) for the 2013/14 season shows strong fishery performance, with 99.7% of the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) taken and catch rates continuing to increase due to declining effort. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) ...