This status report is the third South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) assessment for the Victorian Rock Lobster (RLF) and Giant Crab (GCF) Fisheries, and was undertaken on behalf of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria (DEPI)....
The aim of this study was to monitor and assess vegetation condition (across a range of open habitats subjected to a wide range of flood frequencies) against the TLM site specific ecological targets used for the Chowilla icon site. A network of vegetation survey sites was establi...
In 2013/14, snapper spawning spatial closures were implemented in South Australia to protect spawning aggregations of snapper. There were four circular closures of 4 km radius in Northern Spencer Gulf and one closure in Northern Gulf St. Vincent. The duration of the closures was ...
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) are a successful invader and declared pest fish in several countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. When in high abundance, carp cause detrimental changes to benthic habitats, water quality and the distribution and...
Until the recent drought breaking floods throughout eastern Australia (2010/11) there was only one anecdotal report (1987) of the fish species Oriental weatherloach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, within the South Australian section of the River Murray. However, post-flood sampling ...
Estuaries form a dynamic interface between freshwater and marine ecosystems, supporting high levels of biological productivity and diversity. Freshwater flow and tidal regime determine estuarine salinities, which in turn influence the structure of fish assemblages. Estuaries supp...
This is the 9th in a series of stock assessment reports on South Australia’s King George whiting fishery since 1997, and updates the most recent report from 2011. This assessment comes nearly 10 years after important changes were made to the management arrangements in response to...
This fishery assessment report assesses the status of the Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (SZRLF) in 2012 (i.e. the 2012/13 season) and updates the 2011 report for the fishery....
This report is part of FRDC Project No. 2009/208, Developing clam aquaculture in Australia: A feasibility study on culturing Donax deltoides and Katelysia rhytiphora on intertidal and subtidal leases in South Australia. Pipi (Donax deltoides), also known as Goolwa cockle and a sp...
The overall aim of this project was to investigate the aquaculture potential of two local clam species in South Australia....