The overall aim of this project was to investigate the aquaculture potential of two local clam species in South Australia....
Following earlier studies to examine the condition of seagrasses in Yankalilla Bay and off the Light and Inman Rivers, here we extend seagrass condition monitoring to the eastern part of Encounter Bay and Port Adelaide. These surveys will provide important baseline information fo...
This fishery assessment assesses the current status of the Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (NZRLF) for the 2012/13 fishing season and updates the 2011/12 report....
This report provides an assessment of the current status of Greenlip Abalone Haliotis laevigata (hereafter referred to as greenlip) stocks in the Western Zone (WZ) Abalone Fishery. This is the first assessment of the entire WZ following the merger of regions A and B from 1 Januar...
From 2001 to 2009, the southern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) experienced severe drought conditions and a concomitant dieback of floodplain eucalypts (river red gums, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and black box, Eucalyptus largiflorens). To improve floodplain eucalypt health during low f...
The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Icon Site (Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd 2009) identified that a monitoring program was required that focused on measuring key environmental parameters that were considered to be indicators of river and floo...
Assessing the feasibility of spatial management in the South Australian Northern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery...
This report provides an assessment of the current stock status of Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone, hereafter termed blacklip) in the Western Zone (WZ) of the South Australian Abalone fishery (SAAF). This is the first assessment of the entire WZ following the merger of regions A ...
Schoenoplectus validus is a large, native, perennial, rhizomatous sedge that grows to 2–3 m high in water up to 1.5 m deep and is a common emergent species around the edges of the Lower Lakes (lakes Alexandrina and Albert). Unlike other large emergent species present in the Lower...
There is a growing need to include social and economic objectives in fisheries management and to address public trust and confidence (i.e. to secure a ‘social licence’) in fisheries management processes. In the context of the health and sustainability of ecological systems having...