This report documents interactions between commercial fishing operations and threatened, endangered or protected species (TEPS) in South Australia over the 2008/09 to 2010/11 period. Based on voluntary reports from licence holders, 468 interaction events were recorded involving 1...
This report presents a baseline assessment of the fish communities in Warriparinga Wetland and the adjacent Sturt River, with a focus on managing invasive species. The survey found that the wetland is dominated by invasive redfin perch and common carp, while native fish such as c...
This report assesses the distribution, biomass, and biology of mud-cockles (Katelysia spp.) in South Australia’s commercial fishery. It focuses on three species across Coffin Bay and the West Coast fishing zones, providing harvestable biomass estimates under different minimum leg...
This report presents the outcomes of a 2011 regional survey of freshwater fish communities across 64 sites in 14 catchments within the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges. Using fish as indicators of ecological health, researchers developed a Fish Health Index incorporating species p...
This report provides an overview of the 2010/11 season of the Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery in South Australia. The total allowable commercial catch (TACC) was effectively reached, with a total harvest of 312.2 tonnes. Notably, fishing effort declined sharply, with record lo...
This report reviews the 2010/11 season of the Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery. The total allowable commercial catch (TACC) was nearly met, with the catch reaching 1,244.1 tonnes and effort falling to its lowest level since 2005. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) rebounded by 56%, w...
This preliminary study explores the deepwater benthic communities of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park, focusing on species composition and distribution across depth gradients. Sampling revealed high biodiversity, with many infaunal and epifaunal species likely undescribed. ...
This status report reviews the 2010/11 season of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery. A total of 18.8 tonnes was harvested, with most taken by Miscellaneous licence holders. Catch rates have improved, particularly in the Miscellaneous sector, despite overall fishing effort de...
This report provides an overview of the stock status of key species in the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery for the 2010/11 season, based on commercial catch, effort, and CPUE indicators. It identifies multiple breaches of limit reference points, notably for King George ...
This report presents results from three years of condition monitoring of key estuarine fish species in the Coorong: black bream, greenback flounder, and smallmouthed hardyhead. Monitoring showed that freshwater inflows significantly influenced fish recruitment and abundance. Smal...