The restoration of biological connectivity and facilitation of fish passage between the Coorong and South East is a key ecological objective of the South East Flows Restoration Project (SEFRP). In 2019, this included upgrades of the Salt Creek and Morella flow regulators and the ...
Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) are two iconic large-bodied fishes of the lower River Murray and focal species for the delivery of environmental water.As such, understanding of population demographics and processes, including the interaction ...
This report assesses the status of the Southern stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax). It informs management of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF), which is Australia’s largest fishery by weight. The SASF was established in 1991. It is a purse-seine fishery with ...
This report provides an assessment of the status of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery (GCF) using data to the end of the 2022 fishing season that extends from 1 October 2022 to 31 May 2023. It analyses fishery-dependent data at a State-wide scale, collected from two managem...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) region is a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, and an ‘icon site’ under The Living Murray (TLM) initiative. During the Millennium Drought (2001–2010) in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB), the Coorong eco...
This report determines the status of the Western King Prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)stock in Gulf St Vincent (GSV) through analysis of data collected by several long-term monitoring programs. In 2022/23, the total commercial catch of Western King Prawn in the Gulf St V...
There is no updated assessment for blacklip because the fishery is classified as ‘depleted’ and was closed to commercial fishing in 2022. The stock status for greenlip was determined using the HS from the Abalone Management Plan (PIRSA 2021). The HS applies two key indicators, CP...
This report assesses the status of the Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) and Greenlip Abalone (H.laevigata) stocks (hereafter referred to as blacklip and greenlip, respectively) in the Western Zone(WZ) of the South Australian Abalone Fishery (SAAF) in the 2022/23 financial year. ...
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, including permanently flowing creeks, and these habitats suppo...
This report provides an assessment of stock status for Greenlip (Haliotis laevigata) and Blacklip (H. rubra) Abalone (hereafter referred to as ‘greenlip’ and ‘blacklip’, respectively) in the Central Zone (CZ) of the South Australian Abalone Fishery in 2020. Greenlip Prior to 202...