This fishery status report provides a brief synopsis of the performance of the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery during the 2009/10 fishing year....
This report updates the 2007/08 fishery assessment report and is part of SARDI Aquatic Sciences’ ongoing assessment program for the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery (SGPF). It aims to (1) synthesise and assess the information available for the SGPF, (2) assess the status of the resourc...
The objectives of this report were to provide the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities with an update on new (unpublished) information relating to the genetic population structure of the Australian sea lion (ASL) population in ...
In 2009 (i.e. the 2009/10 season), the TACC in the SZRLF was 1,400 tonnes. The total commercial catch from logbook data was 1,243.3 tonnes. This is the third successive season that the TACC has been substantially under-caught. Effort in 2009 was 2,049,961 potlifts, an increase of...
In 2009 (i.e. the 2009/10 season), the TACC in the NZRLF was 310 tonnes. The total reported commercial catch from logbook data was 310.29 tonnes, representing the first time that the TACC was fully taken since its introduction in 2003. From 1998 (1015.83 tonnes) to 2008 (402.72 t...
Operational interactions between wild fisheries and marine mammals occur in many locations around the world (e.g. Northridge, 1984 & 1991...
The National System for the Detection and Management of Marine Pests requires tools for the detection and monitoring of marine pests. Specific, robust molecular assays for the identification and quantification of marine pests (including eggs and larval stages) from environmental ...
For several years, representatives from the Yalata Aboriginal Land management group have expressed concerns regarding: 1) the sustainability of the recreational mulloway fishery in the Yalata Indigenous Protected Area (IPA)...
This is the sixth annual stock status report produced for the Marine Scalefish Fishery of South Australia. The annual series of reports is prescribed in the Management Plan. Its aim is to provide an overview of the current status of the most significant taxa in the fishery, based...
During the period from the 21st September 2009 to 18th January 2010, Lake Bonney received 26 GL of environmental water from the Murray River to maintain water conductivity ...