Linnane, A., McGarvey, R, Feenstra, J. and P. Hawthorne (2010). Southern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery 2008/09. Fishery assessment report to PIRSA. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 95 pp. SARDI Publication Number F200...
This is the 9th stock assessment report for the South Australian snapper fishery since 1997 and comes three years after the last assessment that was undertaken in 2007. It provides a comprehensive summary of: commercial catch and effort data from 1983/84 to 2008/09...
The invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia is established in the Port River-Barker Inlet system. Knowledge of its distribution is important for management, so the population has been surveyed annually since 2003. Data collected during these surveys were compiled and investigated to det...
The seed bank is the only desiccation resistant life history stage for many submergent aquatic plant species and plays an important role in the recovery of the plant community after disturbance, such as desiccation or elevated salinity, has removed the extant vegetation. Dunn’s a...
Extended low rainfall conditions across south eastern Australia, including the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and south east (SE) of South Australia (Murphy and Timbal 2008), have lead to significant reductions in the availability and quality of aquatic habitat (Hammer 2007a...
Knowledge of the distribution of introduced marine species is important for understanding when a range extension or new incursion has occurred, managing or attempting to eradicate existing pest infestations, assessing risks, and ensuring accurate communication and reporting. No l...
Seals are the premier international tourism attraction on South Australia’s coastline and they underpin a regional multimillion dollar tourism industry. Its centrepiece is the Australian sea lion population at Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island. The population at Seal ...
In 2008, a large population of the speckled livebearer (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) were discovered in upper Willunga Creek in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Initial surveys revealed that no native fish species were present in the creek and an initial research...
Environmental degradation due to anthropogenic impacts has been consistently implicated in the decline of richness and abundance of native fish species in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). This project studied the influences of salinity, water quality and hydrology on early life hi...
During September 2008, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) provided the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) with information on biologically important areas (breeding colonies and at-sea distributions) for seabirds in the So...