Stock assessments for the South Australian snapper fishery have been done regularly since 1997, with this being the eighth report for this species in the series (McGlennon and Jones 1997, McGlennon 1999, McGlennon and Jones 1999, Fowler 2000, Fowler 2002, Fowler et al. 2003, Fowl...
The islands of the Investigator Group, off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, are within the waters of the eastern Great Australian Bight (GAB), which extends from the Head of Bight to Cape Catastrophe at the southern end of the Eyre Peninsula. The continental she...
In 2006 (i.e. the 2006/07 season), the TACC in the SZRLF was 1,900 tonnes. The total reported commercial catch from logbook data was 1893.8 tonnes. A total of 1,354,305 potlifts was required to catch the TACC, which was an increase of 14.47% from 2005 (1,183,037 potlifts) when th...
In 2006 (i.e. the 2006/07 season), the TACC in the NZRLF was 520 tonnes. The total reported commercial catch from logbook data was 491.5 tonnes, an increase of 3.2% from 2005 (476.4 tonnes). Effort in 2006 was 569,896 potlifts a decrease of 2.6% from 2005 (585,389 potlifts)....
This is the third annual stock status report produced for the Marine Scalefish Fishery of South Australia. The report summarises the status of the stocks of numerous species harvested in this fishery. The data presented were extracted from the commercial Marine Scalefish catch an...
As part of an ongoing initiative to ensure the sustainability of the State’s marine fish resources, the South Australian Government has instigated new management arrangements for charter boat operators. From the 30th July 2005 all charter operators were required to be licensed, a...
Recommendations by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEWR) relating to operational interactions of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) with threatened, endangered and protected species (TEPS) provided the impetus for this study (DEWR, 200...
The Australian sea lion (ASL) Neophoca cinerea is one of five sea lion species in the world. Sea lions form around one-third of species in the Otariidae family of seals that includes all of the fur seals and sea lions. Over recent decades there has been growing concern over the s...
Seal populations on Kangaroo Island form the basis of a valuable tourism industry, worth an estimated $72 million in 2001. Approximately 150,000 visitors come to the island each year (Kangaroo Island Tourism Optimisation Management Model (TOMM) Annual Report 2004-2005, http://tom...