This study begins to develop an understanding of the trophic ecology of the Murray Mouth and Coorong. Quantitative samples from a representative site near Pelican Point (Figure 1) were taken on the 15-17 March 2005 to estimate the composition and biomass of key biological compone...
This is the seventh fishery assessment report on Australian sardine Sardinops sagax (Clupeidae) by SARDI Aquatic Sciences. It is a living document that is designed to inform management of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) and which summarizes biological and fishery spec...
Markaranka Flat is a temporary wetland of 197.8 ha located approximately 25 km downstream of the township of Waikerie. The lagoon was artificially flooded in spring 2006 with water donated by Penfolds winery and the Red Gum Recovery Project in an endeavour to improve river red gu...
Like many fisheries, the South Australian rock lobster fishery is characterized by a spatiotemporal expansion that is difficult to quantify....
Although species have always moved to inhabit or invade new habitats between continents and islands through various means, the last few centuries have seen a rapid increase in the human assisted dispersal of species across the planet moving towards global homogenisation (Lodge 19...
This report assesses the performance of the Lakes and Coorong Fishery against the performance indicators (PI’s) prescribed in the Management Plan for the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery (Sloan 2005). All data considered are fishery-dependent and, where available, estim...
This fishery status report assesses the performance of the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery during 2006/07. Mean annual catch rate from fishery-independent surveys was 124 kg/h. The decline in mean survey catch rates in recent years contrasts with the positive trends observed in catch ...
The biomass on which the GSV prawn fishery is based is recovering since the lowest CPUE in 2002/03 during the contemporary catch history (1993/94 to 2006/07). Annual survey catch rate increased by 45% between 2004/05 and 2006/07. During March, April and May surveys, catch rates i...
This Fishery Assessment Report for the Gulf St Vincent Prawn Fishery (GSVPF) is a “living” document that is part of the ongoing assessment program for South Australian Prawn Fisheries by SARDI Aquatic Sciences. The aims of the report are: (1) to synthesise information for the GSV...
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...