'This fishery assessment report updates the 2005 report and assesses the status of South Australia’s calamary resource. This report also provides the first comprehensive estimate of calamary catch in the Gulf St. Vincent prawn fishery.'...
This report updates the 2005 fishery assessment report and is part of SARDI Aquatic Sciences ongoing assessment program for the Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery (GSVPF). The aims are to (1) synthesise and assess the information available for the GSVPF from 1968–2004/05, (2) assess ...
The process of seagrass restoration is widely recognised as being complex and having produced few successes. Over the years, numerous techniques have been developed for different species and environments including the transplantation of seagrasses and the use of seeds and seedlin...
At $2.7 billion gross value of production when wine making is included, viticulture is easily the most important crop driving economic activity in SA. It is estimated in this report that SA viticulture is currently serviced by $11M worth of research and extension (R&E) annually (...
In the late 1990s the snapper fishery had recovered from a period of low biomass, and was producing high catches and catch rates. However, in 1998/99 there was a significant drop in longline catch and catch per unit effort in Northern Spencer Gulf, which suggested a reduction in ...
This status report updates the 2005 stock assessment report and assesses the current status of (1) blacklip abalone in the ‘fish-down’ (FDA) areas, (2) blacklip abalone in the non-‘fish-down’ (non-FDA) areas, and greenlip abalone in the Southern Zone (SZ) abalone fishery....
Over recent decades, the Adelaide metropolitan coast has lost more than 5,200 ha of seagrass habitat due to increasing anthropogenic pollution and coastal development. This loss of seagrass has contributed to considerable and ongoing erosion of the Adelaide foreshore and marine e...
The Department of Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia (PIRSA) commissioned SARDI Aquatic Sciences to undertake a survey of recreational rock lobster catch and fishing effort during 2004/05....
This report synthesises scientific information relevant to the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF), assesses the status of the South Australian (SA) stock, comments on the biological performance indicators, reference points and decision rules in the management plan, and ident...
SARDI Aquatic Sciences conducts research for the benefit of South Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industries and to protect and develop the State’s aquatic resources. The strategic research programs of SARDI Aquatic Sciences underpin the ongoing sustainable economic and eco...