Monitoring and assessment
Monitoring and assessing Snapper stocks is an important part of Snapper management and will contribute to the 2025 Snapper Stock Assessment. This work includes:
- collecting biological samples of Snapper from throughout South Australia, to use in multiple projects
- delivering fishery-independent estimates of biomass
- improving estimates of recreational catches.
Research theme 3 of the Snapper Science Program, monitoring and assessment, addresses these key topics.
Projects
There are 3 projects in this research theme.
Collecting Snapper samples from all SA waters in collaboration with industry, through weekly fish market sampling and targeted research with MSF fishers and SARDI observers.
Providing a fishery-independent estimate of biomass in summer 2024–25 that will be incorporated into the Snapper Stock Assessment.
Preparing the next Snapper stock assessment in South Australia to be delivered in November 2025.
Funding and partners
This work is co-funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Government of South Australia.
SARDI collaborates with the following research partners for these projects:
- Marine Fishers Association
- RecFish SA
- Charter Boat Association of South Australia
- CSIRO
- University of Tasmania.