Stock size of beche-de-mer, and recruitment patterns and gene flow in the black teatfish on the Great Barrier Reef
Review and synthesis of Australian fisheries habitat research
Final report
This project was commissioned by FRDC. The task was to review and synthesise the available knowledge on Australian fisheries habitat research and on this basis:
- describe and evaluate the suitability and coverage of the areas of research priority identified at a scientific workshop convened by the FRDC in March 1994, and
- prepare a prospectus of opportunities for the FRDC Ecosystem Protection Program.
The priority issues and impacts reviewed were:
- natural dynamics in fisheries habitats and environmental variability
- changes to drainage and habitat alteration
- nutrient and contaminant inputs
- effects of harvesting on ecosystems and biodiversity
- introduced and translocated pests and diseases.
To obtain this information we conducted a formal literature search and interviews with informants from key organisations in all States and Territories in 1995-96.
The results have been prepared as a detailed scoping review (Volume 2) describing the issues, knowledge gaps and impacts, and proposing more than 60 R&D opportunities. These R&D themes, issues have been summarised as a prospectus here in Volume 1. Sources of citations are provided in Volume 3, and the full bibliography will be linked (HTML) with the scoping review for access on the Internet.