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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-137
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Determination of the biological parameters required for managing the fisheries of four tuskfish species and western yellowfin bream

Data have been collected on the biology of western yellowfin bream and four tuskfish species that are of the type and quality required by managers for developing appropriate plans for conserving the stocks of these five commercial and recreational species. Emphasis was thus placed on determining (1)...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University

Determination of biological parameters required for managing the fishery for West Australian dhufish

Project number: 1996-103
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $183,803.00
Principal Investigator: Ian Potter
Organisation: Murdoch University
Project start/end date: 10 Sep 1996 - 13 Sep 2000
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Determine the age and size composition and growth of Dhufish.
2. Determine the location and period of spawning of Dhufish.
3. Determine the habitats occupied by Dhufish and whether these change with size and maturity.
4. Determine the age and size at which sexual maturity is attained.
5. Determine the fecundity of Dhufish and whether this species spawns more than once in a breeding season.
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