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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-139
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Coastal stocks of fish: from which estuaries are most adults derived?

The origins of many stocks of fish are unknown. As juveniles, many fish are found in estuarine regions. After a period in these habitats they may leave estuaries for coastal reefs and shelf waters where they may be commercially fished. Currently, we do not know the proportion of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
TAGS
Habitat
Fisheries Management
Estuarine
Biomass
SPECIES
Snapper
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-138
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mesh selectivity in the NSW demersal trap fishery

The New South Wales demersal trap fishery is a complex, multi-species fishery. The most valuable species in the fishery is snapper, worth approximately half the value of the fishery, with bream, rubberlip morwong, ocean leatherjacket, silver trevally, sweep and pigfish accounting for a further...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Bycatch
SPECIES
Ocean Jacket
Blue Morwong
Yellowfin Bream
Snapper
Silver Trevally
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-135
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Fishery biology and management of black jewfish Proteonibea diacanthus (Sciaenidae) aggregations near Injinoo community, far northern Cape York

The comprehensive consultation process conducted throughout the lifetime of this project ensured the implications of the research have been recognised by the fisheries management authorities and the communities of the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA). In response to the findings of the present project,...
ORGANISATION:
Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation
TAGS
Sustainability
Reproduction
Nutrition
Indigenous
Fisheries Management
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-133
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock size of beche-de-mer, and recruitment patterns and gene flow in the black teatfish on the Great Barrier Reef

The main purpose of the project was to provide biological data urgently needed for a sustainable management of the black teatfish fishery in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR); The principal goals were: 1) to estimate the standing stock of the black teatfish and estimate densities of other bêche-de-mer...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS)
TAGS
Harvest Strategy
Fishing Effort
SPECIES
Sea Cucumbers
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-132
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Distribution, abundance and population dynamics of beachworms (Onuphidae) in Queensland/NSW and the impact of commercial and recreational fishing

To date, very little research has been done on Australian beachworms (Family: Onuphidae), yet recreational fishing is a very popular activity in Australia and a variety of invertebrates, including beachworms, is used for bait. Exploitation of these animals for use as bait may remove considerable...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Fishing Effort
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-131
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock structure and regional variation in population dynamics of the red throat emperor and other target species of the Queensland Tropical Reef Line Fishery

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) is the largest and, arguably, most pristine marine park in the world. Commercial, charter and recreational fishing have occurred on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) for many decades. Since the late 1980’s, there has been growing concern about the...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Mortality
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-129
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock assessment review workshop

A three day stock assessment course was presented by Dr Malcolm Haddon of the Australian Maritime College and Dr James Scandol of the Quantitative Training Unit for Fisheries. Techniques such as biomass dynamic and age based modelling were covered. Thereafter, a Stock Assessment Review Workshop,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Mortality
Fisheries Management
Environment
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