This report presents the findings of bycatch reduction device (BRD) trials undertaken for the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery (SGPF) in South Australia using a ‘Nordmøre-grid’—a type of BRD that mechanically separates organisms based on size and/or morphological differences....
This project was initiated in response to a rapid increase in the demand for pilchards and other baitfish species and the subsequent expansion of purse-seine fisheries throughout southeastern Australia. During the course of the proj ect, the need for research on pilchard stocks was further increased...
This project tested the efficacy of two new sea lion excluder devices (SLEDs) in preventing entry of seals into southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) pots designed by fishers from the South Australian Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery (NZRLF). Since 1 November 2013, the use of a spike SLED has...
The size of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) population on the Point Lowly spawning grounds in 2014 increased for the first time since 2009, yet management is remaining cautiously optimistic as the reason for this increase is currently unknown. In addition to the annual assessment...
This report provides the most comprehensive appraisal of the risk posed by bycatch to subpopulations of Australian sea lions and New Zealand fur seals, by the SA rock lobster and gillnet sector SESSF fisheries. Further it has identified the research required to ensure that SA rock lobster and the...