Project number:
1991-024
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$29,597.04
Principal Investigator:
Warrick J. Fletcher
Organisation:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Project start/end date:
28 Jun 1992
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27 Jul 1993
Contact:
FRDC
1. To examine the distribution of eggs and larvae of pilchards along the south coast of WA during winter when catches in King George Sound are greatest
2. To compare the distribution of eggs with acoustic recordings of adult fish made concurrently
3. To use the survey results on the distribution of pilchards to refine and further validate the estimates of stock size derived from a spatial model which has been developed to provide information on the pilchard fishery
