The snapper (Pagrus auratus) fishery in South Australia is currently managed as one stock, although recent changes to the regional management of the recreational fishery have been based in part on an assumption of a multi-stock population structure. Tagging and genetic studies in other States...
Abalone stocks exist as a large number of metapopulations or sub-stocks each with peculiar growth and mortality characteristics. Hence different populations respond differently to exploitation through fishing. The sustainability of this fishery is linked to effective management of these...
This final report for the FRDC funded project "Mapping and distribution of Sabella spallanzanii in Port Phillip Bay" is considered in two sections: The first section contains original data.' collected during this project to satisfy Objectives 1, 2 and 3 and is organised to be suitable for...