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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-018
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern rock lobster recruitment study

The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) is found in Australia’s southern waters from south-west Western Australia to southern New South Wales, including the waters around Tasmania. In 1996/97, 4,835 tonnes of southern rock lobster were landed in Australia with the highest catch from...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-052
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigation of the present status and potential yield of "whitebait" stocks in Tasmanian rivers

At the time this report was written, there had not been any biological study of the whitebait fishery since the 1940's. That study concentrated on the species most abundant at that time (Lovettia sealii). However, with the decline in the fishery being essentially due to a decrease in abundance of...
ORGANISATION:
Inland Fisheries Service (IFS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1984-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The fishery for red spot king prawns (Penaeus longistylus) off the central Queensland coast

The fishery for king prawns which occurs between 18°S and 21°S has been investigated over a three year period. The fishery takes place predominantly during winter months. Availability of alternative target stocks as well as recruitment timing is responsible for the fishery's timing. Annual...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1978-043
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Abalone population dynamics studies and reef area estimation

Most Australian abalone fisheries are fully exploited and a comparison of the total catch of blacklip abalone, Haliotis ruber, in the three south-eastern states indicates a decline in population size from south to north. The catch distribution from New South Wales parallels that trend. This decline...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-080
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of a national translocation policy using abalone and prawns as templates for other aquatic species

The use of scientifically based hazard identification, risk analysis and risk management is fundamental to managing unwanted effects. Hazards, such as quarantine incursions, will continue to occur despite the use of risk assessment methodologies but the frequency and severity of their...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
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