This study was conducted to restore the Mud Cockle population in the Section Bank of Port River, South Australia, which had drastically decreased due to commercial fishing. Mud Cockles are important not only for commercial purposes but also for stabilizing sediment and reducing turbidity in the...

The research program supported by this grant was directed at determining the number and distribution of subpopulations or genetic stocks which contribute to Australian fisheries for barramundi, northern sharks, and narrow-barred Spanish mackerel. Starch gel electrophoresis was used to reveal...

The Kingfish Stock Identification Project was instigated in 1985 to provide information on the stock structure of yellowtail kingfish relevant to management. At that time, the N.S.W. catch had more than doubled since 1982 to approximately 360 tonnes per annum and concern was expressed at the...

Identification of stocks and migration routes of spanish mackerel