Knowledge of adult fish movement and stock structure is fundamental to identifying the appropriate spatial scale at which the processes of population replenishment work, and thus the spatial units to which fishery management should be applied. The management of the garfish fishery of South Australia has recently been at a heightened sensitivity due to serious concerns about the sustainability of the fishery. Yet, a comprehensive understanding of fundamental aspects of the life history and population biology of this species is lacking, which significantly impedes identifying the most appropriate spatial management structure. There is no understanding of the movement patterns of the adult fish, and the influence of that movement on the stock structure. Thus, it is not known the extent to which such movement helps sustain different regional populations and the extent to which these are independent and discrete. There is a need to rectify this lack of knowledge and understanding for southern sea garfish, so that management of the South Australian fishery can be applied at the appropriate spatial scale and spatial management units.
Project number:
2007-029
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$227,860.00
Principal Investigator:
Anthony J. Fowler
Organisation:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Project start/end date:
13 Sep 2007
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30 Jun 2009
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
SPECIES
1. To determine the spatial scale of movement of the adults of southern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) in South Australia using a number of otolith-based techniques
2. and to utilise that information to determine the stock structure for this species.
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-100
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2018, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system
1. Continue to develop a set of robust and consistent national stock status reports and a strong sense of report ownership by jurisdictions
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2017-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ESD risk assessment for under-utilised species to facilitate structural reform of South Australia's commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery
1. To assess the potential to diversify South Australia’s Marine Scalefish Fishery by increasing production of currently under-utilised species, whilst conforming to the principles of ecologically sustainable development
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
PROJECT NUMBER
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2015-034
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2016, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system
1. Continue to develop a set of robust and consistent national stock status reports and a strong sense of report ownership by jurisdictions
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)