Linkages between estuaries and coastal habitats are an important component of many species life history, and such connectivity is often mediated by rainfall. The impacts of intense rainfall events can be beneficial or detrimental on particular species, depending on their magnitude and their timing....

Forecasting lobster recruitment is important for the stock assessment of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF). This forecasting is based on two separate indices, puerulus settlement data and the catch rate of undersize lobster (60 - 76 mm CL) in shallow waters. These data are...

There are two species of whaler sharks that occupy inshore and offshore waters of South Australia, i.e. the bronze whaler (Carcharinus brachyurus) and dusky whaler (C. obscurus). These species have been taken in a variety of fisheries for a number of years, but the reporting of catch and effort...