The benefits of establishing long-term ecological programs to monitor ocean health are recognised internationally (Koslow and Couture, Nature 2015). The few programs that have been established (e.g. off California) have provided important insights into long-term changes in the system (i.e. reduced...

All stocks are subject to some level of environmentally-driven change in productivity, primarily recruitment, but also growth. Equilibrium does not really occur in any unfished stock, although it is typically assumed to occur. We need to emphasise this. However, where such variations result in...

The National Carp Control Plan is tasked by the Australian government to determine the feasibility of using CyHV-3 as a biocontrol for the invasive common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia, and to plan a strategy of management should it be deployed in future. One of the key projects underpinning...