Assessment of the status of the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource

Authors

Corey Wakefield, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Ainslie Denham, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Fabian Trinnie, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Sybrand A. Hesp, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Rachel Marks, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Dion Boddington, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Stephen J. Newman, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow

Publication Date

2-2024

Series Number

338

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

City

Perth, Western Australia

ISBN

978-1-921845-34-5

ISSN

2202-5758 (Online) 1035-4549 (Print)

Abstract

Executive Summary

For this assessment of the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource (PDSR) of Western Australia, red emperor and bluespotted emperor are the indicator species used to represent the status of the resource. In addition, goldband snapper, though not an indicator species, is relatively abundant in the annual catches, particularly in deeper waters (around 100 m) and in the western Pilbara region and its status has also been assessed.

Number of Pages

101

Keywords

demersal scalefish, pilbara, western australia, fish stocks, fisheries, department of primary industries and regional development, dpird, wa

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Wakefield, C.W., Denham, A., Trinnie, F., Hesp, S.A., Marks, R., Boddington, D., and Newman, S.J. 2024. Assessment of the status of the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource. Fisheries Research Report No. 338. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 103 p.