Fisheries Research Articles
Submissions from 2024
A novel method for robust marine habitat mapping using a kernelised aquatic vegetation index, Stanley Mastrantonis, Ben Radford, Tim Langlois, Claude Spencer, Simon de Lestang, and Sharyn Hickey
Puerulus settlement forecasting in a harvest strategy evaluation of the rock lobster fishery in South Australia, Richard McGarvey, Adrian Linnane, John E. Feenstra, Janet M. Matthews, Lachlan J. McLeay, Annabel Jones, Kyriakos Toumazos, and Simon de Lestang
Trends in catch rates of sawfish on the Australian North West Shelf, C. Wakefield, S. J. Newman, M. Braccini, and A. Harry
Submissions from 2023
Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by recreational anglers: considerations for developing more resilient and sustainable fisheries, Robert J. Britton, Adrian Pinder, Josep Alos, Robert Arlinghaus, Andy J. Danylchuk, Wendy Edwards, Katia M F Freire, Casper Gundelund, Kieran Hyder, Ivan Jaric, Robert Lennox, Wolf-Christian Lewin, Abigail J. Lynch, Stephen R. Midway, Warren M. Potts, Karina L. Ryan, Christian Skov, Harry V. Strehlow, Sean R. Tracey, Jun-ichi Tsuboi, Paul A. Venturelli, Jessica L. Weir, Marc Simon Weltersbach, and Steven J. Cooke
Using intervention analysis to evaluate the trends in release rates of recreational fisheries following extensive management changes, Brett Crisafulli, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Ute Mueller, Karina L. Ryan, David Fairclough, and Johnny Lo
Data intermediate assessment: Examining the suitability of a novel depletion model for use in a spiny lobster fishery, Simon de Lestang and Jason How
Submissions from 2022
Spatial characterisation of Demersal Scalefish diversity based on recreational fishing data, Eric N. Aidoo, Ute Mueller, Glenn A. Hyndes, and Karina L. Ryan
Plastic gear loss estimates from a major Australian pot fishery, Katrina Bornt, Jason How, Simon de Lestang, Kathryn Linge, Renae Hovey, and Tim Langlois
Chemotaxis is important for fine scale habitat selection of early juvenile Panulirus cygnus, Michael A. Brooker, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, and Tim Langlois
Geostatistical tools to assess shifts in recreational fishing, Shannon J. Burchert, Glenn A. Hyndes, Karina L. Ryan, and Ute Mueller
Are charter and private-boat recreational fishers learning to live with shark depredation?, Peter G. Coulson, Karina L. Ryan, and Gary Jackson
Development of an individual-based tag recapture model to benchmark biomass and harvest rates in an iconic lobster fishery, Simon de Lestang, John Hoenig, and Jason How
Improving design-based estimates of biological data collected from a restricted spatio-temporal access point survey of recreational fishers, Cameron J. Desfosses, Alissa C. Tate, Claire B. Smallwood, and Karina L. Ryan
Development of an industry-funded fishery-independent survey and associated indices for managing a deep sea crab resource in Western Australia, Jason How, Simon de Lestang, Benjamin Hebiton, and Ainslie Denham
Using an oceanographic model to investigate the mystery of the missing puerulus, Jessica Kolbusz, Tim Langlois, Charitha Pattiaratchi, and Simon de Lestang
Recreational fishing pressure impacts the density and behaviour of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus, George): evidence from small, no-take marine reserves, Daniel G. Lindstedt, Tim Langlois, Jane Prince, and Simon de Lestang
Shark depredation: future directions in research and management, J D. Mitchell, J M. Drymon, J Vardon, Peter G. Coulson, C A. Simpfendorfer, S B. Scyphers, S M. Kajiura, K Hoel, S Williams, Karina L. Ryan, A Barnett, M R. Heupel, A Chin, M Navarro, Tim Langlois, M J. Ajemian, E Gilman, E Prasky, and Gary Jackson
Small‐scale estimation of recreational fishing effort and catch from broad‐scale survey data: A case study using multiple‐use Marine Protected Areas in Western Australia, Claire B. Smallwood and Karina L. Ryan
Submissions from 2021
Age, growth and reproductive life-history characteristics infer a high population productivity for the sustainably fished protogynous hermaphroditic yellowspotted rockcod (Epinephelus areolatus) in north-western Australia, Dion K. Boddington, Corey B. Wakefield, Emily A. Fisher, David V. Fairclough, Euan S. Harvey, and Stephen J. Newman
Recreational Harvest of Sharks and Rays in Western Australia Is Only a Minor Component of the Total Harvest, Matias Braccini, Eva K M Lai, Karina L. Ryan, and Stephen M. Taylor
Stock-recruitment-environment relationships of invertebrate resources in Western Australia and their link to pro-active management harvest strategies, Nick Caputi, Arani Chandrapavan, Mervi I. Kangas, Simon de Lestang, Anthony M. Hart, Danielle Johnston, and James Penn
Stakeholder-government collaboration in developing cost-effective fishery-independent surveys in rights-based and co-managed fisheries, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Stephen J. Newman, Gary Jackson, and Kim Smith
Increasing confidence in estimates of average weight and recreational harvest ranges, Brett Crisafulli, Johnny Lo, Ute Mueller, Karina L. Ryan, and David Fairclough
Gear modifications reduced humpback whale entanglements in a commercial rock lobster fishery, Jason How, William K. de la Mare, Douglas K. Coughran, Michael C. Double, and Simon de Lestang
Changes in Panulirus cygnus Settlement Along Western Australia Using a Long Time Series, Jessica Kolbusz, Simon de Lestang, Tim Langlois, and Charitha Pattiaratchi
Corroborating effort and catch from an integrated survey design for a boat-based recreational fishery in Western Australia, Eva K M Lai, Karina L. Ryan, Ute Mueller, and Glenn A. Hyndes
Combining spatial ecology and economics to incorporate recreational fishing into marine spatial planning, Matthew Navarro, Atakelty Hailu, Tim Langlois, Karina L. Ryan, Michael Burton, and Marit E. Kragt
Understanding societal approval of the fishing industry and the influence of third-party sustainability certification, Lucy M. Robinson, Ingrid van Putten, Blake S. Cavve, Catherine Longo, Matt Watson, Lynda M. Bellchambers, Emily A. Fisher, and Fabio Boschetti
Initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia, Karina L. Ryan, Cameron J. Desfosses, Ainslie M. Denham, Stephen M. Taylor, and Gary Jackson
Recreational fishers’ perceptions of climate change, Karina L. Ryan, Jenny Shaw, Sean R. Tracey, and Jeremy M. Lyle
Comparing the efficiency of paper-based and electronic data capture during face-to-face interviews, Alissa Tate and Claire B. Smallwood
Corroborating catch estimates to inform monitoring of a small-scale marine recreational fishery in a World Heritage property, Steve Taylor, Claire B. Smallwood, Cameron J. Desfosses, Karina L. Ryan, and Gary Jackson
Size matters: large spiny lobsters reduce the catchability of small conspecifics, Emma-Jade Tuffley, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, and Tim Langlois
Submissions from 2020
Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors Affect Fish Abundance: Relationships Revealed by Automated Cameras Deployed by Fishers, Michael A. Brooker, Simon de Lestang, David V. Fairclough, Dianne L. McLean, Dirk Slawinski, Matthew B. Pember, and Tim Langlois
A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages, Tim Langlois, Jordan Goetze, Todd Bond, Jacquomo Monk, Rene A. Abesamis, Jacob Asher, Neville Barrett, Anthony T F Bernard, Phil J. Bouchet, Matthew J. Birt, Mike Cappo, Leanne M. Currey-Randall, Damon Driessen, David V. Fairclough, Laura A F Fullwood, Brooke A. Gibbons, David Harasti, Michelle R. Heupel, Jamie Hicks, Thomas H. Holmes, Charlie Huveneers, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Alan Jordan, Nathan A. Knott, Steve Lindfield, Hamish A. Malcolm, Dianne McLean, Mark Meekan, David Miller, Peter J. Mitchell, Stephen J. Newman, Ben Radford, Fernanda A. Rolim, Benjamin J. Saunders, Marcus Stowar, Adam N H Smith, Michael J. Travers, Corey B. Wakefield, Sasha K. Whitmarsh, Joel Williams, and Euan S. Harvey
Seabird bycatch in a sardine purse seine fishery, Jeffrey V. Norriss, Emily A. Fisher, and Ainslie M. Denham
Benefits of a restricted spatial and temporal survey design for determining average weight of recreational catches, Claire B. Smallwood and Karina L. Ryan
Variations in life history characteristics of the deep-water giant ruby snapper (Etelis sp.) between the Indian and Pacific Oceans and application of a data-poor assessment, Corey B. Wakefield, Ashley J. Williams, Emily A. Fisher, Norman G. Hall, Sybrand A. Hesp, Tuikolongahau Halafihi, Jeremie Kaltavara, Elodie Vourey, Brett M. Taylor, Joseph M. O'Malley, Simon J. Nicol, Brent S. Wise, and Stephen J. Newman
Submissions from 2019
A cross continental scale comparison of Australian offshore recreational fisheries research and its applications to Marine Park and fisheries management, T P. Lynch, Claire B. Smallwood, F A. Ochwada-Doyle, J Lyle, J Williams, Karina L. Ryan, Carlie Devine, B Gibson, and A Jordan
A united front against marine invaders: Developing a cost-effective marine biosecurity surveillance partnership between government and industry, Justin I. McDonald, Claire M. Wellington, Grey T. Coupland, Dan Pedersen, Brad Kitchen, Samantha D. Bridgwood, Matthew Hewitt, Roger Duggan, and David A. Abdo
Submissions from 2018
Ecosystem-based fisheries management (or ‘triple bottom line’) assessments of the western rock lobster resource: Is there an optimal target for fishing?, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, Fabian I. Trinnie, and Warrick (Rick) Fletcher
Optimizing an oceanographic-larval model for assessment of the puerulus settlement of the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus, in Western Australia, Nick Caputi, Ming Feng, Ainslie Denham, Simon de Lestang, James W. Penn, Dirk Slawinski, Alan Pearce, and Jason How
Could warming oceans and increased lobster biomass rates be affecting growth rates in Australia's largest lobster fishery?, Simon de Lestang
Changes in fishing effort efficiency under effort and quota management systems applied to the Western Australian rock lobster fishery, Simon de Lestang, James W. Penn, and Nick Caputi
An integrated analytical approach to estimating the comparative catchability of two fibers used for sampling postlarval rock lobsters, Simon de Lestang and Mark Rossbach
A long way from home: Biosecurity lessons learnt from the impact of La Niña on the transportation and establishment of tropical portunid species, Matthew Hewitt, Mathew Hourston, and Justin I. McDonald
High levels of polyandry, but limited evidence for multiple paternity, in wild populations of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus), Jacqueline Loo, Winn Jason Kennington, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, and Jonathan P. Evans
Methodological comparison for sampling populations of a commercially important rock lobster species, Emma-Jade Tuffley, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, and Tim Langlois
Submissions from 2017
Dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus) undertake large-scale migrations between tropical and temperate ecosystems, M. Braccini, Simon de Lestang, and Rory McAuley
Overview, opportunities and outlook for Australian spiny lobster fisheries, Eva E. Plaganyi, Richard McGarvey, Caleb Gardner, Nick Caputi, Darren Dennis, Simon de Lestang, Klaas Hartmann, Geoffrey Liggins, Adrian Linnane, E Ingrid, Brett Arlidge, Bridget Green, and Cecilia Villanueva
Submissions from 2016
Identifying and mitigating potential risks for Marine Stewardship Council assessment and certification, Lynda M. Bellchambers, Emily A. Fisher, Alastair V. Harry, and Kendra L. Travaille
Exploring the effectiveness of a fisheries simulation model for communicating stock assessment information, Emily A. Fisher, Sybrand A. Hesp, and Norman G. Hall
Refinements to harvest strategies to enable effective implementation of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management for the multi-sector, multi-species fisheries of Western Australia, Warwick J. Fletcher, Brent S. Wise, L M. Joll, Norman G. Hall, Emily A. Fisher, A V. Harry, David V. Fairclough, Daniel J. Gaughan, K Travaille, Brett W. Molony, and Mervi Kangas
Submissions from 2015
Climate variability affecting the contranatant migration of Panulirus cygnus, the western rock lobster, Simon de Lestang and Nick Caputi
Public engagement for the detection of the introduced marine species Charybdis japonica in Western Australia, Matthew Hourston, Justin I. McDonald, and Matthew Hewitt
Submissions from 2014
Catch Predictions in Stock Assessment and Management of Invertebrate Fisheries Using Pre-Recruit Abundance—Case Studies from Western Australia, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Anthony M. Hart, Mervi Kangas, Danielle Johnston, and James Penn
Maximum economic yield of the western rock lobster fishery of Western Australia after moving from effort to quota control, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Chris Reid, Alexander Hesp, and Jason How
The orientation and migratory dynamics of the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus, in Western Australia, Simon de Lestang
What caused seven consecutive years of low puerulus settlement in the western rock lobster fishery of Western Australia?, Simon de Lestang, Nick Caputi, Ming Feng, Ainslie M. Denham, James Penn, Dirk Slawinski, Alan Pearce, and Jason How
Regional-scale patterns of mobile invertebrate assemblage structure on artificial habitats off Western Australia, Shelley Foster, Dan A. Smale, Jason How, Simon de Lestang, Anne Brearley, and Gary A. Kendrick
An unfished area enhances a spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, fishery: implications for management and conservation within a Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican Caribbean, K Ley-Cooper, Simon de Lestang, B F. Phillips, and E Lozano-Alvarez
Submissions from 2013
The efficacy of crab condos in capturing small crab species and their use in invasive marine species monitoring, Matthew Hewitt and Justin I. McDonald
Assessing the effects of moving to maximum economic yield effort level in the western rock lobster fishery of Western Australia, Chris Reid, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, and Peter Stephenson
Submissions from 2012
Acoustic tracking: issues affecting design, analysis and interpretation of data from movement studies, Jason How and Simon de Lestang
Estimates of exploitation rates of the spiny lobster fishery for Panulirus argus from tagging within the Bahía Espíritu Santo ‘Sian Ka'an’ Biosphere Reserve, Mexican Caribbean, Kim Ley-Cooper, Simon de Lestang, B F. Phillips, and E Lozano-Alvarez
Expanding roving-aerial surveys to include counts of recreational shore fishers from remotely-operated cameras: benefits, limitations and cost-effectiveness, Claire B. Smallwood, K H. Pollock, Brent S. Wise, Norman G. Hall, and Daniel J. Gaughan
Submissions from 2011
Ocean circulation, Stokes drift, and connectivity of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) population, Ming Feng, Nick Caputi, James Penn, Dirk Slawinski, Simon de Lestang, Evan Weller, and Alan Pearce
Submissions from 2010
Using fine‐scale catch predictions to examine spatial variation in growth and catchability of Panulirus cygnus along the west coast of Australia, Simon de Lestang, Nick Caputi, and Roy Melville-Smith
Visual assessment of the reproductive condition of female western rock lobsters (Panulirus cygnus), Roy Melville-Smith and Simon de Lestang
Spatial and temporal changes in egg production in the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) fishery, Roy Melville-Smith, Simon de Lestang, and Adrian W. Thomson
Submissions from 2009
Seasonal variation in the long-term warming trend in water temperature off the Western Australian coast, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Ming Feng, and Alan Pearce
The effect of climate change on the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) fishery of Western Australia, Nick Caputi, Roy Melville-Smith, Simon de Lestang, Alan Pearce, and Ming Feng
Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus), D M. Groth, F Lim, Simon de Lestang, N Beale, and Roy Melville-Smith
Effect of Stocking Density on the Growth, Survival, and Behavior of Postpuerulus Western Rock Lobster, Panulirus cygnus (George) (Decapoda: Palinuridae), Kane Moyle, Danielle Johnston, Brenton Knott, Roy Melville-Smith, and Di Walker
Factors affecting mark quality of alizarin complexone-stained otoliths in juvenile black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri and a prescription for dosage, Gavin J. Partridge, G I. Jenkins, R G. Doupe, Simon De Lestang, B M. Ginbey, and D French
Submissions from 2007
Changes in egg production of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) associated with appendage damage, Roy Melville-Smith and Simon de Lestang
Neither maternal size nor site of spawning influences larval competency in Western Rock Lobster Panulirus Cygnus George, Roy Melville-Smith, Simon de Lestang, Brenton Chatfield, Matthew M. Nelson, and Peter D. Nichols
Submissions from 2006
Catch prediction for the blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, Lynda Bellchambers Dr, Simon de Lestang, Kimberly Dale Smith, and Adrian W. Thomson
Interannual variation in the moult cycle and size at double breeding of mature female western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus), Simon de Lestang and Roy Melville-Smith
Stocking density and shelter type for the optimal growth and survival of western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus (George), Danielle Johnston, Roy Melville-Smith, Blair Hendriks, Greg B. Maguire, and Bruce F. Phillips
Spatial and temporal variation in the size at maturity of the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus George, Roy Melville-Smith and Simon de Lestang
Submissions from 2005
Selectivity of different gear types for sampling the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus L., Lynda Bellchambers Dr and Simon de Lestang
