Fisheries occasional publications (ISSN 1447-2058) cover a wide range of topics relating to Western Australia's fisheries, pearling and aquaculture, and fish and fish habitats, in general - excluding issues relating to management and policy.
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Fisheries occasional publication No.99 - Review of the Western Australian Rock Lobster stock assessment
Andre E. Punt and Department of Fisheries Western Australia
In 2000, the West Australian Rock Lobster (WRL) fishery became the first fishery in the world to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). At the annual audit in December 2010, the MSC’s independent certifying body, Scientific Certification Systems, set a number of conditions ... Read more
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Recreational fishing in Western Australia: northern fish identification guide
Western Australia. Department of Fisheries
This recreational fishing guide has been developed to help you identify the more common species you may encounter within the Gascoyne and North Coast bioregions. The purpose of this guide is to greatly enhance consistent and accurate species identification.
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Recreational fishing in Western Australia: southern fish identification guide
Western Australia. Department of Fisheries
This recreational fishing guide has been developed to help you identify the more common species you may encounter within the West Coast and South Coast bioregions. The purpose of this guide is to greatly enhance consistent and accurate species identification.
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Fishing Industry Impact Study : James Price Point Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct
Department of Fisheries
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Tactical Research Fund – ASFB 2009 Workshop
Department of Fisheries
Biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems – What to measure and monitor for fisheries and ecosystem management FRDC Project No. 2008/353.
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Western Rock Lobster International Stock Assessment and Modelling Workshop Report
Department of Fisheries
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Fisheries occasional paper No. 77 - Economic analysis: fishing industry impact study - Kimberley LNG Project
EconSearch Pty Ltd and Department of Fisheries Western Australia
This study, prepared as a part of a broader study for WA fisheries, is concerned with the regional economy of the West Kimberley region and involves an assessment of the impact on the region of a range of fishing industry scenarios associated with development of ... Read more
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North coast fish identification guide
Ben M. Rome and Stephen J. Newman
The intention of the North Coast Fish Identification Guide is to provide a simple, easy to use manual to assist commercial, recreational, charter and customary fishers to identify the most commonly caught marine finfish species in the North Coast Bioregion, Western Australia. This guide is ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No.70 - Stakeholder survey 2008
Tara Baharthah
A telephone survey of Department of Fisheries’ stakeholders was conducted in August 2008 in order to evaluate their perception of the Department’s management of commercial and recreational fishing, pearling and aquaculture, and fish and fish habitat protection. The survey also assessed satisfaction with the level ... Read more
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Fisheries Occasional Publication 61 - Proposed Quota Settings for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery
Department of Fisheries, WA
The former Minister for Fisheries asked the Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC) to provide him with a business case for a quota management system (QMS) in the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery, following renewed interest from industry for the introduction of a QMS. ... Read more
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Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 63 - Chapter 2, Western Rock Lobster Ecological Risk Assessment
Department of Fisheries, WA
This Ecological Risk Assessment, conducted by IRC Environment (part of International Risk Consultants) and Department of Fisheries WA (FWA) was the result of an initiative by the WA Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) and (FWA). This report is based on a risk assessment workshop undertaken in ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No 75 - Research and development plan 2009-10
Department of Fisheries Western Australia
The Department of Fisheries R&D plan for 2009/10 outlines the research, monitoring and assessment activities that are specifically directed towards supporting the collection of information that will assist in achieving the objectives of the Fish Resources Management Act (1994) for the coming five year period. ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No. 63 - Western rock lobster ecological risk assessment
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia and International Risk Consultants Group of Companies
This Ecological Risk Assessment, conducted by IRC Environment (part of International Risk Consultants) and Department of Fisheries WA (FWA) was the result of an initiative by the WA Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) and (FWA). This report is based on a risk assessment workshop undertaken in ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication 74: Report of the funding working group July 2009
Bruno Mezzatesta, Anna Cronin, Brett McCallum, Ian Taylor, Kane Moyle, Melanie Barbaro, and Ben Fraser
In recent years the profitability of the fishing industry in Western Australia has been severely impacted by a combination of the high cost and scarcity of labour, high fuel prices, a poor exchange rate and the recent global financial crisis. The prices for some locally ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication no. 65 - A review of management arrangements for the recreational fishery for demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion
Peter Neville and Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
In December 2008, the Hon. Norman Moore, MLC, Minister for Fisheries, Western Australia appointed two independent experts to review a number of aspects relating to the west coast demersal scalefish recreational fishery; namely to assess separately:
- the validity of the scientific advice on which ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No. 66 - Scientific review of the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery, Western Australia
Michael O'Neill and Department of Fisheries Western Australia
In December 2008 the Hon Norman Moore MLC, Minister for Fisheries Western Australia appointed two independent experts to assess separately 1) the validity of scientific advice to management and 2) options to manage recreational fishing of west coast demersal scalefish. The following review (1) assesses ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication 73: Report of the consultation working group July 2009
Greg Paust, Anna Cronin, Guy Leyland, Graham Short, Doug Bathgate, Frank Prokop, and Ben Fraser
This report outlines recommendations of a Working Group established by the CEO of the Department of Fisheries to advise on a proposed new model for fisheries consultation in Western Australia.
The proposed model provided to the Working Group for advice was developed based on the ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No. 69 - An input control management system for the Western Rock Lobster fishery
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC) and Department of Fisheries Western Australia
The Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC), the Hon. Minister for Fisheries and the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia have commenced a process of assessing the options for future management of the Western Rock Lobster Fishery. As part of this assessment, an expert Panel has ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication NO. 68 - A Quota management system for the Western Rock Lobster fishery
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC) and Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
There has been much debate over the past two decades on the most appropriate long-term management framework for Western Australia’s Western Rock Lobster Fishery. More recently a debate over whether the fishery would be best managed under a Quota Management System (QMS) or the continuation ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No. 67 - Review of fisheries research report (177)
Aldo Steffe and Department of Fisheries Western Australia
To provide a review of the Research Report (177) on recreational boat-based fishing in the West Coast Bioregion during 2005/06 including: • The appropriateness of the basic creel survey design used for deriving estimates of catch, effort and catch rates for this type of fishery. ... Read more
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Fisheries occasional publication No.72 - Western Rock Lobster ecological effects of fishing research plan.
Rhys Brown
The commercial West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery (WCRLF) targets the western rock lobster (WRL), Panulirus cygnus, averaging approximately 10,000 tonnes of lobsters each year. Currently approximately 450 to 500 boats operate in the Fishery in waters ranging from 5 m to 200 m depth adjacent ... Read more
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Fisheries Occasional Publication 40: A summary of data collected by the Angler’s Daily Log Book and Fishing Tournament Monitoring Programs in 2004-2006
Kimberley A. Smith, M Hammond, and Joshua Brown
Catch information and biological samples collected by recreational anglers in daily log books can provide valuable information about local fish stocks. The numbers and lengths of important recreational target species can be used to monitor their abundance and population structure, which can form the basis ... Read more
