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.146 - Yabbie Aquaculture in Western Australia, March 2024
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Policy relating to the assessment of yabbie aquaculture proposals and principles for assessment
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Commercial fishing identification guide 2023
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Throughout this guide you will see all or some of the marine bioregion symbols with each fish illustration, indicating where the species is most likely to occur.
This guide has been developed to help you identify the more common species in Western Australia you may ... Read more
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Recreational fishing identification guide
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
This guide has been developed to help you identify the more common species in Western Australia that you may encounter. The purpose of this guide is to enhance consistent and accurate species identification. If you are unsure about a particular species (or if it is ... Read more
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Recreational fishing location guide
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
This guide has been developed to help you identify the fishing locations that you may visit. The purpose of this guide is to enhance consistent and accurate identification of fishing locations and block numbers within each Bioregion. If you are unsure about a particular location, ... Read more
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Final report Floating Upwelling System Harvest Road Oceans
Robert Michael and Scott Bennett
A Floating Upwelling System or FLUPSY is a mechanical system for the culture of seed stock during the nursery stage of commercial bivalve production.
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Fisheries Occasional Publication No.143 - Aquaculture of Seaweed in Western Australia, September 2022.
Druime Nolan
Policy Principles and Guidelines Relating to the Assessment of Licences and Exemptions for the Aquaculture of Seaweed in Western Australia
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Fisheries science update – October 2021: West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Key points: 2021 stock assessment outcomes • The West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource (WCDSR) is halfway into a 20-year recovery plan following a period of overfishing in the 1990s and 2000s. • This latest assessment provides an important “health check” on the recovery status. • ... Read more
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Abalone Aquaculture in Western Australia
Department of Fisheries
Principles and considerations relating to management of abalone aquaculture in Western Australia
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Aquaculture Development Plans
Department of Fisheries
Principles and Guidelines Relating to Aquaculture Development Plans to address Performance Criteria for Aquaculture Licences and Leases
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Aquaculture of Coral, Live Rock and Live Sand in Western Australia
Department of Fisheries
Principles and Guidelines Relating to the Assessment of Licences for the Aquaculture of Coral, Live Rock and Live Sand in Western Australia
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Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery
Department of Fisheries
An operators’ guide to the management arrangements 1 September 2015 – 31 August 2016.
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Guideline for stakeholder engagement on aquatic resource management-related processes
Department of Fisheries
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Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery
Department of Fisheries
An operators’ guide to the management arrangements 2016 Version 2.0
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Western Australian Rock Lobster Fishery Marine Stewardship Council Principle 3
Department of Fisheries
Governance – Policy – Fishery Specific Management