Titles in the fisheries research contract report (ISSN: 1446-5868) series contain technical and scientific information that requires dissemination to meet the requirements of contracts entered into by, or undertaken on behalf of, the Department of Fisheries (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development), Western Australia. These contract reports are not a formal refereed scientific publication and the Department will often publish sections of these reports in scientific journals, however, each report is reviewed internally for quality control purposes.
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Boat-based recreational fishing catch and effort in Cockburn Sound and Owen Anchorage during 1996/97, 2001/02 and 2005/06
Neil Sumner and Eva Lai
This report presents catch and effort estimates from three surveys of boat-based fishers. Recreational anglers used lines with bait or lures to catch fish. Boat-based crabbers either use drop nets or catch crabs by hand whilst diving or snorkelling. Surveys of recreational fishing activities that ... Read more
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Aquatic Fauna - Biological Survey Ten Mile Brook Dam Margaret River - Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 22, 2010
Craig Lawrence, C Hugh, Renae Larsen, J Ledger, and Phil Vercoe
Ten Mile Brook Dam has a surface area of 275 Ha and receives water from a 10 km2 catchment (Figure 1). It has a total storage capacity of 1,691 ML. At the time of this study the dam was 89 % capacity (1,511 ML), however ... Read more
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Social and economic evaluation methods for fisheries: a review of the literature - Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 21, 2009
Simon Vieira, Jacki Schirmer, and Edwina Loxton
The Department of Fisheries Western Australia is responsible for managing Western Australia’s fishery resources in a way that is consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). Implementing these principles in a practical manner for fisheries has involved the development of a new management ... Read more
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Improvement and evaluation of greenlip abalone hatchery and nursery production. Final FRDC report - project 2003/203
Sabine Daume
A range of experiments aimed at optimizing broodstock performance and nursery culture of greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) were undertaken in Western Australia. Factors investigated that can potentially influence broodstock performance were natal source (wild-caught or farm-grown) and broodstock diets (red algal diet or formulated diet ... Read more
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Improved performance of marron using genetic and pond on using genetic and pond management strategies
Craig Lawrence Dr
Marron (Cherax tenuimanus) are the highest valued freshwater crayfish farmed in Australia. This project addressed the need to increase the profitability of commercial marron farms by improving growth rates and pond management strategies.
