The fisheries research reports series contains technical and scientific information that represents an important contribution to the existing knowledge, but which may not be suitable for publication in national or international scientific journals.
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2021 assessment of the status of the West Coast Demersal Scalefifish Resource
David Fairclough, E. A. Fisher, Sybrand Alex Hesp, Ainslie Denham, and Rachel Marks
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2021 assessment of the status of the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource
David V. Fairclough, Sybrand Alex Hesp, Ainslie Denham, Emily A. Fisher, Rachel Marks, Karina L. Ryan, Elaine Lek, Rhys Allen, and Brett M. Crisafulli
A recovery program for the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource was introduced between late 2007 and early 2010, based on the maintenance of retained catches of demersal species (overall suite and each indicator species) by both the commercial and recreational sectors below 50% of the ... Read more
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Ecological Risk Assessment for the Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
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Ecological Risk Assessment for the Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource
Maddison Watt, Matias Braccini, Kim Smith, and Mathew Hourston
In March 2021, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development convened an ecological risk assessment (ERA) of the fisheries that access the Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource. The ERA considered the potential ecological impacts of the Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries and recreational ... Read more
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Otoliths of south-western Australian fish: a photographic catalogue
Chris Dowling, Kim Smith, Elain Lek, and Joshua Brown
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Otoliths of south-western Australian fish: a photographic catalogue
Chris Dowling, Kim Smith, Elaine Lek, and Joshua Brown
Due to the species-specific nature of otoliths and given they are often the only part of the fish preserved when fish die, otolith catalogues can be used in numerous applications, such as diet studies in fish eating animals, including pinnipeds, fish and sea birds; archaeological ... Read more
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Squid and cuttlefish resources of Western Australia
Daniel E. Yeoh PhD, Danielle J. Johnston PhD, and David C. Harris
This report provides a description and assessment of the squid and cuttlefish resources of Western Australia, and all of the fishing activities (i.e. fisheries / fishing sectors) affecting these resources. Encompassed are multiple species in the orders Oegopsida and Myopsida (squid or ‘calamari’) and Sepiida ... Read more
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Squid and cuttlefish resources of Western Australia
Daniel Yeoh, Danielle J. Johnston PhD, and David C. Harris
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Australian Herring and West Australian Salmon Scientific Workshop Report, October 2017
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
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Australian Herring and West Australian Salmon Scientific Workshop report, October 2017
Brent S. Wise and Brett W. Molony
A scientific workshop was held on 25th – 29th September 2017 to review available data for Australian herring (Arripis georgianus) and determine current stock status using the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Risk-based Weight of Evidence Approach. Recommendations for future monitoring and ... Read more
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Resource Assessment Report Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource of Western Australia
Matias Braccini, Nick Blay, S. A. Hesp, and brett molony
This document provides a cumulative description and assessment of the TDER and all of the fishing activities (i.e. fisheries / fishing sectors) affecting this resource in WA. Future Resource Assessment Reports will assess the Statewide Sharks and Rays Resource. The report is focused on the ... Read more
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Resource assessment report: temperate demersal elasmobranch resource of Western Australia
Matias Braccini, Nick Blay, S. A. Hesp, and Brett Molony
This document provides a cumulative description and assessment of the Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource (TDER) and all of the fishing activities (i.e. fisheries / fishing sectors) affecting this resource in WA. Future Resource Assessment Reports will assess the State-wide sharks and rays resource.
The report ... Read more
