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.
Reports from 2023
Ecological Risk Assessment for the Western Australian Silverlip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) Resource, K. A. Smith, S. Brown, A. M. Hart, and A. Bissell
Reports from 2022
Boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia, Karina L. Ryan, Eva KM Lai DPIRD, and Claire B. Smallwood
Developing novel remote camera approaches to assess and monitor the population status of Australian sea lions, Mathew Hourston, Daniela Waltrick, Stuart Blight, Ainslie Denham, Alex Hesp, and Steve Taylor
Ecological risk assessment for the marine aquarium fish resource, Kimberley Smith, Amelia Bissell, and Carly Bruce
Ecological Risk Assessment for the Western Rock Lobster Resource; Background Information, Jason How, Emma-Jade Tuffley, Rebecca Oliver, Scott Evans, Mathew Hourston, and Simon de Lestang
Houtman Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area: A summary of marine resource use and ecological attributes, Scott N. Evans, Nick Konzewitsch, and Lynda M. Bellchambers
Recreational fishing for Western Rock Lobster: estimates of participation, effort and catch in 2021/22, Claire B. Smallwood, Karina L. Ryan, Alissa C. Tate, and Lucy J. Rudd
Shore-based recreational fishing in the Perth Metropolitan area: 2022, A. C. Tate, L. J. Rudd, and C. B. Smallwood
South-West Estuarine and Nearshore Finfish Resource Part 1: Sea Mullet and Yellowfin Whiting, Rodney Duffy Dr., David Harris, Emily Fisher, Kim Smith, Danielle Johnston, Ainslie Denham, Alex Hesp, Blaine Hodgson, Amber Quinn, and Marcus Newman
Western Australian sea cucumber resource assessment report, A.M. Hart, D.M. Murphy, and F.F. Fabris
Reports from 2021
2021 assessment of the status of the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource, David V. Fairclough, Sybrand Alexander Hesp, Ainslie Maree Denham, A. Fisher, Rachel Marks, K. L. Ryan, Elaine Lek, Rhys Allen, and Brett M. Crisafulli
Ecological Risk Assessment for the State-wide Small Pelagic Scalefish Resource, S. Blazeski, J. Norriss, K. A. Smith, and M. Hourston
Ecological Risk Assessment for the Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource, Maddison Watt, Matias Braccini, K. A. Smith, and Matthew Hourston
Fisheries Research Report 319: Resource Assessment Report for Australian Herring in Western Australia, R E. Duffy, A M. Hart, N Caputi, S A. Hesp, A Quinn, A M. Denham, and K Smith
Imputation of missing count data of recreational boat retrievals from remote camera surveys in the Perth Metropolitan region, Western Australia, E. Afrifa-Yamoah, S.M Taylor, Cameron J. Desfosses, and U. A. Mueller
Otoliths of south-western Australian fish: a photographic catalogue, Chris Dowling, Kim Smith, Elain Lek, and Joshua Brown
Recreational fishing for Western Rock Lobster: estimates of participation, effort and catch from 1986/87 – 2017/18. Fisheries Research Report 299, Fabian I. Trinnie, Cameron J. Desfosses, Brent S. Wise, and Karina L. Ryan
Recreational fishing for Western Rock Lobster: estimates of participation, effort and catch from 2018/19–2020/21. Fisheries Research Report 313, Claire B. Smallwood, Karina L. Ryan, Alissa Tate, and Cameron J. Desfosses
Shore-based recreational fishing in the Perth Metropolitan area: 2014 – 2021. Fisheries Research Report 315, Alissa Tate and Claire B. Smallwood
Reports from 2020
Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) and Mud Crab Scylla serrata and Scylla olivacea ) Resources in the North Coast and Gascoyne Coast Bioregions, Western Australia, D Johnston, Daniel Yeoh, David Harris, and E Fisher
Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) and Sand Crab ( Ovalipes australiensis ) Resource in the South Coast Bioregion of Western Australia, D Johnston, David Harris, and Daniel Yeoh
Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) Resource in the West Coast Bioregion, Western Australia Part 1: Peel Harvey Estuary, Cockburn Sound and Swan Canning Estuary, D Johnston, Daniel Yeoh, David Harris, and E Fisher
Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) Resource in the West Coast Bioregion, Western Australia Part 2: Warnbro Sound, Comet Bay, Mandurah to Bunbury, Leschenault Estuary, Geographe Bay an d Hardy Inlet, D Johnston, David Harris, and Daniel Yeoh
Ecological Risk Assessment for the Peel-Harvey Estuarine Fishery, E. A. Fisher, S. N. Evans, Cameron J. Desfosses, Danielle Johnston, R Duffy, and K. A. Smith
International Workshop on Recreational Fishing Surveys, Rachel Marks, Cameron J. Desfosses, and Alissa Tate
Mitigation measures to reduce entanglements of migrating whales with commercial fishing gear, Jason How, D Coughran, M Double, K Rushworth, B Hebiton, J Smith, J Harrison, M Taylor, D Paton, G McPherson, C McPherson, A Recalde Salas, C Salgado-Kent, and Simon de Lestang
Review of recreational fishing surveys in Western Australia, Alissa Tate, K. L. Ryan, Claire B. Smallwood, Cameron J. Desfosses, S.M Taylor, E.K. Lai, and Stuart Blight
Understanding recruitment variation (including the collapse) of Ballot’s saucer scallop stocks in Western Australia and assessing the feasibility of assisted recovery measures for improved management in a changing environment. FRDC Project No. 2015/026, Arani Chandrapavan, Mervi Kangas, and Nick Caputi
Reports from 2019
Development of an industry-based habitat mapping/monitoring system FRDC Project No 2011/021, Simon de Lestang, Matthew B. Pember, and Dirk Slawinski
Integrated survey of boat-based recreational fishing in inner Shark Bay 2018/19, S.M Taylor, Claire B. Smallwood, Cameron J. Desfosses, K. L. Ryan, and Gary Jackson
Invertebrate and Reef Health Research and Monitoring at Cocos (Keeling) Islands – 2019 Update, N Konzewitsch and S. N. Evans
Recovering a collapsed abalone stock through translocation. Seafood CRC Project No. 2011/762, Lachlan W.S. Strain, Jamin M. Brown, and Anthony M. Hart
Statewide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2017/18, K. L. Ryan, N.G. Hall, E.K. Lai, Claire B. Smallwood, Alissa Tate, S.M Taylor, and Brent S. Wise
Summary of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery science and modelling review, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, Nick Caputi, Emma-Jade Tuffley, and Mark Rossbach
Reports from 2018
A survey of boat-based recreational fishing in inner Shark Bay 2016/17, S.M Taylor, Aldo S. Steffe, E.K. Lai, K. L. Ryan, and Gary Jackson
Australian Herring and West Australian Salmon Scientific Workshop Report, October 2017, Brent S. Wise and Brett Molony
Decision tree and rapid appraisal methodology for new fisheries, Anthony M. Hart
Improving confidence in the management of the blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) in Shark Bay PART II: Socio-economic significance of commercial Blue Swimmer crabs in Shark Bay. FRDC project no. 2012/15, R Daley and I van Putten
Improving confidence in the management of the blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) in Shark Bay. Part I : Rebuilding of the Shark Bay Crab Fishery. FRDC project no. 2012/15, Arani Chandrapavan, Mervi Kangas, Danielle Johnston, Nicolavito Caputi, Alexander Hesp, Ainslie Maree Denham, and Errol Sporer
Resource Assessment Report Temperate Demersal Elasmobranch Resource of Western Australia, Matias Braccini, Nick Blay, Alexander Hesp, and Brett Molony
Risk Assessment of the potential impacts of seismic air gun surveys on marine finfish and invertebrates in Western Australia, F J. Webster, Brent S. Wise, H Kemps, and Warrick Fletcher
Weight-length summaries for Western Australian fish species derived from surveys of recreational fishers at boat ramps, C.B. Smallwood, Alissa Tate, and Karina L. Ryan
Reports from 2017
Adopting a Citizen Science approach to develop cost-effective methods that will deliver annual information for managing small-scale recreational fisheries: The Southwest Recreational Crabbing Project, David Harris, Danielle Johnston, Josh Baker, and Michelle Foster
Demographic performance of brownlip abalone : exploration of wild and cultured harvest potential, Lachlan W.S. Strain, Alexander Hesp, Frank Fabris, and Anthony M. Hart
Framework for Integration of Data from Remotely Operated Cameras into Recreational Fishery Assessments in Western Australia, Aldo S. Steffe, S.M Taylor, Stuart Blight, Karina L. Ryan, Cameron J. Desfosses, Alissa Tate, Claire B. Smallwood, Eva K. Lai, Fabian I. Trinnie, and Brent S. Wise
Resource Assessment Report Western Rock Lobster Environmental Resources of Western Australia, Lynda Bellchambers Dr, Jason How, S Evans, Matthew B. Pember, S de Lestang, and Nicolavito Caputi
Spatial and temporal dynamics of Western Australia’s commercially important sharks, Matias Braccini, R. McAuley, and Alastair Harry
Statewide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2015/16, Karina L. Ryan, Norman G. Hall, Eva K. Lai, Claire B. Smallwood, S.M Taylor, and Brent Stephen
Status of southern garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, K Smith, C Dowling, S Mountford, A Hesp, A Howard, and J Brown
Reports from 2016
An update of the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Invertebrate and Reef Health Research and Monitoring at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, S.N Evans, N Konzewitsch, and Lynda Bellchambers Dr
Bioeconomic evaluation of commercial-scale stock enhancement in abalone, Anthony M. Hart and Lachlan W.S. Strain
Evaluation of passive acoustic telemetry approaches for monitoring and mitigating shark hazards off the coast of Western Australia, R. McAuley, Barry Bruce, Ian S. Keay, S Mountford, and Tania Pinnell
Improving efficiency in generating submissions and consistency of outcomes for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) based assessments, Warrick Fletcher, Daniel J. Gaughan, and Lynda Bellchambers Dr
Innovative development of the Octopus (cf) tetricus fishery in Western Australia, Anthony M. Hart, Stephen C. Leporati, Ross Marriott, and D. V. Murphy
Measurement of fisheries compliance outcomes : a preliminary national study : FRDC final report, E Price, Roy Melville-Smith, D King, Timothy J. Green, W Dixon, S Lambert, and T Spencer
Review of potential fisheries and marine management impacts on the south-western Australian white shark population, S.M Taylor, J.M Braccini, R. McAuley, and W.J Fletcher
Status of inshore demersal scalefish stocks on the south coast of Western Australia. NRM Project 12034 Final Report, Jeffrey Norriss, E.A Fisher, Sybrand Alexander Hesp, Gary Jackson, P.G Coulson, T Leary, and A.W Thompson
Reports from 2015
Development of octopus aquaculture Final Report FRDC Project No 2009/206, Sagiv Kolkovski, Justin King, Nicole Watts, M Natale, Adva Mori, R Cammilleri, and C Cammilleri
Development of octopus aquaculture: Rearing, handling and systems design for Octopus tetricus commercial aquaculture FRDC Project No 2009/206, Sagiv Kolkovski, R Cammilleri, Justin King, Nicole Watts, M Natale, and Adva Mori
Effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and whales, Jason R. How, D Coughran, J Smith, M Double, J Harrison, J McMath, B Hebiton, and Ainslie Maree Denham
Likelihood of Marine Pest introduction to the Indian Ocean Territories, Justin I. McDonald, Samantha Bridgwood, and Matthew Hourston
Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 1: Environmental change and risk assessment FRDC: Project No. 2010/535, Nicolavito Caputi, Ming Feng, Alan Pearce, J Benthuysen, Ainslie M. Denham, Y Hetzel, Gary Jackson, Brett W. Molony, Lindsay M. Joll, and Arani N. Chandrapavan
Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 2: Case studies FRDC Project No. 2010/535, Nicolavito Caputi, Feng Ming, Alan Pearce, J Benthuysen, Ainslie M. Denham, Y Hetzel, R Matear, Gary Jackson, Brett W. Molony, M Lindsay, and Arani N. Chandrapavan
Seasonal wind patterns around the Western Australian coastline and their application in fisheries analysis, Alan Pearce, Anthony M. Hart, D. V. Murphy, and Hannah Rice
Seasonal wind patterns around the Western Australian coastline and their application in fisheries analysis, Alan Pearce, Anthony M. Hart, D. V. Murphy, and Hannah Rice
State-wide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2013/14, K.L. Ryan, N.G. Hall, E.K. Lai, C.B. Smallwood, S.M. Taylor, and B.S. Wise
Reports from 2014
Assessing the ecological impact of the western rock lobster fishery in fished and unfished areas Final FRDC Report – Project 2008/013, Lynda B. Bellchambers and Matthew B. Pember
Assessment of blue swimmer crab recruitment and breeding stock levels in the Peel-Harvey Estuary and status of the Mandurah to Bunbury Developing Crab Fishery, D Johnston, A Chandrapavan, B Wise, and N Caputi
Biological synopsis of Australian herring (Arripis georgianus), Kimberley A. Smith and Joshua Brown
Decision-support tools for economic optimization of Western Rock Lobster fishery, Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Chris Reid, and Alexander Hesp
Identifying factors affecting the low western rock lobster puerulus settlement in recent years Final FRDC Report – Project 2009/18, Nick Caputi, Ming Feng, Simon de Lestang, Ainslie Maree Denham, James D. Penn, Dirk Slawinski, Alan Pearce, Evan Weller, and Jason R. How
Independent observations of catches and subsurface mitigation efficiencies of modified trawl nets for endangered, threatened and protected megafauna bycatch in the Pilbara Fish Trawl Fishery, Corey B. Wakefield, Stuart Blight, Adrian W. Thomson, Clinton Syers, and Shane O'Donoghue
Potential Eradication and Control Methods for the Management of the Ascidian Didemnum perlucidum in Western Australia, David V. Fairclough, Brett W. Molony, Brett M. Crisafulli, Ian S. Keay, Sybrand Alexander Hesp, and Ross J. Marriott
Status of the Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery in Shark Bay, Western Australia Fishery Assessment Document, David Harris, Danielle Johnston, Errol Sporer, Mervi Kangas, Felipe Nieves, and Nick Caputi
The marine heat wave off Western Australia during the summer of 2010/11 – 2 years on, Nick Caputi, Gary Jackson, and Alan Pearce
Reports from 2013
Aerial surveys of shore-based recreational fishing in Carnarvon and Shark Bay: June to August 2012, Claire B. Smallwood and Daniel J. Gaughan
An integrated system to survey boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2011/12, Karina L. Ryan, Brent S. Wise, Norman G. Hall, K H. Pollock, Elena H. Sulin, and Daniel J. Gaughan
A summary of the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia invertebrate research at Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2006-2011, Lynda M. Bellchambers and Scott N. Evans
Biology, history, and assessment of Western Australian abalone fisheries, Anthony M. Hart, Frank Fabris, and Nick Caputi
Biology, stock status and management summaries for selected fish species in south-western Australia, Claire B. Smallwood
Determination and development of cost effective techniques to monitor recreational catch and effort in Western Australian demersal finfish fisheries: Final Report for FRDC Project 2005/034 and WAMSI Subproject 4.4.3, B S. Wise and W J. Fletcher
Fisheries and Marine Officers recreational fishing survey: 1998/99 – 2009/10, Claire B. Smallwood, Carli F. Telfer, and Timothy J. Green
Status of nearshore finfish stocks in south-western Western Australia: Part 1: Australian herring, Kimberley A. Smith, Joshua Brown, Paul Lewis, Christopher Dowling, A Howard, R Lenanton, and B Molony
Status of nearshore finfish stocks in south-western Western Australia: Part 2: Tailor, Kimberley A. Smith, Joshua Brown, Paul Lewis, C Dowling, A Howard, R CJ Lenanton, and Brett W. Molony
Status of nearshore finfish stocks in south-western Western Australia Part 3: Whiting (Sillaginidae): NRM Project 09003, Joshua Brown, Christopher Dowling, Alexander Hesp, Kimberley A. Smith, and Brett W. Molony
Reports from 2012
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Development of a DNA microarray to identify markers of disease in pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) and to assess overall oyster health: Final FRDC Report – Project 2008/030, David Raftos, Sham Nair, Melanie Croxford, and Brian J. Jones
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Investigation of Chlamydiales-like organisms in pearl oysters, Pinctada maxima FRDC Project 2008/031, Melanie Croxford and Brian J. Jones
Biology and stock status of inshore demersal scalefish indicator species in the Gascoyne Coast Bioregion, Ross Marriott, Gary Jackson, Rodney CJ Lenanton, Carli Telfer, Eva Lai, Peter Stephenson, David Adams, and Jeffrey Norriss
Evaluating the potential use of change-in-ratio and index removal techniques for determining harvest rates and efficiency increases in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery FRDC Project 2009/019, Simon de Lestang, J Hoeing, Stuart Frusher, and Norman G. Hall
Identification of critical habitats for juvenile dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) NRM Project 09038 – Protecting Inshore and Demersal Finfish, Paul D. Lewis, Gabby E. Mitsopoulos, and Brett W. Molony
Mapping shallow water habitats of the Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, using remote sensing techniques, Scott N. Evans, Lynda M. Bellchambers, and K Murray
Minimising gear conflict and resource sharing issues in the Shark Bay trawl fisheries and promotion of scallop recruitment, Mervi I. Kangas, Arani Chandrapavan, Y L. Hetzel, and Erroll C. Sporer
Relative efficiency of fishing gears and investigation of resource availability in tropical demersal scalefish fisheries FRDC REPORT – PROJECT 2006/031, Stephen J. Newman, Euan S. Harvey, Ben M. Rome, Dianne L. McLean, and Craig L. Skepper
Stock Assessment for the West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery, Simon de Lestang, Nick Caputi, Jason How, Roy Melville-Smith, Adrian Thomson, and Peter Stephenson
Reports from 2011
Assessing possible environmental causes behind the reduced colonisation of western rock lobster puerulus collectors by a wide suite of species. FRDC report : project 2008/085, Simon de Lestang, Jason How, and Shelley Foster
Assessment of the risks associated with the release of abalone sourced from Abalone Hatcheries for enhancement or marine grow-out in the open ocean areas of WA, Brian J. Jones and Warrick Fletcher
Development of an ecosystem approach to the monitoring and management of Western Australian fisheries. Final FRDC report : project 2005/063, Norman G. Hall and Brent S. Wise
