Fisheries Occasional Publications (ISSN 1447-2058) covers 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.

OP 074		Report of the Funding Working Group		July 2009
OP 073		Report of the Consultation Working Group		July 2009
OP 072		Western Rock Lobster Ecological Effects of Fishing Research Plan		Nov 2008
OP 071		Western Rock Lobster Low Puerulus Settlement Risk Assessment Workshop Held 1 and 2 April 2009.		Sept 2009
OP 070		Department of Fisheries Stakeholder Survey 2008		Sept 2009
OP 069		An Input Control Management System for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery - An independent report commissioned by the Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC)		June 2009
OP 068		A Quota Management System for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery - An independent report commissioned by the Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC)		June 2009
OP 067		Review of Fisheries Research Report (177)		June 2009
OP 066		Scientific review of the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery, Western Australia		June 2009
OP 065		A Review of Management Arrangements for the Recreational Fishery for Demersal Scalefish in the West Coast Bioregion		June 2009
OP 063		Western Rock Lobster Ecological Risk Assessment 2001 (formerly Western Rock Lobster Ecological Risk Assessment Chapter 2)		Mar 2009
OP 061		Proposed Quota Settings for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery		Feb 2009
OP 060		An Analysis of Maximum Economic Yield in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery		Feb 2009
OP 059		Review of the draft paper “Proposed Quota Settings for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery”		Feb 2009
OP 058		Research and Development Plan 2008-09		Dec 2008
OP 057		Introduced Marine Species In Western Australia		Mar 2009
OP 056		Western Rock Lobster Risk Assessment 2007 (formerly Western Rock Lobster Risk Assessment)		Nov 2007
OP 055		A Review: Biosecurity Risks Posed by Vessels and Mitigation Options		May 2009
OP 053		Proceedings of the Western Rock Lobster Ecological Effects of Fishing Workshop 8 – 10 August 2007		Nov 2008
OP 052		Geelong revisited: from ESD to EBFM – future directions for fisheries management		Nov 2008
OP 051		Code of Practice for Recreational Fishers in WA		Oct 2008
OP 050		Western Rock Lobster Stock Assessment and Harvest Strategy Workshop 16 – 20 July 2007		Aug 2008
OP 049		Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee - West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery - Recommended Management Changes For The 2008-09 Season		May 2008
OP 048		Research and Development Plan 2007-2008		Apr 2008
OP 047		Department of Fisheries Community Survey 2007		Jun 2008
OP 046		Department of Fisheries Stakeholder Survey 2006		Jun 2008
OP 045		Department of Fisheries Community Survey 2006		Jun 2008
OP 043		Catching and caring for Samson Fish		Oct 2007
OP 042		Gascoyne Wetline Fish Identification Field Guide		May 2007
OP 041		Harvesting the benefits of grain in Aquaculture Feeds		Feb 2007
OP 040		A summary of data collected by the Angler's Daily Log Book and Fishing Tournament Monitoring Programs in 2004-2006		Mar 2007
OP 039		Western Rock Lobster Ecological Effects Of Fishing Research Plan		Dec 2006
OP 038		Proposed Amendments to the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 - Draft Report of the Ministerial Review Committee	Draft	Oct 2006
OP 036		Department of Fisheries Submission On The Draft Allocation Report For The Western Rock Lobster Resource To IFAAC		Mar 2006
OP 035		Rock Lobster Processor Licensing Arrangements - Discussion Paper		May 2006
OP 034		Proceedings of the Western Australian Dhufish Workshop 2004		Mar 2006
OP 033		Department of Fisheries Community Survey 2005		Jan 2006
OP 032		Allocation of the Western Australian Abalone Resource Between User Groups		Oct 2005
OP 031		Feeding Lupins to Fish: A review of the nutritional and biological value of lupins in aquaculture feeds		Aug 2001
OP 030		The Second Hatchery Feeds and Technology Workshop - September 30 – October 1 2004		Nov 2004
OP 029		Western Rock Lobster Fishery Effects of Fishing on the Ecosystem Scientific Reference Group		Nov 2005
OP 028		Western Rock Lobster Fishery/Sea Lion Interaction Scientific Reference Group - Report from meeting of 24 August 2005		Oct 2005
OP 027		Review of the Pearl Oyster Hatchery Policy Phase II – Policy Direction		Sep 2005
OP 026		Recommendation Report from RLIAC to the Minister on Resource Sustainability Management Packages for Zones A, B and C of the West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery		Jul 2005
OP 025		Western Rock Lobster Fishery Ecological Risk Assessment 2005 Draft Report	Draft	Jul 2005
OP 024		Proceedings of the Third Workshop for Seeding a Future for Grains in Aquaculture Feeds		Apr 2005
OP 023		Proceedings of the Second Workshop for Seeding a Future for Grains in Aquaculture Feeds		May 2004
OP 022		Proceedings of the First Workshop for Seeding a Future for Grains in Aquaculture Feeds		May 2003
OP 021		Allocation of the Western Rock Lobster Resource Between User Groups. Department of Fisheries submission to the Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee		Jun 2005
OP 020		Management of Western Rock Lobster Fishery - Advice to Stakeholders - Assessment of Southern Zone Resource Sustainability Options		May 2005
OP 019		Management of Western Rock Lobster Fishery - Proposed Resource Sustainability Management Package for the Northern Zones (A and B)		May 2005
OP 018		West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery - Investigation and Economic Analysis of the Minimum Unit Holding Requirement		May 2005
OP 017		Western Rock Lobster Environmental Management Strategy July 2002 - June 2006		Mar 2005
OP 016		Report for the Sea Lion Scientific Reference Group		Apr 2005
OP 015		A Unit Register for Commercial Fisheries - An issues paper Prepared by the Unit Register Working Group		Mar 2005
OP 014		Department Of Fisheries Stakeholder Survey 2004		Dec 2004
OP 013		Identification and Evaluation of Sites for the Development of Large Scale, Land Based Marine Aquaculture in the Midwest to the Kimberley of Western Australia		Dec 2004
OP 012		Aquaculture Checklist.	in press
OP 011		Broadscale Survey of Coral Condition on the Reefs of the Easter Group of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, by Elizabeth Dinsdale James Cook University and Luke Smith Australian Institute of Marine Science.	in press
OP 010		Marron Farming Workshop, Field Day and Trade Show 2004		Oct 2004
OP 009		Draft Report of the Statutory Management Authority Advisory Committee		Nov 2003
OP 008		Department of Fisheries Stakeholder Survey 2002		Aug 2003
OP 007		Marron Farming Workshop and Field Day 2003		Apr 2003
OP 006		Anglers guide to assessing reproductive stage in fish	in press
OP 005		Australian Society for Fish Biology Workshop Proceedings. Towards Sustainability of Data-Limited Multi-Sector Fisheries, Bunbury, WA 23-24 September 2001.		Jun 2003
OP 004		Research Project Assessment - Decision Framework		Jun 2003
OP 003		Site suitability assessment for land-based temperate Marine Aquaculture from Shark Bay to South Australian Border		Aug 2002
OP 002		Scientific Workshop on the Margaret River Marron		Jul 2002
OP 001		Field Identification Guide to Sharks and Shark-like Rays		Jul 2002

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