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Fisheries research reports: Pre-2010

Pre-2010 fisheries research reports are available here.​ 

  • Fisheries research report No. 197 - Coastal and Marine Resource Condition Monitoring – Scoping Project: Part 1– Knowledge review and gap analysis: Resource condition monitoring in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, December 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 196 - Management of bioeroding sponges in wild stocks of Pinctada maxima in Western Australia - Final FRDC Report – Project 2005/074, November 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 195 - Compliance Program Evaluation and Optimisation in Commercial and Recreational Western Australian Fisheries, November 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 194 - Conceptual models for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in Western Australia, August 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 193 - Investigating Reproductive Biology Issues Relevant to Managing the Western Rock Lobster Broodstock. Final FRDC Report – Project 2003/005, June 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 192 - Determination of a cost effective methodology for ongoing age monitoring needed for the management of scalefish fisheries in Western Australia, May 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 191 - Maximising survival of released undersize west coast reef fish, May 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 190 - ESD Reporting and Assessment Subprogram: Strategic Planning, Project Management and Adoption – Stage 2 (Final FRDC Report – Project Number 2004/006), March 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 189 - Results of a 2007 survey of the Swan River region for four introduced marine species, April 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 188 - Results of the 2007 survey of the Albany marine area for introduced marine species, February 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 187 - Management and Monitoring of Fish Spawning Aggregations within the West Coast Bioregion of Western Australia - Final FRDC Report – Project Number 2004/051, March 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 186 - A preliminary investigation of the potential impacts of the proposed Kwinana Quay development on the commercially and recreationally important fish and crab species in Cockburn Sound, July 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 185 - Performance indicators, biological reference points and decision rules for Western Australian abalone fisheries (Haliotis sp.): (1) Standardised catch per unit effort, February 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 184 - Macroscopic and microscopic description of snapper (Pagrus auratus) gonads from Shark Bay, Western Australia, May 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 183 - Development of a long-term program to monitor coastal communities within the Swan region, February 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 182 - A likelihood analysis of non-indigenous marine species introduction to fifteen ports in Western Australia, December 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 181 - Developing long-term indicators for the sub-tidal embayment communities of Cockburn Sound - Swan Catchment Council Project, October 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 180 - Stock Assessment for the West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery - DRAFT, September 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 178 - Aquaculture Feed Grains Program: Final report to Grains and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, August 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 177 - A 12-month survey of recreational boat-based fishing between Augusta and Kalbarri on the West Coast of Western Australia during 2005-06, June 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 176 - Regrowth of pilchard (Sardinops sagax ) stocks off southern WA following the mass mortality event of 1998/99 - Final FRDC Report – Project 2000/135, June 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 175 - An assessment of the finfish catch by recreational fishers, tour operators, commercial lobster fishers and commercial wetline fishers from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands during 2006 , June 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 174 - Spatial scales of exploitation among populations of demersal scalefish: implications for management. Part 2: Stock structure and biology of West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) and pink snapper (Pagrus auratus), in the West Coast Bioregion, June 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 173 - Evaluation of the effectiveness of reducing dolphin catches with pingers and exclusion grids in the Pilbara trawl fishery, March 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 172 - Identifying Obstacles to Profitably Growing Out Western Rock Lobsters - A Report Prepared for the Aquaculture Development Council, January 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 171 - Evaluation of exclusion grids to reduce the bycatch of dolphins, turtles, sharks and rays in the Pilbara trawl fishery, July 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 170 - Biomass and commercial catch estimates for abalone stocks in areas proposed as sanctuary zones for the Capes Marine Park, March 2008.
  • Fisheries research report No. 168 - Sustainable development of barramundi cage aquaculture at Lake Argyle - Final FRDC Report and KSRP Report – Project 2003/026, November 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 167 - Digital video techniques for assessing population size structure and habitat of Greenlip and Roe’s abalone - Final FRDC Report - Project 2002/079, November 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 166 - Stock enhancement of Haliotis laevigata in Western Australia - a preliminary assessment, October 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 165 - Biological and Fisheries Data for Managing Deep Sea Crabs in Western Australia - Final FRDC Report – Project 2001/055, October 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 163 - Spatial scales of exploitation among populations of demersal scalefish: implications for management. Part 1: Stock status of the key indicator species for the demersal scalefish fishery in the West Coast Bioregion. Final FRDC Report – Project 2003/052, September 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 161 - Distribution and abundance of juvenile pink snapper, Pagrus auratus, in the gulfs of Shark Bay, Western Australia, from trap surveys, April 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 160 - Development of biodiversity and habitat monitoring systems for key trawl fisheries in Western Australia, December 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 159 - A 12-month survey of recreational estuarine fishing in the South Coast bioregion of Western Australia during 2002/03, February 2007.
  • Fisheries research report No. 158 - An assessment of the blue swimmer crab fishery in Geographe Bay, September 2006.
  • Fisheries research report No. 157 - The western rock lobster fishery - 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, June 2009.
  • Fisheries research report No. 156 - Review of fishery resources and status of key fishery stocks in the Swan-Canning Estuary, May 2006.
  • Fisheries research report No. 155 - Identification of Western Australian Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites - Final Report to the Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Heritage, May 2006.
  • Fisheries research report No. 154 - The development of a rigorous sampling methodology for a long-term annual index of recruitment for finfish species from south-western Australia - Final FRDC Report – Project 1999/153, December 2005.
  • Fisheries research report No. 153 - A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Pilbara region of Western Australia during 1999-2000, February 2006.
  • Fisheries research report No. 152 - Development of a DNA Database for Compliance and Management of Western Australian Sharks - Final FRDC Report – Project 2003/067, December 2005.
  • Fisheries research report No. 151 - Biology and stock assessment of the thickskin (sandbar) shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Western Australia and further refinement of the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, stock assessment. Final FRDC Report – Project 2000/134, December 2005.
  • Fisheries research report No. 149 - The western rock lobster fishery - 2001/2002 to 2002/2003, April 2005.
  • Fisheries research report No. 148 - Historical distribution and abundance of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) on the west coast of Western Australia, March 2005.
  • Fisheries research report No. 147 - Quantification of changes in recreational catch and effort on blue swimmer crabs in Cockburn Sound and Geographe Bay - FRDC Project No 2001/067, May 2004.
  • Fisheries research report No. 146 - Catch composition of the Western Australian temperate demersal gillnet and demersal longline fisheries, 1994 to 1999 , November 2003.
  • Fisheries research report No. 145 - The western rock lobster fishery 1999/2000 to 2000/2001, August 2004.
  • Fisheries research report No. 144 - FRDC Project 1998/302 – Rock Lobster Enhancement and Aquaculture Subprogram: Towards establishing techniques for large scale harvesting of pueruli and obtaining a better understanding of mortality rates, March 2003.
  • Fisheries research report No. 143 - Methods used in the collection, preparation and interpretation of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) otoliths for a study of age and growth in Western Australia, December 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 142 - Identifying the developmental stages of preserved eggs of snapper, Pagrus auratus, from Shark Bay, Western Australia, December 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 141 - A guide to good otolith cutting, September 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 140 - The western rock lobster fishery 1997/98 to 1998/99, April 2003.
  • Fisheries research report No. 139 - A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Gascoyne bioregion of Western Australia during 1998-99, April 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 138 - Historical diving profiles for pearl oyster divers in Western Australia, July 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 137 - Annual report on the monitoring of the recreational marron fishery in 2000, with an analysis of long-term data and changes within this fishery, January 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 136 - Assessment of gonad staging systems and other methods used in the study of the reproductive biology of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson, in Western Australia, November 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 135 - The western rock lobster fishery 1995/96 to 1996/97, February 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 134 - V2 - Towards an assessment of the natural and human use impacts on the marine environment of the Abrolhos Islands. Volume 2: Strategic research and development plan, March 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 134 - V1 - Towards an assessment of the natural and human use impacts on the marine environment of the Abrolhos Islands. Volume 1: Summary of existing information and current levels of human use, April 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 133 - Preliminary assessment and seasonal fluctuations in the fish biota inhabiting the concentrator ponds of Dampier Salt, Port Hedland, with options for the potential application of results, April 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 132 - A review of food availability, sea water characteristics and bivalve growth performance at coastal culture sites in temperate and warm temperate regions of the world, August 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 131 - Pilchard (Sardinops sagax) nursery areas and recruitment process assessment between different regions in southern Western Australia, January 2002.
  • Fisheries research report No. 130 - Environmental requirements and tolerances of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brown trout (Salmo trutta) with special reference to Western Australia: A review, November 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 129 - Morphology and incidence of Yabby (Cherax albidus) burrows in Western Australia, November 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 128 - Aquaculture and related biological attributes of abalone species in Australia – a review, June 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 127 - A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Peel-Harvey Estuary of Western Australia during 1998-99, November 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 126 - A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Swan-Canning Estuary Basin of Western Australia during 1998-99, June 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 125 - A history of foreign fishing activities and fishery-independent surveys of the demersal finfish resources in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, March 2001.
  • Fisheries research report No. 124 - The evaluation of a recreational fishing stock enhancement trial of black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) in the Swan River, Western Australia, December 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 123 - Review of productivity levels of Western Australian coastal and estuarine waters for mariculture planning purposes, December 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 122 - Western rock lobster mail surveys of licensed recreational fishers 1986/87 to 1998/99, June 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 121 - Synopsis of the biology and exploitation of the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, in Western Australia, May 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 120 - A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Leschenault Estuary of Western Australia during 1998, May 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 119 - The biology and stock assessment of the tropical sardine, Sardinella lemuru, off the mid-west coast of Western Australia, May 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 118 - A study into Western Australia's open access and wetline fisheries, December 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 117 - A 12-month survey of coastal recreational boat fishing between Augusta and Kalbarri on the west coast of Western Australia during 1996-97 , December 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 116 - The western rock lobster fishery 1993/94 to 1994/95, April 2000.
  • Fisheries research report No. 115 - Statistical analysis of Gascoyne region recreational fishing study July 1996, August 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 114 - The Western Australian scallop industry, August 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 113 - Catch, effort and the conversion from gill nets to traps in the Peel-Harvey and Cockburn Sound blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) fisheries, March 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 112 - Enhancement of yabby production from Western Australian farm dams. Final Report, FRDC Project 94/075, October 1998.
  • Fisheries research report No. 111 - Sea temperature variability off Western Australia 1990 to 1994, July 1999.
  • Fisheries research report No. 93 - Biological synopsis of the black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro) (Teleostei: Sparidae) in Western Australia with reference to information from other southern states, June 2002.
  • Fisheries research bulletin No. 31 - The effects of the trawl fishery on the stock of pink snapper, Pagrus auratus, in Denham Sound, Shark Bay, September 2003.

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