Commercial Garfish closure
Temporary closures to commercial Southern Garfish fishing will take place in Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent for separate 20-day periods between 12 May and 24 June 2012. Find out more.

Interim Snapper limit announced
A commercial daily trip limit for Snapper has been introduced as an interim measure to protect local stocks. The change is effective 1 January to 31 June 2012 and will contain commercial fishers to an 800 kg daily commercial trip limit within gulf waters. View map of the restricted areas (pdf 254.8 KB) and answers to frequently asked questions.

Fisheries (Stock) Assessment Reports

In 1977 PIRSA introduced a formal stock assessment process that involved the preparation of annual fishery assessment reports by SARDI. The reports:
  • synthesise and assess the information available for resource assessment
  • assess the status of the resource and the uncertainty with that assessment
  • identify the future research needs for the fishery.

These reports are the primary source of information used in setting the total allowable commercial catch.



Abalone Fishery

Abalone Stock Assessment Report - Central Zone 2008  (.PDF) 1.2MB
Abalone Stock Assessment Report - Central Zone 2006  (.PDF) 1.24MB

Abalone Stock Assessment Report - Southern Zone 2007  (.PDF) 1.33MB

Abalone Stock Assessment Report - Western Zone Region A 2006  (.PDF) 2.03MB
Abalone Stock Assessment Report - Western Zone_Region B Oct 2005  (.PDF) 419KB

Abalone Status Report - Central Zone 2007  (.PDF) 659KB
Abalone Status Report - Western Zone Region B 2007  (.PDF) 491KB
Abalone Status Report - Western Zone Region A 2007  (.PDF) (1.4MB)

Calamary


Southern Calamary Stock Assessment Report Oct 2005  (.PDF) 2.06MB
Southern Calamary Stock Assessment Report August 2007  (.PDF) 1.5MB

Crab Fisheries


Blue Swimmer Crab Stock Assessment Report 2005/06 - April 2007  (.PDF) 4.2MB

Giant Crab Status Report 2006/07  (.PDF) 210KB
Giant Crab Stock Assessment Report February 2005  (.PDF) 3.69MB


Goolwa Cockles


Goolwa Cockle Stock Assessment Report 2003  (.PDF) 851KB


Marine Scalefish Fishery

Marine Scalefish Fishery Status Report December 2008  (.PDF) 509KB

Marine Scalefish Fishery Status Report December 2009 (.PDF)

Preliminary consideration of by-catch in the Marine Scalefish Fishery 2009 (.PDF)

Garfish Stock Assessment Report October 2006  (.PDF) 2.82MB

Garfish Stock Assessment Report September 2009 (.PDF)

King George Whiting Stock Assessment Report August 2008  (.PDF) 966KB 
King George Whiting Stock Assessment Report August 2005  (.PDF) 1.54MB

Snapper Stock Assessment Report July 2007  (.PDF) 2.5MB
Snapper Stock Assessment Report March 2005  (.PDF) 2.25MB

Yellow Eye Mullet Stock Assessment Report Jan 2005  (.PDF) 1.35MB

Whaler Shark Fishery Status Report Jan 2008  (.PDF) 1.3MB

Greenback Flounder Stock Assessment Report June 2007  (.PDF) 477KB


Prawn Fisheries


Gulf St Vincent Prawn Stock Assessment Report 2004  (.PDF) 4.09MB
Gulf St Vincent Prawn Fishery Status Report 2006/7 December 2007  (.PDF) 1.2MB

Spencer Gulf Prawn Stock Assessment Report March 2005  (.PDF) 4.76MB

West Coast Prawn Stock Assessment Report Feb 2006  (.PDF) 1.22MB
West Coast Prawn Stock Assessment Report June 2010 (.PDF) 242KB

Rock Lobster Fisheries

Northern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2003/04 - May 2005  (.PDF) 3.38MB
Northern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2005/06 - May 2007 (.PDF) 2.3MB
Northern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2006/07 - July 2008 (.PDF 1.6MB)


Southern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2003/04 - May 2005  (.PDF) 3.56MB
Southern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2005/06 - May 2007  (.PDF) 5.6MB
Southern Zone Rock Lobster Stock Assessment Report 2006/07 - July 2008  (.PDF 2.2MB)


Survey of Recreational Rock Lobster Fishing in South Australia - 2004/05  (.PDF) 1.86MB


Sardine (Pilchard) Fishery


Sardine Stock Assessment Report 2004  (.PDF) 1.27MB
Sardine Spawning Biomass Report October 2007  (.PDF) 1.5MB