This report describes: the methods used to establish the monitoring sites, including survey design...
The Pike Anabranch is one of three large anabranch systems in the lower River Murray, South Australia. The system consists of a mosaic of aquatic habitats, including permanent lotic (flowing) streams...
To assist with monitoring of Ecological Objectives 10 and 11, quantitative fish condition surveys have been undertaken annually in the Chowilla system since 2005. Sites have been selected to represent all aquatic mesohabitats present within the region. Since 2014, additional targ...
This report updates previous stock status reports for the West Coast Prawn Fishery (WCPF) for Western King Prawn (WKP) (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus) (e.g. Heldt 2024) and is part of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic and Livestock Scienc...
The eastern GAB is home to diverse and endemic benthic communities of significant ecological importance. The surveys compared species composition and biomass of habitats located inside and outside the GAB Australian Marine Park (AMP), which was originally designated in 1998 and e...
This report provides an assessment of the status of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery (GCF) using data to the end of the 2024 fishing season that extends from 1 October 2024 to 31 May 2025 (references to a fishing season refer to the year the fishing season started (e.g. da...
Since 2016, SA Water in collaboration with RecFish SA have implemented a fish stocking program to establish permit-based recreational fisheries within several of the State’s drinking water supply reservoirs. Stocking activities commenced during 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021/22 in Sou...
This study demonstrated that ichthyoplankton (i.e. fish eggs and larvae) surveys, originally designed to estimate the spawning biomass of one or two fisheries species, can further be used to monitor other components of the marine ecosystem. We showed that a ‘hybrid methodological...
This project evaluates the abundance of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in coastal waters off South Australia, and the implications of interactions with the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) on population sustainability. Aerial surveys to estimate Common Dolphin abundan...
This scoping study aimed to investigate the potential ecological benefit of and irrigator attitudes toward fish-protection screens in the South Australian River Murray. Specific objectives included undertaking: 1) In-field trials to quantify entrainment of fish, including specie...