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...
This report evaluates the status of the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) resource in the South Australian commercial Blue Crab Fishery (BCF) providing updated estimates of the biological performance indicator (PI), assessing them against reference points (RPs), and presenting...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth region is one of six icon sites under “The Living Murray” (TLM) program and is an indicator site under the “Basin Plan”. The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) Icon Site (Maunsell Australia Pty...
The Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth region is one of six icon sites under “The Living Murray” (TLM) program and is an indicator site under the “Basin Plan”. The Condition Monitoring Plan for the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth (LLCMM) Icon Site (Maunsell Australia Pty...
This report documents interactions between Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and the South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) during 2025. A total of 1063 net-sets were deployed, with 51% occurring in the two months of April and May. As in previous years, the majority of net-set...
This report describes a comprehensive project that investigated post-release survival and movement of Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in South Australia (SA). The project applied a multi-faceted approach to address a series of objectives related to post-release survival that includ...