The Fisheries Research Reports (ISSN: 1035 - 4549) series contain technical and scientific information that represents an important contribution to the existing knowledge, but which may not be suitable for publication in national or international scientific journals.

The following Fisheries Research Reports are available online:

FRR180		Stock Assessment for the West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery - DRAFT
FRR178		Aquaculture Feed Grains Program. Final report to Grains and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
FRR177		A 12-month survey of recreational boat-based fishing between Augusta and Kalbarri on the West Coast of Western Australia during 2005-06
FRR176		Regrowth of pilchard (Sardinops sagax) stocks off southern WA following the mass mortality event of 1998/99
FRR175		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
FRR173		Evaluation of the effectiveness of reducing dolphin catches with pingers and exclusion grids in the Pilbara trawl fishery - Final FRDC Report – Project 2004/068
FRR172		Identifying Obstacles to Profitably Growing Out Western Rock Lobsters - A Report Prepared for the Aquaculture Development Council
FRR171		Evaluation of exclusion grids to reduce the bycatch of dolphins, turtles, sharks and rays in the Pilbara trawl fishery - DBIF funded Project
FRR170		Biomass and commercial catch estimates for abalone stocks in areas proposed as sanctuary zones for the Capes Marine Park
FRR168		Sustainable development of barramundi cage aquaculture at Lake Argyle - Final FRDC Report and KSRP Report – Project 2003/026
FRR167		Digital video techniques for assessing population size structure and habitat of Greenlip and Roe's abalone - Final FRDC Report – Project 2002/079
FRR166		Stock enhancement of Haliotis laevigata in Western Australia - a preliminary assessment
FRR165		Biological and Fisheries Data for Managing Deep Sea Crabs in Western Australia -Final FRDC Report – Project 2001/055
FRR163		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.
FRR161		Distribution and abundance of juvenile pink snapper, Pagrus auratus, in the gulfs of Shark Bay, Western Australia, from trap surveys
FRR160		Development of biodiversity and habitat monitoring systems for key trawl fisheries in Western Australia Final FRDC Report – Project 2002/038
FRR159		A 12-month survey of recreational estuarine fishing in the South Coast bioregion of Western Australia during 2002/03
FRR158		An assessment of the blue swimmer crab fishery in Geographe Bay
FRR156		Review of fishery resources and status of key fishery stocks in the Swan-Canning Estuary
FRR155		Identification of Western Australian Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites - Final Report to the Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Heritage
FRR154		The development of a rigorous sampling methodology for a long-term annual index of recruitment for finfish species from south-western Australia
FRR153		A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Pilbara region of Western Australia during 1999-2000
FRR152		Development of a DNA Database for Compliance and Management of Western Australian Sharks
FRR151		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
FRR149		The western rock lobster fishery 2001/2002 to 2002/2003
FRR148		Historical distribution and abundance of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) on the west coast of Western Australia
FRR147		FRDC Project No 2001/067 - Quantification of changes in recreational catch and effort on blue swimmer crabs in Cockburn Sound and Geographe Bay
FRR146		Catch composition of the Western Australian temperate demersal gillnet and demersal longline fisheries, 1994 to 1999
FRR145		The western rock lobster fishery 1999/2000 to 2000/2001
FRR144		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
FRR143		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
FRR142		Identifying the developmental stages of preserved eggs of snapper, Pagrus auratus, from Shark Bay, Western Australia
FRR141		A guide to good otolith cutting
FRR140		The western rock lobster fishery 1997/98 to 1998/99
FRR139		A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Gascoyne bioregion of Western Australia during 1998-99
FRR138		Historical diving profiles for pearl oyster divers in Western Australia
FRR137		Annual report on the monitoring of the recreational marron fishery in 2000, with an analysis of long-term data and changes within this fishery
FRR136		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
FRR135		The western rock lobster fishery 1995/96 to 1996/97
FRR134		Towards an assessment of the natural and human use impacts on the marine environment of the Abrolhos Islands
FRR133		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
FRR132		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
FRR131		Pilchard (Sardinops sagax) nursery areas and recruitment process assessment between different regions in southern Western Australia
FRR130		Environmental requirements and tolerances of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brown trout (Salmo trutta) with special reference to Western Australia: A review
FRR129		Morphology and incidence of Yabby (Cherax albidus) burrows in Western Australia
FRR128		Aquaculture and related biological attributes of abalone species in Australia - a review.
FRR127		A 12-month survey of recreational fishing in the Peel-Harvey Estuary of Western Australia during 1998-99
FRR126		A 12 month survey of recreational fishing in the Swan-Canning Estuary Basin in Western Australia during 1998-99
FRR125		A history of foreign fishing activities and fishery-independent surveys of the demersal finfish resources in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
FRR124		The Evaluation of a recreational fishing stock enhancement trial of black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) in the Swan River, Western Australia
FRR123		Review of productivity levels of Western Australian coastal and estuarine waters for mariculture planning purposes.
FRR122		Western rock lobster mail surveys of licensed recreational fishers 1986/87 to 1998/99
FRR121		Synopsis of the biology and exploitation of the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, in Western Australia
FRR120		A 12 month survey of recreational fishing in the Leschenault Estuary of Western Australia during 1998
FRR119		Final report : FRDC project 95/037 : The biology and stock assessment of the tropical sardine, Sardinella lemuru, off the mid-west coast of Western Australia.
FRR118		A study into Western Australia's open access and wetline fisheries
FRR117		A 12-month survey of coastal recreational boat fishing between Augusta and Kalbarri on the west coast of Western Australia during 1996-97.
FRR116		The western rock lobster fishery 1993/94 to 1994/95
FRR115		Statistical analysis of Gascoyne region recreational fishing study July 1996.
FRR114		The Western Australian scallop industry.
FRR113		Catch, effort and the conversion from gill nets to traps in the Peel-Harvey and Cockburn Sound blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) fisheries.
FRR112		Final Report, FRDC Project 94/075: Enhancement of Yabby production from Western Australian farm dams
FRR111		Sea temperature variability off Western Australia 1990 to 1994.
FRR110		A Research vessel survey of bottom types in the area of the Abrolhos Islands and mid-west trawl fishery
FRR109		The western rock lobster fishery 1991/92 to 1992/93
FRR108		Aspects of the biology and stock assessment of the Whitebait, Hyperlophus vittatus, in south western Australia
FRR107		Chemical composition of Yabbies ,Cherax albidus (Clark 1936) from Western Australian farm dams.
FRR106		Environmental and biological aspects of the mass mortality of pilchards (Autumn 1995) in Western Australia
FRR105		The Western Rock Lobster fishery 1986/7 to 1990/91
FRR104		Assessment of the effects of a trial period of unattended recreational netting in selected estuaries of temperate Western Australia
FRR103		Identifying the developmental stages for eggs of the Australian pilchard, Sardinops sagax
FRR102		A Review of international aquaculture development and selected species in environments relevant to Western Australia
FRR101		The Big Bank region of the limited entry fishery for the Western Rock Lobster Panulirus cygnus.
FRR100		The Impact of trawling for Saucer Scallops and Western King Prawns on the benthic communities in coastal waters off south-western Australia.
FRR099		An investigation of weight loss of Marron (Cherax tenuimanus) during live transport to market.
Please Note FRR 94 - 99 - no reports were published under these numbers.
FRR093		Biological synopsis of the black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro) (Teleostei: Sparidae) in Western Australia with reference to information from other southern states
FRR092		Spread of the introduced Yabbie Cherax albidus Clark, 1936 in Western Australia
FRR091		A synopsis of the biology and the exploitation of the Australasian Pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus (Steindachner) Part II : History of stock assessment and exploitation.
FRR089		Relationships among partial and whole lengths and weights for Western Australian Pink Snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae).
FRR088		A synopsis of the biology and the exploitation of the Australasian Pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus (Steindachner). Part 1
FRR087		The recreational Marron fishery in Western Australia summarised research statistics, 1971 - 1987
FRR086		The demersal trawl resources of the Great Australian Bight as indicated by the fishing operations of the stern trawlers
FRR085		A description of the British United Trawlers / Southern Ocean Trawlers operation in the Great Australian Bight during the period 19.11.77 to 28.5.79
FRR084		The marine open shelf environment: review of human influences
FRR083		The Western Rock Lobster fishery 1985/86
FRR082		Effects of fish trapping on the Shark Bay snapper fishery
FRR081		A Research vessel survey of Pearl Oyster and Prawn resources north-west of Broome Western Australia

Fisheries Research Contract Reports

Titles in the Fisheries Research Contract Report (ISSN: 1446-5868) series contain technical and scientific information that requires dissemination to meet the requirements of contracts entered into by, or undertaken on behalf of, the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.

These contract reports are not a formal refereed scientific publication and the Department will often publish sections of these reports in scientific journals, however, each report is reviewed internally for quality control purposes.

The following Fisheries Research Contract Reports are available online:

FRCR018		Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Current and future needs for aquatic animal health training and for systems for merit-based accreditation and competency assessments (Non Technical Summary only - the full version of this report can be purchased from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.
FRCR017		Improved performance of marron using genetic and pond management strategies
FRCR016		Improvement and evaluation of greenlip abalone hatchery and nursery production
FRCR012		Mitigation of the negative impacts on biodiversity and fisheries values of the refurbishment of Waroona Dam, south-western Australia, Final report for the Water Corporation of Western Australia
FRCR011		Yabby hybrid growout experiment FRDC Project No. 97/319.02 Aquaculture Development Fund of Western Australia, Project No. 41
FRCR010		Mother-of-pearl shell (Pinctada maxima): Stock evaluation for management and future harvesting in Western Australia
FRCR009		Enhancing the emergency disease response capability of the Department of Fisheries and industry bodies associated with freshwater crayfish culture.
FRCR008		The nutritional management of barramundi
FRCR007		Defining the impact of hydrological changes associated with lake-turnover events on barramundi cage aquaculture in Lake Argyle
FRCR006		Assessment of the nutritional variability of lupins as an aquaculture feed ingredient Final Report for the Grains Research Committee of WA Project
FRCR005		Pilot assessment of the potential forcanola meal and oil use in aquaculture feeds Final Report for the Grains Research and Development Corporation
FRCR004		Determining waste excretion parameters from barramundi aquaculture Final Report for Aquaculture Development Fund of WA
FRCR003		Early life history of abalone (Haliotis rubra, H. laevigata): settlement, survival and early growth Final Report for FRDC Project 1998/306
FRCR002		Towards an assessment of natural and human use impacts on the marine environment of the Abrolhos Islands Phase 1: Data consolidation and scoping.

Fisheries Research Bulletins

Titles in the Fisheries Research Bulletin (ISSN: 0155 - 9435) series are scientific monographs independently refereed by specialists outside the Fisheries Research Division. They contain technical and scientific information that represents an important contribution to existing knowledge, but which may not be suitable for publication in national or international scientific journals.

The following Fisheries Research Bulletins are available online:

FRB031		The effects of the trawl fishery on the stock of pink snapper, Pagrus auratus, in Denham Sound, Shark Bay

Other Reports

FOP004		FOP004 - Research Project Assessment - Decision Framework
FOP002		Scientific Workshop on the Margaret River Marron - May 10, 2002
FOP030		The Second Hatchery Feeds and Technology Workshop - September 30 – October 1 2004
FOP031		Feeding Lupins to Fish: A review of the nutritional and biological value of lupins in aquaculture feeds

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