Publication Date

7-2012

Series Number

Fisheries Research Report No. 228

Publisher

Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries

ISBN

978-1-921845-13-0

ISSN

1035 - 4549

Abstract

(114°50'E), includes the iconic Shark Bay and Ningaloo World Heritage areas plus the regional centre of Carnarvon and coastal towns of Denham, Coral Bay and Exmouth. The Gascoyne Bioregion is a transition zone between tropical and temperate waters and supports a diverse range of commercial invertebrate and scalefish fisheries and provides a large variety of recreational fishing opportunities. This report investigates the stock status of the inshore demersal scalefish “suite” of species for the Gascoyne region. These bottom dwelling fish are primarily taken by line fishing in waters of 20-250 m depth by both the commercial and recreational sectors.

Number of Pages

216

Keywords

Gascoyne Coast Bioregion - Western Australia; Demersal fisheries; Fishery biology; Fishery management.; Stock assessment; Catch statistics; Catch and effort; Indicator species; Pagrus auratus.; Pink snapper; Lethrinus nebulosus; Spangled emperor; Pristipomoides multidens; Goldband snapper; Age; Growth; Recruitment; Reproduction; Gascoyne region - Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

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