Publication Date
6-2012
Series Number
Fisheries Research Report No. 231
Publisher
Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries
ISBN
978-1-921845-41-3
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
This project identified that there is substantial spatial variation in the demersal fish assemblages in the NDSF with some species more abundant in the north of the fishery and others in the south. At finer scales within sites and depths there is spatial variation associated with different habitats (e.g. sand vs sponge gardens or reef).
Number of Pages
76
Keywords
Northern Demersal Scalefish Fishery - Western Australia; Demersal fisheries; Trap fishing; Gear selectivity; Stock assessment; Resource availability; Geographical distribution; Underwater videography; Fishery management; Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Newman, S.J., Harvey, E.S., Rome, B.M., McLean, D.L. and Skepper, C.L. (2012). Relative efficiency of fishing gears and investigation of resource availability in tropical demersal scalefish fisheries. Final Report FRDC Project No. 2006/031. Fisheries Research Report No. 231. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 72p.
