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Spencer Gulf fisheries, Abalone Fisheries Catch and Effort Logbook Data
Abalone catch and effort (1979-current) monitoring catch and effort fluctuations in SA's Abalone Fisheries (3 zones). The quantity of catch and effort expended is recorded on a... -
Abalone population length frequency data
The dataset contains length frequency information for abalone species, collected in all Tasmanian state waters from 1988. -
Surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and barrens...
Quantitative surveys were undertaken at four sites in the Kent Group, north eastern Tasmania (southern and northern shores of East Cove at Deal Island, Winter Cove at Deal... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: kelp lines -...
Linear video transects (40m total length; 20m into barrens and 20m into kelp from original fixed marker on the benthos) were used to assess changes in kelp growth in several... -
Abalone size at reproductive maturity
Database includes data on abalone size at maturity, collected from sites around Tasmania from 1988. -
Abalone fishing block 23 - High resolution acoustic data of reef habitat
The principle aim of this project was to map the fine-scale spatial distribution of key abalone habitat impacted by urchins in < 25 m water depth using multibeam acoustic... -
Lobster predation trials
Data on captive feeding trials for prey preference in southern rock lobsters on longspined sea urchins, black lipped abalone, shortspined sea urchins and periwinkle. -
Abalone fishing block 28 - High resolution acoustic data of reef habitat
The principle aim of this project was to map the fine-scale spatial distribution of key abalone habitat impacted by urchins in < 25 m water depth using multibeam acoustic... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: using belt...
Belt transect surveys (50m) were used to monitor the benthic community structure through time at experimental (lobster additions/ research reserve sites or abalone diver urchin... -
Abalone abundance and algal cover information before and after translocation
The dataset comprises abalone abundance and algal cover information on 'control' reefs and 'translocation reefs' in Tasmania. -
Fine-scale associations between blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) and...
The survey comprises two streams of data, including (1) the availability of different attachment sites and (2) the algal composition of abalone attachment sites ('homesites').... -
Dive surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and...
The spatial extent of the long spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, was estimated by divers using underwater visual census methods to survey rocky reef habitats at 13... -
Abalone fishing block 29 - High resolution acoustic data of reef habitat
The principle aim of this project was to map the fine-scale spatial distribution of key abalone habitat impacted by urchins in < 25 m water depth using multibeam acoustic... -
Biological and environmental correlates of reefs with contrasting abalone densities
In 2006, transect surveys were conducted at sites in eastern inshore Tasmanian waters at depths and habitats typical of those where abalone are commercially fished. Surveys... -
Effect of Centrostephanus rodgersii barrens on standing stocks of abalone...
The effect of barrens formed by the long spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, on the standing stocks of southern rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and black lip abalone... -
Recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries in Tasmania
Using a telephone/diary survey methodology information about recreational fishing activity for rock lobster and abalone in Tasmania is monitored over a fishing season, with... -
Abalone growth data
Abalone growth data include estimates from growth increment data from tagging studies, and from shell ageing studies. Data has been collected from all Tasmanian state waters... -
Kelp habitat density and composition from underwater video
Annotations of canopy forming seaweed derived from towed video at selected key abalone blocks along the east coast of Tasmania. The purpose of the study was to examine the patch... -
PCR genetic screening for presence of sea urchin DNA in rock lobster faecal samples
Data is PCR amplification results of southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) faecal material tested for sea urchin DNA (using unique primers for Centrostephanus rodgersii and... -
Estimates of Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) mortality rates attributed to...
Predation mortality rates of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) were estimated under several different conditions using a range of manipulative experiments. Abalone mortality...