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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... -
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. -
Measuring shell hardness in Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) using a durometer
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) that are about to moult or have recently moulted have reduced market value due to higher mortality in live transport, higher cannibalism... -
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... -
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... -
Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) tissue isotope data
Carbon and nitrogen isotope data for J. edwardsii lobsters from eight sites in SE Australia. -
Rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) movement and behaviour data
The movement and behaviour of the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) was monitored using a radio acoustic telemetry systems at two sites in eastern Tasmania. -
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... -
Comparison of predation on Centrostephanus rodgersii inside/outside marine...
The predators of Centrostephanus rodgersii, were identified using remote video monitoring. Experiments were performed in two eastern Tasmanian regions, the Maria Island Marine... -
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... -
Sub-lethal behavioural and physiological responses to an underwater...
The impacts of a small, free-field, surface explosion from a ship scuttling, on two crustacean species was examined. The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and the spotted... -
Measuring the effect of cooking on carapace length on Southern Rock Lobster...
To test if the carapace length of lobsters changes during cooking, 21 legal-sized southern rock lobsters were collected in pots from Alum Cliffs, south-eastern Tasmania,... -
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... -
Estimates of abalone (Haliotis rubra) size at emergence within the Maria...
Estimates of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) size at emergence were obtained from surveys of ten sites within the Mercury Passage on Tasmania's east coast. Size at emergence... -
Sea urchin predation mortality rates
Mortality rates of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma where estimated under experimental conditions to determine the importance of natural and predation mortality in... -
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) catch sampling
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) biological data collected by observers on commercial boats and dedicated research trips incorporating information on sex, length, weight,... -
Southern Rock Lobster fishing business cost
Business structure and costs for Southern Rock Lobster fisheries in Tasmania including fixed (vessels, infrastructure) and variable (bait, fuel, ports) costs. -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: timed lobster...
Characterisation of lobster (Jasus edwardsii) abundance and change in abundance at three different sampling sites (Cape Paul Lemanon, North Bay and Fortescue Bay) on the south-...