Monitoring programs that aim to measure the diversity, abundance and biomass of fishes
depend on accurate and reliable biological data to guide the development of robust …

The cost, complexity and the lack of technical capacity in many countries have made the
scientific assessment and sustainable management of data‐poor fisheries a persistent …

Citizen science offers a potentially cost-effective way for researchers to obtain large data
sets over large spatial scales. However, it is not used widely to support biological data …

Current growth in effective effort levels and exploitation of West Coast Demersal Scalefish
stocks may be unsustainable and most stakeholders agree that intensive management of …

Cages were used to investigate the mortality after catch and release angling of the demersal
reef fish Glaucosoma hebraicum (Family Glaucosomatidae), a recreationally and …

Sound is vital for communication and navigation across the animal kingdom and sound
communication is unrivaled in accuracy and information richness over long distances both in …

Candidate indicators of the direct and indirect effects of fishing can be developed by
investigating fisheries closures. We tested a suite of such indicators in areas open to fishing …

Despite calls for networks of no-take sanctuary zones of 'moderate size'(10–100 km 2) to
meet both conservation and resource management objectives, there have been a plethora …

The marine ecosystems of Western Australia, including those in the Kimberley, are classified
as being of moderate to low productivity. This is primarily a consequence of the influence of …

Red bass, Lutjanus bohar, is a large tropical snapper (Lutjanidae) that is harvested to
varying extents throughout a widespread Indo-Pacific distribution. The objective of this study …