Review and synthesis of Australian fisheries habitat research

Funded Activity Summary

Objectives:
1. To review and synthesise the past decade of Australian research relevant to fisheries habitats. The scope of the review will include : identity of "critical" and "limiting" habitat factors for finfish and shellfish ; knowledge of processes linking fisheries with habitats; natural variation in these processes and habitats ; and knowledge of major threats to these habitats. The synthesis will aim to document both the existence, and absence, of knowledge of specific processes and patterns of generic application to Australian fisheries and habitats.
2. To use this synthesis to evaluate the suitability, rank and coverage of the six areas of research priority identified in the Cronulla Workshop (Williams and Newton, 1994). These were, in order of priority, 1. Natural Dynamics, 2. Modification of nearshore, estuarine and wetland habitats, 3. Effects of fishing, 4. Change in drainage, 5. Introduction of marine pests, 6. Nutrient inputs.
3. To summarise the results of searches for past and ongoing fisheries habitat research in an annotated bibliography with a spatial reference (lat. / long.) for each study identified. This will be in the form of an ASCII file on computer diskette.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-09-1995

End Date: 01-07-1998

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $88,781.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

Research Topics

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Other Keywords

Biodiversity | Ecosystem | Estuarine | Habitat | Invasive Species | Nutrition | Risk reduction | Stock Assessment

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