Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455664

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455664

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessing the benefits of closed fishing areas for spawning aggregations and egg production for coral trout. Coral trout is a valuable finfish species that inhabits coral reef systems in Australia. Like most other finfish species, coral trout is managed mainly through catch and size limits. However, closed fishing areas also provide a degree of protection from exploitation. Worldwide, closed fishing areas have been shown to provide larger and more fish within their boundaries. At present, there are limited empirical data to show that they provide benefits to fish stocks. This project aims to examine whether closed fishing areas provide a benefit to coral trout at the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-11-2004

End Date: 20-11-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $70,668.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Marine protected areas

Other Keywords

Ecology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Marine protected areas

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