A full list of summaries and scientific outputs by NSW DPI fisheries scientists is available from: 

Wild Fisheries research unit, and,

Aquatic Ecosystem research unit.

Below is a list of publications for 2006-2007 by Cronulla-based researchers.

Scientific journals

Astles, K.L., Holloway, M.G., Steffe, A., Green, M., Ganassin, C. and Gibbs, P.J., 2006. An ecological method for qualitative risk assessment and its use in the management of fisheries in New South Wales, Australia. Fisheries Research, 82: 290–303.

Broadhurst, M.K., Butcher, P.A., Brand, C. and Porter, M., 2007. Ingestion and ejection of hooks by yellowfin bream (Acanthopagrus australis): Effects on long-term health and mortality. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74: 27–36.

Broadhurst, M.K., Dijkstra, K., Reid, D.D. and Gray, C.A., 2006. Utility of morphological data for key fish species in southeastern Australian beach-seine and otter-trawl fisheries: predicting mesh size and configuration. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 40: 259–272.

Broadhurst, M.K., Millar, R.B., Macbeth, W.G. and Wooden, M.E.L., 2006. Optimizing codend configuration in a multispecies demersal trawl fishery. Fisheries Management & Ecology, 13: 81–92.

Broadhurst, M.K., Suuronen, P. and Hulme, A., 2006. Estimating collateral mortality from towed fishing gears. Fish & Fisheries, 7: 180–218.

Butcher, P.A., Broadhurst, M.K., Reynolds, D., Reid, D.D. and Gray, C., 2007. Effects of release method and anatomical hook location on the mortality of angler-caught yellowfin bream (Acanthopagrus australis) and mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74: 17–26.

Gray, C.A., Young, D.J. and Broadhurst, M.K., 2006. A comparison of the catches and bycatches from three non-trawl penaeid-fishing gears used in an Australian estuary. Asian Fisheries Science 19:117–130.

Ives, M.C. and Scandol, J.P. 2007. A Bayesian analysis of NSW eastern king prawn stocks (Melicertus plebejus) using multiple model structures. Fisheries Research, 84(3): 314–327.

Lowry, M.B., Steffe A. and Williams D., 2006. Relationship between bait collection, bait type and catch: A comparison of the NSW trailer-boat and gamefish-tournament fisheries. Fisheries Research, 78: 266–275.

Montgomery, S.S., Stewart, J. and Blount, C., 2007. The use of a point-count technique to quantify the egg assemblage in Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1965) ovaries. Fisheries Research, 83: 228–237.

Scandol, J.P., Underwood, T.J. and Broadhurst, M.K., 2006. Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery. Fishery Bulletin 104: 533–541.

Stewart, J. and Hughes, J.M., 2007. Age validation and growth of three commercially important Hemiramphids in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 70: 65–82.

Walsh, C.T., Pease, B.C., Hoyle, S.D and Booth, D.J, 2006. Variability in growth of longfinned eels among coastal catchments of southeastern Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 68: 1693–1706.

Conference Publications

Broadhurst, M.K., 2006. Improving gear selectivity and reducing unwanted fishing mortality in New South Wales, Australia. Poster presentation given at the 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Symposium on Fishing Technology in the 21st Century: Integrating Fishing and Ecosystem Conservation, 30 October to 3 November 2006, Boston, USA.

Folpp, H. and Lowry, M., 2006. NSW Artificial Reefs Program. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Folpp, H. and Lowry, M.B, 2006. Factors affecting recreational catch rates associated with a fish aggregating device (FAD) off the NSW coast, Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science, 78(1): 185–194.

Gibbs, P.J. and Astles, K., 2006. Ecosystem based modelling for strategic sustainable regional development of marine uses and industries in coastal NSW. Oral presentation given at the 15th NSW Coastal Conference, 7 – 9 November 2006, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.

Graham, K, 2006. Distribution and relative abundance of cephalopods caught by demersal trawling off NSW. Oral presentation given at the Mollusc 2006 conference, 8 – 12 December 2006, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.

Graham, K., 2006. How does the biology of the NSW gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus) relate to the Southern Australian population? Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Kendall, B., Gray, C. and Bucher, D., 2006. Reproductive biology of flat-tail mullet and sand mullet. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Lowry, M, Steffe, S. and Williams, D., 2006. Relationships between bait collection, bait type and catch: A comparison of the NSW Trailer-boat and Gamefish Tournament Fisheries. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Rotherham, D. and Gray C.A., 2006. A strategy for developing scientific sampling tools for fishery-independent surveys of estuarine icthyofauna in NSW, Australia. Oral presentation given at the 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Symposium on Fishing Technology in the 21st Century: Integrating Fishing and Ecosystem Conservation, 30 October to 3 November 2006, Boston, USA.

Scandol, J., 2006. Planning: The keystone species within ecosystem-based fisheries management. In: Ward, T.M., Geddes, M.C. and Mayfield, S. (eds), National Symposium on Ecosystems Research and Management of Fish and Fisheries. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia, September 2004. 156pp.

Steffe, A.S, Murphy, J.J., Chapman, D.J. and Gray, C.A., 2006. Changes in the Recreational Fishery of Lake Macquarie following the establishment of 'Recreational Fishing Haven. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Steffe, A.S, Murphy, J.J., Chapman, D.J., Barrett, G.P. and Gray, C.A., 2006. Lake Macquarie – Changes in the Recreational Fishery following the establishment of a 'Recreational Fishing Haven. Poster presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Steffe, A.S, Murphy, J.J., Chapman, D.J., Barrett, G.P. and Gray, C.A., 2006. Tuross Lake – Changes in the Recreational Fishery following the establishment of a 'Recreational Fishing Haven. Poster presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Stewart, J. and Hughes, J., 2006. Age validation and growth of three commercially important Hemiramphid species in NSW. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

West, G., Williams, R., Morrison, D. and Creese, B. 2006. The Comprehensive Coastal Assessment (CCA): Estuarine Resources of NSW. Oral presentation given at the 15th NSW Coastal Conference, 7 – 9 November 2006, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.

Other Publications

includes book chapters, reports, magazine articles and DVDs

Broadhurst, M., Butcher, P. and McGrath, S., 2007. Tag team fishing. Fishing World, May 2007, pp 88–89.

Broadhurst, M., Reynolds, D., and Brand, C., 2006. Bream: the survivor. Fishing World, July 2006. p. 62.

Butcher, P., Broadhurst, M., McGrath, S. and Brand, C., 2006. Duskies are tough. Fishing World Magazine, November 2006. pp 72–73.

Butcher, P., Broadhurst, M., Reynolds, D., and Cairns, S., 2007. Bream survival. Modern Fishing, March 2007, p. 84–86.

Faragher, R.A., Pogonoski, J.J., Cameron, L., Baumgartner, L. and van der Walt, B., 2007. Assessment of a stocking program: Findings and recommendations for the Snowy Lakes Trout Strategy. NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries Final Report Series No. 88. 46pp.

Haddy, J.A., Stewart, J. and Graham, K.J. 2007. Fishery and biology of commercially exploited Australian fan lobsters (Ibacus spp.). In: “The Biology and Fisheries of the Slipper Lobster” Lavalli, K.L. and Spanier, E. (Eds). Crustacean Issues, Volume 17. CRC Press.

Kennelly, S.J., 2005. Primary Industries Ministerial Delegation to Palestine – The West Bank and Gaza Strip. NSW Department of Primary Industries. 3pp.

Macbeth, W.G., 2006. Variability in the size selectivity of codends tested in commercial penaeid trawl, seine and stow-net fisheries in south-eastern Australian estuaries. Poster presentation given at the 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Symposium on Fishing Technology in the 21st Century: Integrating Fishing and Ecosystem Conservation, 30 October to 3 November 2006, Boston, USA.

Macbeth, W.G., Kennelly, S.J., Pollard, D., Steffe, A., Morris, S. and Miller, M., 2006. Monitoring the recovery of riverine faunal populations following major fish-kill events in south-eastern Australia. Poster presentation given at the 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Symposium on Fishing Technology in the 21st Century: Integrating Fishing and Ecosystem Conservation, 30 October to 3 November 2006, Boston, USA.

Montgomery, S., 2006. Biology and life cycle of prawns. Poster for general display. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Cronulla, NSW, Australia.

NSW Department of Primary Industries, (2006). Report from the Scientific Shark Protection Summit, 10 April 2006, Medina Grand Harbourside Hotel, Aquarium Pier, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 106pp. [available as a PDF file on the NSW DPI web site at http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/science/scientific_outputs/Wild-Fisheries]

NSW Department of Primary Industries, 2006. Determining the biological sustainability of wild fisheries in NSW: Concepts and definitions. An information paper by the Systems Research, Wild Fisheries Program. 27pp. (available on the NSW DPI web site at http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/science/scientific_outputs/Wild-Fisheries)

Park, T., 2006. Fishcare Volunteer Survey: Summary of data collected. NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries Final Report Series No. 85. 41pp. ISSN 1449-9967.

Reynolds, D., Butcher, P. and Broadhurst, M., 2006. Tough Bream. Fishing World, July 2006 – Winter Special. p. 38.

Stewart, J., 2007. Observer study in the Estuary General sea garfish haul net fishery in NSW. NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries Final Report Series No. 87. 23pp. ISSN 1449–9967.

Walsh, C. and Gray, C., 2006. Tagged Estuary Perch. Poster for general display. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Cronulla, NSW, Australia.

Walsh, C., Gray, C. and West, R., 2006. Biology and Fishery of Estuary Perch (Macquaria colonorum) in coastal catchments of NSW. Oral presentation given at the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 28 August – 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Williams, R.J, West, G., Morrison, D. and Creese, B., 2006. Estuarine Resources of New South Wales'. In: a 2-part DVD pack published by the NSW Department of Planning. Sydney, NSW, Australia.