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Subdivision of marine environments into habitat units is the surrogate most widely used, and this approach as been adopted in NSW for selecting suitable candidate areas for protection within Marine Parks. ... provide natural resource managers, industry
The biology, ecology, distribution, abundance and identification of marine protected areas for the conservation of threatened Grey Nurse Sharks in south east Australian waters. ... Final report to Environment Australia for the Marine Protected Areas
Prior to closing, the Broadwater was a large estuarine wetland with 84 ha mangroves, 339 ha saltmarshes, and large areas of seagrasses and shallow mudflats. ... The vast majority of individuals (86%) and species (65%) were classified as primarily
due to physical constrains (depth, sediment type, seagrass beds, protected areas) or interference with existing activities or planned developments (navigation channels, anchorages, marinas). ... A total of 295 fish were captured, resulting in the
iv Summary. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Aerial surveys are a recognised technique to identify the presence and abundance of marine animals. ... 2009). Although not affected by vegetation cover, aerial sighting rates of marine animals are influenced by
The reduction in mesh-size also varied between sides of the seacage and between the top and bottom areas of each side. ... Another significant advantage of MarineMesh over ordinary fence meshes is the edge finish, known as Marine Knuckle.
4.2 Discussion of the appropriateness of the current minimum legal length.34. ... 97/126 Length and age composition of commercial kingfish landings, Stewart et al.
Piecewise regression lines are not shown, because there was no convergence of models. ... Should not exceed 10 cm s-1cm-1 in areas and times of suspected larval Murray cod larval drift.
The size composition data obtained from landed catches were also very consistent between the different areas of the fishery. ... In late July catches were made by Sydney based trawlers and some small catches (less than the 200 kg trip limit) were
However, even within these protected areas the species is threatened by in- stream barriers and river regulation, river cracking caused by underground longwall mining, sedimentation, recreational activities (e.g., fishing), riparian ... Other chemicals