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Macroinvertebrates associated with artificial reefs at Maria Island
The abundance of macroinvertebrates associated with 28 experimental artificial reefs supporting different patch sizes and density of kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off Maria Island,... -
Recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries in Tasmania
Using a telephone/diary survey methodology information about recreational fishing activity for rock lobster and abalone in Tasmania is monitored over a fishing season, with... -
Effect of Centrostephanus rodgersii barrens on standing stocks of abalone...
The effect of barrens formed by the long spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, on the standing stocks of southern rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and black lip abalone... -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: kelp lines -...
Linear video transects (40m total length; 20m into barrens and 20m into kelp from original fixed marker on the benthos) were used to assess changes in kelp growth in several... -
Data dictionary and schema diagram for Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus...
Describes the database used for storing Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) biological data collected by observers on commercial boats and dedicated research trips... -
Lobster predation trials
Data on captive feeding trials for prey preference in southern rock lobsters on longspined sea urchins, black lipped abalone, shortspined sea urchins and periwinkle. -
Estimates of Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) mortality rates attributed to...
Predation mortality rates of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) were estimated under several different conditions using a range of manipulative experiments. Abalone mortality... -
Surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and barrens...
Quantitative surveys were undertaken at four sites in the Kent Group, north eastern Tasmania (southern and northern shores of East Cove at Deal Island, Winter Cove at Deal... -
Comparison of predation on Centrostephanus rodgersii inside/outside marine...
The predators of Centrostephanus rodgersii, were identified using remote video monitoring. Experiments were performed in two eastern Tasmanian regions, the Maria Island Marine... -
Sub-lethal behavioural and physiological responses to an underwater...
The impacts of a small, free-field, surface explosion from a ship scuttling, on two crustacean species was examined. The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and the spotted... -
Southern Rock Lobster Commercial Fishery Data (2017-2021)
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) commercial fishery catch by block (in tonnes) and nominal Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE, in kg/pot lift) per lobster fishing block per year... -
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) catch sampling
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) biological data collected by observers on commercial boats and dedicated research trips incorporating information on sex, length, weight,... -
Measuring shell hardness in Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) using a durometer
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) that are about to moult or have recently moulted have reduced market value due to higher mortality in live transport, higher cannibalism... -
Estimates of abalone (Haliotis rubra) size at emergence within the Maria...
Estimates of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) size at emergence were obtained from surveys of ten sites within the Mercury Passage on Tasmania's east coast. Size at emergence... -
Sea urchin predation mortality rates
Mortality rates of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma where estimated under experimental conditions to determine the importance of natural and predation mortality in... -
Southern Rock Lobster fishing business cost
Business structure and costs for Southern Rock Lobster fisheries in Tasmania including fixed (vessels, infrastructure) and variable (bait, fuel, ports) costs. -
Management options to minimise formation of urchin barrens: timed lobster...
Characterisation of lobster (Jasus edwardsii) abundance and change in abundance at three different sampling sites (Cape Paul Lemanon, North Bay and Fortescue Bay) on the south-... -
Measuring the effect of cooking on carapace length on Southern Rock Lobster...
To test if the carapace length of lobsters changes during cooking, 21 legal-sized southern rock lobsters were collected in pots from Alum Cliffs, south-eastern Tasmania,... -
Rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) movement and behaviour data
The movement and behaviour of the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) was monitored using a radio acoustic telemetry systems at two sites in eastern Tasmania. -
Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) tissue isotope data
Carbon and nitrogen isotope data for J. edwardsii lobsters from eight sites in SE Australia.