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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletters

Below is a list of newsletters from the Fishing and Fisheries project. For other publications from the Fishing and Fisheries team at CRC Reef, see technical reports and scientific publications.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter:
Issue No. 29 - September 2005 (Adobe Acrobat file - 1MB)

Spotted mackerel assessment, coral trout genetics, grey mackerel research begins, coastal shark monitoring by DPI&F and tagged fish tell tales of survival

Edition 26

Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 28 - February 2005 (Adobe Acrobat file - 1MB)

ELF reefs re-open to fishing, Individual Transferable commercial catch Quotas (ITQs) considered, and looking at the significance of released fish.

Edition 26

Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 27 - January 2005 (Adobe Acrobat file - 1MB)

'Fishing For More' student-stakeholder workshop special issue - read all the reports from student research into fishing and fisheries.

Edition 26

Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 26 - November 2004 (Adobe Acrobat file - 1MB)

Effects of Line Fishing Experiment Special

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 25 - October 2004 (Adobe Acrobat file - 2.3MB)

Survival of released fish, award-winning research, International fish otolith symposium, stakeholders provide important information, subsistence fishing in Eastern Torres Strait.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 24 - May 2004 (Adobe Acrobat file - 299k)

Blue spot trout, CRC Torres Strait, Eastern Torres Strait line fishing research

Coral Trout species of Queensland poster

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 23 - December 2003 (Adobe Acrobat file - 196k)

Catch-and-release research, Recreational fishing surveys, Estuary project update, Multi-species targeting

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 22 - August 2003 (Adobe Acrobat file - 229k)

Spanish Mackerel, Torres Strait reef line fishery research, QDPI coastal monitoring

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 21 - March 2003 (Adobe Acrobat file - 331k)

ELF Experiment, Estuary fishing Project, QDPI Coastal Monitoring

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 20 - December 2002 (Adobe Acrobat file - 120k)

Flower cods, Multi-species targeting, DPI Long term monitoring

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 19 - July 2002 (Adobe Acrobat file - 83k)

Eastern Torres Strait Fishing, Live Fishing Research, Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) Research Update, Aquarium Fish Collecting

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 18 - December 2001 (Adobe Acrobat file - 142k)

Spanish Mackerel Project (Scomberomorus commerson), Charter Fishing Research Update, Reef Line Fishing in the Eastern Torres Strait, Grouper Research - (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, Cephalopholis argus, E.quoyanus), Estuary Fishing Research Update.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 17 - November 2001 (Adobe Acrobat file - 101k)

ELF Student Stakeholder Workshop, Bommie Cod (Cephalopholis cyanostigma), Fish Sampling, Size Limits for Coral Trout (Plectropomus spp), Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus), Red Bass (Lutjanus bohar), Live Fish Industry, Snappers on the Great Barrier Reef (Lutjanidae).

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 16 - July 2001

Estuary Fishing, Aquarium Fish Collecting, Sexing Reef Fish, Live Fishing Research Report.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 15 - May 2001

Charter Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 14 - January 2001

Fish Hooks & Research, Red Throat Emperor Genetics (Lethrinus miniatus), Charter Boat Fishing, Management Strategy Evaluations.

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 13 - July 2000

Economic Issues for the Live Fish Industry, Spanish Mackeral Project (Scomberomorus commerson), How do we age fish?

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 12 - February 2000

Stakeholders Participate in ELF Outcomes, ELF Field Trips, ELF Experiment Update, ELF Scientist's California Experience

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 11 - November 1999

Future Directions for Fisheries Research at the CRC, Bramble Reef Research, Live Fish Research Update, Reproductive Differences in Coral Trout Species (Plectropomus leopardus, P. maculatus, P. laevis), Charter Boat Industry Support for ELF Project.

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 10 - July 1999

Successful Start to Second Round of ELF Project, Commercial Fishers get involved with Research, Spangled Emperor Research (Lethrinus nebulosus), Stripey Bass Research (Lutjanus carponotatus)

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 9 - February 1999

ELF Experiment Update, Charter Boat Fishers, Economic Aspect of the Great Barrier Reef Line Fishery

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 8 - October 1998

Red Throat Emperor Research (Lethrinus miniatus), ELF Experiment Baseline Survey Results, ELF Catch Surveys, Aquarium Fish Collecting

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 7 - June 1998

Does Fishing Effect Reproduction of Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus, P. maculatus, P. laevis), Water Temperatures and Catch-Are they Related?, ELF Catch Surveys, ELF and CSIRO Partnership, Bommie Cod Research (Cephalopholis cyanostigma).

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Fishing & Fisheries Newsletter: Issue No. 6 - January 1998

ELF Experiment Update, Research on Recreational Fishers, Update ELF Live Fish Research, Live Fish Research -Stress Levels of Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus).

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 5 - July 1997

Successful Start to ELF Experiment, Live Fish Industry Research, Fish Research & Computers, Spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 4 - March 1997

Special Edition dedicated entirely to the ELF Experiment.

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 3 - October 1996

Spawning Behaviour of Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus), Analysis of Commercial Logbook Data, Spearfishing Component of ELF Baseline Surveys, Update of Recreational Fishing Logbooks.

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 2 - April 1996

Overview of ELF Baseline Catch Surveys, Visual Fish Counts, Age and Sex Structure of Reef Fish Populations, Sampling Methods for Reef Fish Populations.

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Effects of Line Fishing Newsletter: Issue No. 1 - December 1995

Introduction of the ELF Project, Skipper Surveys, Bramble Reef Surveys, Economic Impacts of Reef Closures, Coral Trout Age Structures (Plectropomus leopardus, P. maculatus, P. laevis), Spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.