• 2005 Annual Report
• 2005/09 TAFI Strategic Plan
• 2005/08 Research and Development Strategic Plan
• 2003/2004 Annual Report
• 2001/2002 Annual Report
• 1999/2000 Annual Report
• 1998/99 Annual Report
• 1999/2004 Strategic Plan
• Fishery Assessment Reports
• Technical Reports
• Reports to Funding/Other Bodies
• Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Plans, 1999-2004
• Modelling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries. Haddon, M. (2001), or
• Lobster puerulus collection information

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1999/2000 TAFI Annual Report

The 1999/2000 Annual Report is TAFI's most recent Annual Report.

• Download the Annual Report (14.7 MB)

• Download the Annual Report ( 6.7 MB)

• Download the Strategic Plan ( 15.1 MB)

Download the TAFI Fishery Assessment Report () for:

Scalefish Fishery

• Scalefish 2006 (1295KB)
• Scalefish 2005 (2974KB)
• Scalefish 2004 (1853KB)
• Scalefish 2003 (3057KB)
• Scalefish 2002 (579KB)
• Scalefish 2001 (676KB)
• Scalefish 2000 (579KB)
• Scalefish 1999 (680KB)
• Scalefish 1998 (480KB)

Crustacean Fisheries

• Rock Lobster 2006 (768KB)
• Rock Lobster 2005 (1427KB)
• Rock Lobster 2004 (1892KB)
• Rock Lobster 2003 (1529KB)
• Rock Lobster 2002 (384KB)
• Rock Lobster 2001 (384KB)
• Rock Lobster 1999/2000 (1.2MB)
• Rock Lobster 1998/99 (554KB)



• Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery 2005/2006 (712KB)
• Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery 2003/2004 (768KB)
• Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery 2002/2003 (638KB)
• Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery 2001/2002 (384KB)
• Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery 2000/2001 (384KB)

Abalone Fishery

• Abalone 2007 (2.6MB)
• Abalone 2006 (2.0MB)
• Abalone 2005 (2.2MB)
• Abalone 2004 (3.6MB)
• Abalone 2002 (2.6MB)
• Abalone 2001 (1.4MB)
• East Coast Abalone Assessment: 2001 (634KB)
• Abalone 2000 (1.4MB)
• Abalone 1999 (753KB)
• Abalone 1997/98 (2MB)

Download the TAFI Technical Report () on:

• 1. A population assessment of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) in the Hogan and Kent Groups, Bass Strait
  No. 1, (414 KB)
• 2. A classification of Tasmanian estuaries and assessment of their conservation significance
  No. 2, (1.9 MB)
• 3. Estimates of growth and mortality of the blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) in Tasmania
  No. 3, (1.5 MB)
• 4. Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania
  No. 4, (5.5 MB)
• 5. Size limits for greenlip abalone in Tasmania
  No. 5, (897 KB)
• 6. Biological surveys and habitat mapping of proposed marine protected areas on the Tasmanian north and north eastern coasts
  No. 6, (1.7 MB)
• 7. Marine habitat mapping of the Bruny bioregion for marine protected area planning
  No. 7, (webpage)
• 8. Evaluation of techniques for environmental monitoring of salmon farms in Tasmania
  No. 8, (2.8 MB)
• 9. Guide for the Rock Lobster Industry. No 1. Optimising water quality - Oxygen
  No. 9, (1.7 MB)
• 10. Monitoring of Tasmanian Inshore Reef Ecosystems
  No. 10, (432KB)
• 11. Examining Underwater Visual Census Techniques for the Assessment of Population Structure and Biodiversity in Temperate Coastal Marine Protected Areas,
  No. 11, (1.0 MB)
• 12. Preliminary modelling of the effect of marine reserves on rock lobsters in Tasmania
  No. 12, (1.3 MB)
• 13. Evaluation of sediment recovery after removal of finfish cages from marine farm lease No.76 (Gunpowder Jetty), North West Bay
  No. 13, (1.7 MB)
• 14. Will the removal of closed seasons from the management system of the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery harm the resource?
  No. 14, (559 KB)
• 15. Guide for the Rock Lobster Industry. No 2. Recirculating holding systems for holding rock lobsters
  No. 15, (1.7 MB)
• 16. Estuarine Health in Tasmania, Status and Indicators : Water Quality
  No. 16, (1.5 MB)
• 17. Northern size limits for abalone
  No. 17, (1580KB)
• 18. Assessment of seabed habitats and heavy metals in Cornelian Bay
  No. 18, (4.8 MB)
• 19. Tasmanian scalefish fishery assessment - 2000
  No. 19, (579 KB)
• 20. Redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus): a synopsis of fishery and biological data
  No. 20, (2.1 MB)
• 21. Preliminary assessment of the recreational gamefishery in Tasmania with particular reference to Southern Bluefin Tuna
  No. 21, (0.2 MB)
• 22.Survey of the 2002/03 Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries
  No. 22, (0.9 MB)
• 24.2000/01 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Tasmania.
  No. 24, (3,231 KB)
• 25.Biology and status of key recreational finfish species in Tasmania.
  No. 25, (1,024 KB)
• 26.A quantitative video baseline survey of reef biota and survey of marine habitats within Bathurst Channel, Southwest Tasmania, 2002.
  No. 26, (2,383 KB)

Download TAFI Reports to Funding/Other Bodies ():

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

• Development of the tools for long term management of the giant crab resource: data collection methodology, stock assessment and harvest strategy evaluation
  (3302 KB)
• Regional Impact Assessment for the Marine Protected Areas Proposed for the South-East Region
  (4279 KB)
• National Strategy for the survival of released line caught fish: Maximising post-release survival in line caught flathead taken in sheltered coastal waters. November 2006.
  (1773 KB)
• Sustainability of small scale data poor commercial fisheries; Developing assessmnets, performance indicators and monitoring strategies for temperate reef species.
  (5098 KB)
• Evaluating the effectiveness of marine protected areas as a fisheries management tool.
  (50,368 KB)
• Rock lobster enhancement and aquaculture subprogram; the feasibility of translocating rock lobsters in Tasmania for increasing yield
  (372 KB)
• Development of novel methods for the assessment of sediment condition and determination of management protocols for sustainable finfish cage aquaculture operations
  (6385 KB)
• Guide to the assessment of sediment condition at marine finfish farms in Tasmania
  (4549KB)
• Rock lobster enhancement and aquaculture subprogram; evaluating the release and survival of juvenile rock lobsters released for enhancement purposes.
  (3042 KB)
• Optimising water quality in rock lobster post harvest processes.
  (862 KB)
• Rock Lobster Post-Harvest Subprogram: Quantification of Shell Hardness in Southern Rock Lobster
  (546 KB)
• Recirculating system NH3; Guide for the Rock Lobster Industry No.2
  (546 KB)
• Aquafin CRC - FRDC Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: Facilitation, Administration and Promotion
  (0.9 MB)
• Assessment of broad scale exploitation rates and biomass estimates for the Tasmanian southern rock lobster fishery.
  (1.6 MB)
• Impact of management change to an ITQ system in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery.
  (1.5 MB)
• Population dynamics and reproductive ecology of the Southern Calamary (Sepioteuthis australis)in Tasmania
  (2.5 MB)
• Spatial and Seasonal stock dynamics of Northern Tiger Prawns using fine-scale commercial catch-effort data
  (852 KB)
• A Survey of the 2000/01 Tasmanian Recreational Rock Lobster Fishery and Options for Future Assessment
  (395 KB)
• Rock Lobster Propagation Workshop Proceedings.
  Final Report to FRDC (423 KB)
• Workshop on post-settlement processes affecting the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, in southern Australia.
  Final Report to FRDC (450 KB)
• Preliminary investigation towards ongrowing puerulus to enhance rock lobster stocks while providing animals for commercial culture.
  Final Report to FRDC (797 KB)
• Assessment of the licensed recreational fishery of Tasmania (Phase 2).
  Final Report to FRDC (966 KB)
• Age and growth of jack mackerel and the age structure of the jack mackerel purse seine catch.
  Final Report to FRDC (859 KB)
• Assessment of inshore habitats around Tasmania for life-history stages of commercial finfish species.
  Final Report to FRDC (1.5 MB)
• Impact of gillnet fishing on inshore temperate reef fishes with particular reference to banded morwong.
  Final Report to FRDC (2.1 MB)
• Assessment of optimal trapping techniques to control densities of Northern Pacific Seastars on Marine Farm Leases.
  Final report to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation October 1996 (4945 KB)

National Heritage Trust (NHT)

• Ecological status of the Derwent and Huon Estuaries.
  Final Report to NHT/NAP (3.2 MB)
• Estuarine habitat mapping in the Derwent – Integrating science and management.
  Final Report to NHT (8.7 MB)
• Assessment of nutrients and habitats in North West Bay.
  (32MB)
• Distribution of feral Pacific oysters and environmental conditions.
  Final Report to NHT (6.4 MB)

Other bodies

• Regional classification of Tasmanian Coastal waters.
  Internal Report (7.0 MB)
• Marine Life and Potential Marine Reserves in Tasmania, Part 2.
  Internal Report (7.0 MB)
• Hydrological and ecological survey of the Port Davey/Bathurst harbour estuary 1988-89.
  Internal Report (7.0 MB)
• Biological surveys of inshore soft-bottom communities in Tasmania.
  Internal Report (3.4 MB)
• A survey of potential marine reserve locations in Bass Strait.
  Internal Report (3.4 MB)
• A preliminary investigation of the distribution, range and extent of reef habitats and communities in Port Davey, March 1998.
  Internal Report (1.8 MB)
• Tasmanian Recreational Rock Lobster and Abalone Fisheries-2004/05 Fishing Season
  Internal Report (1265 KB)
• Survey of the 2005 Tasmanian recreational scallop fishery
  Internal Report (372 KB)
• A Socioeconomic profile of the Tasmanian Commercial Scalefish fishery
  Internal Report (462 KB)
• Effects of Fishing Practices on Catch and Catch Condition for Recreational Gillnets.
  MRFC Final Report (462 KB)
• Licensed recreational fishing and an evaluation of recall biases in the estimation of recreational catch and effort.
  Final Report to the Marine Recreational Fishing Council (336 KB)
• Species and size composition of recreational catches, with particular reference to licensed fishing methods.
  Final Report to the Marine Recreational Fishery Advisory Committee (466 KB)

Internal Reports

• Wilderness Ecosystems Baseline Studies Interim Report 1994.
  Invertebrate community delineation and mapping of Bathurst Harbour.
  TAFI Internal Report (2,096 KB)
• Survey of the 2006 Tasmanian Recreational Scallop Fishery.
  TAFI Internal Report (338 KB)
• Tasmanian Abalone Fishery Catch and Effort Data Summary: 2006.
  TAFI Internal Report (2661 KB)
• Impact on and recovery of Subtidal Reefs.
  Preliminary Report to the Long Term Impact Assessment Group Program 7: December 1995. (3646 KB)

The Research Plans developed by Tasmania's Research Advisory Groups relate to the main areas of research at TAFI. Download the Research Plans () for:

• Aquaculture (161 KB)
• Marine Environment (603 KB)
• Abalone (452 KB)
• Crustaceans (297 KB)
• Scalefish (626 KB)
• Marine Recreational Fishing (305 KB).

The examples worked out in this book are provided in nine Excel workbooks zipped into one file (685 KB).

• HaddonExBox.zip

• Collection information ( 661 KB)
• Puerulus Cost Calculator (88 KB) (Excel)