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2024

2024

Welch, D. J.

Coastal fisheries data collection in the Pacific Islands region, and the need for a fresh approach to management

SPC Fisheries Newsletter #173, January-April 2024, The Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia

2024

2024

Johnson J.E., Welch D.J., Kalsaria T., Ake A.

Review of the Pacific Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit to support community-based resource management

C2O Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (32pp.)

2024

2024

Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Camilla Novaglio, Joshua Cinner, Marta Coll, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Lauren Koerner, Catherine Longo, Heike K. Lotze, Julia Mason, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, David J. Welch, Julia L. Blanchard

Chapter B1. Using FishMIP projections to help support regional-scale policy and management

In, Blanchard, J.L. & Novaglio, C. (eds.) Climate change risks to marine ecosystems and fisheries – Projections to 2100 from the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper, No. 707. Rome, FAO.

2024

2024

Welch, D. J. and Koopman, M.

Recreational Fishing Monitoring and Data Collection: Preliminary Benchmarking for Queensland

Report to the Australian Marine Conservation Society

2024

2024

Johnson J.E., Welch D.J., Kalsaria T., Ake A.

Review of the Pacific Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit to support community-based resource management

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Report by C2O Pacific, Vanuatu (32pp.)

2023

2023

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Pineda, M-C., Hughes, A., Jupiter, S. and Howard, R.

Solomon Islands Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: Field Guide

C2O Pacific and Wildlife Conservation Society, 24p.

2023

2023

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., van Hooidonk, R., Tracey, D., Chandrasa, G. and Molinari, B.

Climate change implications for the Arafura and Timor Seas region: assessing vulnerability of marine systems to inform management and conservation

Climatic Change, 176:88

2023

2023

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Pineda, M.C., Jaugeon, B. and Taiava, S.

Wallis and Futuna Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A Facilitators Guide

C2O Pacifique et Direction des Services de l'Agriculture, des Forêts et de la Pêche, Wallis et Futuna (65pp).

2023

2023

Johnson JE, Welch, DJ, Tracey D, Susanto H, Tania C, Triani D

Guide for Facilitators and Decision-Makers: Incorporating Regional Climate Change Results into Local Action Planning

C2O Consulting, prepared for the Arafura & Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Phase II Program. Bali, Indonesia. 49pp.

2023

2023

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Pineda, M-C., Hughes, A., Jupiter, S. and Howard, R.

Solomon Islands Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A Facilitators Guide

C2O Pacific and Wildlife Conservation Society, 66p.

2023

2023

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Pineda, M.C., Jaugeon, B. and Taiava, S.

Wallis and Futuna Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: Field Guide

C2O Pacifique et Direction des Services de l'Agriculture, des Forêts et de la Pêche, Wallis et Futuna (24pp).

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Establishing size limits for coastal reef fish species of Funafuti, Tuvalu: Maturation and spawning seasonality for key species

Report to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department, Tuvalu, 22pp.

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Establishing size limits for coastal reef fish species of Funafuti, Tuvalu: Field sampling program

Report to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department, Tuvalu, 20pp.

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Strategic advisory framework for appropriate management of coastal fisheries in Pacific Island countries and territories

Concept note to the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pacific branch. 16pp.

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Collection of reproductive data for coastal reef fish species of Funafuti, Tuvalu: Field guide

Report to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department, Tuvalu, 10pp.

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Establishing size limits for coastal reef fish species of Funafuti, Tuvalu: Technical training manual

Report to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department, Tuvalu, 41pp.

2022

2022

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J. and Alexander, I.

Improving Climate Change Awareness in the Arafura and Timor Seas Region: Workshop Materials

Report to the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Phase 2 (ATSEA-2) Project, Bali, Indonesia. 14p.

2022

2022

Welch, D.J.

Establishing size limits for coastal reef fish species of Funafuti, Tuvalu: Final report

Report to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department, Tuvalu, 8pp.

2021

2021

Welch, D.J., Smith, A.K., Krusic-Golub, K., Erdmann, S. and Newman, S.J.

Preliminary age-based life history characteristics of dogtooth tuna, Gymnosarda unicolor (Ruppell, 1838), in the Western Pacific Ocean

Aquaculture and Fisheries 8(3): 323-331

2021

2021

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Kabua-Tibon, E., Yamamura, B., Edwards, F.

Marshall Islands Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A Facilitators Guide to Implementing Local Monitoring to Support the Reimaanlok Conservation Area Plan

C2O Pacific and Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Majuro, Marshall Islands (57pp)

2021

2021

Bahri, T., Vasconcellos, M., Welch, D.J., Johnson, J., Perry, I., Ma, X., & Sharma, R., eds.

Adaptive management of fisheries in response to climate change.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 667. Rome, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

2021

2021

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Kabua-Tibon, E., Yamamura, B. and Edwards, F.

Marshall Islands Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: Field Guide

C2O Pacific and Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Majuro, Marshall Islands (23pp.)

2021

2021

Welch, D.J.

Mapping coastal fisheries data collection of Pacific Island countries and territories

Final report to the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pacific branch, Apia, Samoa, 88p.

2020

2020

Johnson, J.E., Hooper, E. and Welch, D.J.

A tool developed in the Pacific to inform community-based marine resource management.

Johnson, J.E., Hooper, E. and Welch, D.J.

2020

2020

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Shaw, C. and Whitelaw, P.

Vanuatu Crown-of-thorns starfish control project report: January-July 2020

Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13p.

2020

2020

Welch, D.J.

Review of management arrangements that support the Conservation Dependent listing of Scalloped Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) under the EPBC Act: Update report to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee

Report to the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Humane Society International, January, 2020. 22p.

2020

2020

Welch, D.J.

Assessing the risk of Tilapia from proposed aquaculture ponds establishing and becoming invasive in coastal marine ecosystems at Port Resolution (Tanna Island), Vanuatu.

Report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) under the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project. 32p.

2019

2019

Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth

Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Management Plan

Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 23pp.

2019

2019

Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth

Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Management plan development and supporting information

Report prepared under the Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 49pp.

2019

2019

Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth

Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Livelihood Plan

Report prepared under the Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 13pp.

2018

2018

Johnson JE, Monnereau I, Welch DJ, McConney P, Szuster B, Gasalla MA

Climate change adaptation: Vulnerability and challenges facing small-scale fisheries in small islands

FishAdapt Conference Proceedings, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Proceedings, Rome, FAO.

2018

2018

Hooper, E., Johnson, J.E., Welch, D., Edney, G., Waterhouse, J.

Empowering communities to adapt to climate change: Monitoring marine ecosystems using a locally developed method to inform community-based management.

Poster presented at the Pacific Oceans Pacific Climate conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2018

2018

Starling, G., Johnson, J. and Welch, D.J.

Community-based sustainable development through coastal fisheries and financial inclusion in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea: Project evaluation.

Report prepared for WWF Australia, MCC Environmental, Perth, Australia, 96p.

2018

2018

Barton Diane P., Taillebois Laura, Taylor Jonathan, Crook David A., Saunders Thor, Hearnden Mark, Greig Alan, Welch David J., Newman Stephen J., Travers Michael J., Saunders Richard J., Errity Chris, Maher Safia, Dudgeon Christine, Ovenden Jennifer

Stock structure of Lethrinus laticaudis (Lethrinidae) across northern Australia determined using genetics, otolith microchemistry and parasite assemblage composition.

Marine and Freshwater Research, 69(4) 487-501

2018

2018

Welch, D.J., Johnson, J.E., and Hooper, E.

Community-based Marine Management: A Guide for Effective Tabu Areas

Prepared under the Restoration of Ecosystem Services and Adaptation to Climate Change(RESCCUE) Vanuatu project for the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia (12pp)

2018

2018

Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Hooper, E., Moore, B., Edney, G., Waterhouse, J. and Kaltavara, J.

Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A locally-developed toolkit to inform community-based management of marine resources in Vanuatu

SPC Fisheries Newsletter, 155:2. The Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia.

2018

2018

Johnson, J., Bertram, I., Chin, A, Moore, B.R., Pratchett, M, Welch, D.J., Williams, A., Bell, J. and Govan, H.

Effects of Climate Change on Fish and Shellfish Relevant to Pacific Islands, and the Coastal Fisheries they Support

PACIFIC MARINE CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT CARD Science Review 2018: pp 74-98

2017

2017

Phillips, B. F. and Welch, D. J.

Impacts of Climate Change on Eastern Australia Fisheries

Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis (eds B. F. Phillips and M. Pérez-Ramírez), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.

2017

2017

Pratchett, M.S., Cameron, D.S., Donelson, J., Evans. L., Frisch, A., Hobday, A.J., Hoey, A.S., Marshall, N.A., Messmer, V., Munday, P.L., Pears, R., Pecl, G., Reynolds, A., Scott, M., Tobin, A., Tobin, R., Welch, D.J. and Williamson, D.H.

Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(2): 297-316.

2017

2017

Taillebois, Laura, Barton, Diane P., Crook, David A., Saunders, Thor, Taylor, Jonathan, Hearnden, Mark, Saunders, Richard J., Newman, Stephen J., Travers, Michael J., Welch, David J., Greig, Alan, Dudgeon, Christine, Maher, Safia and Ovenden, Jennifer R.

Strong population structure deduced from genetics, otolith chemistry and parasite abundances explains vulnerability to localized fishery collapse in a large Sciaenid fish, Protonibea diacanthus

Evolutionary Applications, 10: 978-993

2017

2017

Moore, B.R., Stapley, J.M., Williams, A.J. and Welch, D.J.

Overexploitation causes profound demographic changes to the protandrous hermaphrodite king threadfin (Polydactylus macrochir) in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

Fisheries Research, 187: 199-208

2017

2017

Dulvy, N.K., Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Lindsay N.K. Davidson, Sonja V. Fordham, Amie Brautigam, Glenn Sant, and David J. Welch

Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation.

Current Biology, 27, R565–R572.

2017

2017

Saunders, T., Barton, D., Crook, D., Ovenden, J., Newman, S.J., Saunders, R., Taillebois, L., Taylor, J., Travers, M.J., Dudgeon, C., Maher, S. and Welch, D.J.

Optimising the management of tropical reef fish through the development of Indigenous scientific capability.

Darwin, Northern Territory, Fishery Report No. 117.

2016

2016

Welch DJ

A small-scale vessel registration system for Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Summary Report for the Secretariat of Pacific Communities (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia

2016

2016

Fisch A, Cameron DS, Pratchett MS, Willamson DH, Williams AJ, Reynolds AD, Hoey AS, Rizzari J, Evans L, Kerrigan B, Muldoon G, Welch DJ and Hobbs J-P

Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (2016) 26: 303-325

2016

2016

Welch DJ, Tobin A, Page J, McLennan M, Saunders R, Pears R, Moore S, Green N and Tobin R

Assessment of novel gear designs to reduce interactions between species of conservation interest and commercial fishing nets

Final Report to Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, Project 2011/009

2016

2016

Johnson, J.E., Waterhouse, J., Devlin, M.J., Hooper, E.

Marine Ecosystem Assessment: North Efate, Vanuatu. Report to the Pacific Community (SPC)

Noumea, New Caledonia, and Agence Francaise de Developpement, Paris, France. Vanuatu RESCCUE project

2016

2016

D Welch

Broadscale assessment of the status of coastal finfish in North Efate, Vanuatu.

Report to the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, and Agence Francaise de Developpement, Paris, France. Vanuatu RESCCUE project.

2016

2016

Johnson J and Welch DJ

Climate change impacts in North Efate, Vanuatu

Report to OPUS (New Zealand) and SPC (Noumea, New Caledonia). Vanuatu RESCCUE Project.

2016

2016

Taillebois L, Dudgeon C, Maher S, Crook DA, Saunders TM, Barton DP, Taylor JA, Welch DJ, Newman Sj, Travers MJ, Saunders RJ and Ovenden J

Characterization, development and multiplexing of microsatellite markers in three commercially exploited reef fish and their application for stock identification

PeerJ 4 (2016): e2418

2015

2015

Brautigam A, Callow M, Campbell IR, Camhi MD, Cornish AS, Dulvy NK, Fordham SV, Fowler SL, Hood AR, McClennen C, Reuter EL, Sant G, Simpfendorfer CA and Welch DJ

Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015-2025 Strategy

Strategy document prepared for The Global Sharks and Rays Initiative (GSRI)

2015

2015

Welch DJ, Newman SJ, Buckworth RC, Ovenden JR, Broderick D, Lester RJG, Gribble NA, Ballagh AC, Charters RA, Stapley J, Street R, Garrett RN and Begg GA

Integrating different approaches in the definition of biological stocks: a northern Australian multi-jurisdictional fisheries example using grey mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus

Marine Policy 55 (2015) 73-80

2015

2015

Johnson JE and Welch DJ

Climate change implications for Torres Strait fisheries: assessing vulnerability to inform adaptation

Climatic Change 135 (3): 611-624

2015

2015

Welch DJ

Description of a suitable small-scale vessel registration system for Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Final Report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia

2015

2015

Sheehan, E.V., Cousens, S.L., Holmes, L.A., Nancollas, S., Hooper, E., Attrill, M.J.

Condition assessment of Thanet Coast Special Area of Conservation

Natural England Commissioned Report NECR165

2015

2015

Kerrigan B and Welch DJ

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Protocol for the fishery co-management plan for the Praslin artisanal trap and line fishery

Final Report to the Seychelles Ministry of Environment and Energy, Mahe, Seychelles

2015

2015

Welch DJ and Kerrigan B

To support the formulation of an operational fishery management plan for the plateau fishery for demersal fish resources

Final Report to the Seychelles Ministry of Environment and Energy, Mahe, Seychelles

2014

2014

Bentley BP, Harvey ES, Newman SJ, Welch DJ, Smith AK and Kennington WJ

Local genetic patchiness but no regional differences between Indo-West Pacific populations of the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor

Marine Ecology Progress Series 506 (2014) 267-277

2014

2014

Gledhill DC, Hobday AJ, Welch DJ, Sutton SG, Lansdell MJ, Koopman M, Jeloudev A, Smith A and Last PR

Collaborative approaches to accessing and utilising historical citizen science data: a case-study with spearfishers from eastern Australia

Marine & Freshwater Research 66 (2014) 195-201

2014

2014

Welch DJ, Saunders T, Robins J, Harry A, Johnson J, Maynard J, Saunders R, Pecl G, Sawynok B and Tobin A

Implications of climate change impacts on fisheries resources of northern Australia / Part 1: Vulnerability assessment and adaptation options

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2014

2014

Welch DJ, Robins J and Saunders T (eds.)

Implications of climate change impacts on fisheries resources of northern Australia / Part 2: Species profiles

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2013

2013

Creighton C, Sawynok B, Sutton S, D'Silva D, Stagles I, Pam C, Saunders R, Welch D, Grixti D and Spooner D

Climate change and recreational fishing: implications of climate change for recreational fishers and the recreational fishing industry

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2013

2013

Dichmont CM, Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ and Buckworth RC

A field guide to genetics in fisheries

Published by CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship

2013

2013

Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ, Buckworth RC and Dichmont CM

Ocean’s eleven: a critical evaluation of the role of population, evolutionary and molecular genetics in the management of wild fisheries

Fish & Fisheries [doi:10.1111/faf.12052]

2013

2013

Welch DJ and Johnson JE

Assessing the vulnerability of Torres Strait fisheries and supporting habitats to climate change

Report prepared for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

2013

2013

Morgan JAT, Macbeth M, Broderick D, Whatmore P, Street R, Welch DJ and Ovenden JR

Hybridisation, paternal leakage and mitochondrial DNA linearization in three anomalous fish (Scombridae)

Mitochondrion 13 (2013) 852-861

2013

2013

Bentley BP, Harvey ES, Newman SJ, Welch DJ, Smith AK and Kennington WJ

Characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor

Conservation Genetic Resources 5 (2013) 693-695

2013

2013

Currey LM, Williams AJ, Mapstone BD, Davies CR, Carlos G, Welch DJ, Simpfendorfer CA, Ballagh AC, Penny AL, Grandcourt EM, Mapleston A, Wiebkin AS and Bean K

Comparative biology of tropical Lethrinus species (Lethrinidae): challenges for multi-species management

Journal of Fish Biology 82 (2013) 764-788

2012

2012

Horne JB, Momigliano P, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and van Herwerden L

Searching for common threads in threadfins: phylogeography of Australian polynemids in space and time

Marine Ecology Progress Series 449 (2012) 263-276

2012

2012

Moore BR, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and Lester RJG

Parasites as indicators of movement and population connectivity of a non-diadromous, tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin Polydactylus macrochir

Journal of Fish Biology 81 (2012) 230-252

2012

2012

Moore BR, Simpfendorfer CA, Newman SJ, Stapley JM, Allsop Q, Sellin MJ and Welch DJ

Spatial variation in life history reveals insight into connectivity and geographic population structure of a tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir

Fisheries Research 125-126 (2012) 214-224

2012

2012

Dichmont CM, Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ and Buckworth RC

Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management

Final Report to the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, Project 2011/035

2012

2012

Ballagh AC, Welch DJ, Newman SJ, Allsop Q and Stapley JM

Stock structure of the blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) across northern Australia derived from lifehistory characteristics

Fisheries Research 121-122 (2012) 63-72

2012

2012

Harry AV, Morgan JAT, Ovenden JR, Tobin AJ, Welch DJ and Simpfendorfer CA

Comparison of the reproductive ecology of two sympatric blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus and Carcharhinus tilstoni ) off north-eastern Australia with species identification inferred from vertebral counts

Journal of Fish Biology 81 (2012) 1225-1233

2011

2011

Ballagh AC, Welch D, Williams AJ, Mapleston A, Tobin A and Marton N

Integrating methods for determining length-at-age to improve growth estimates for two large scombrids

Fishery Bulletin 109 (2011) 90-100

2011

2011

Moore BR, Welch DJ and Simpfendorfer CA

Spatial patterns in the demography of a large estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir

Marine & Freshwater Research 62 (2011) 937-951

2011

2011

Moore BR, Stapley J, Allsop Q, Newman SJ, Ballagh A, Welch DJ and Lester RJG

Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia, as indicated by parasites

Journal of Fish Biology 78 (2011) 923-936

2011

2011

Ovenden RJ, Morgan JAT, Street R, Tobin A, Simpfendorfer C, Macbeth W and Welch D

Negligible evidence for regional genetic population structure for two shark species Rhizoprionodon acutus (Ru¨ ppell, 1837) and Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) with contrasting biology

Marine Biology 158 (2011) 1497-1509

2011

2011

Horne JB, Momigliano P, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and van Herwerden L

Limited ecological population connectivity suggests low demands on self-recruitment in a tropical inshore marine fish (Eleutheronema tetradactylum: Polynemidae)

Molecular Ecology 20 (2011) 2291-2306

2011

2011

Broderick D, Ovenden JR, Buckworth RC, Newman SJ, Lester RJG and Welch DJ

Genetic population structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in northern Australia

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Journal of Fish Biology 79 (2011) 633-661

2011

2011

Welch DJ, Ovenden J, Simpfendorfer C, Tobin A, Morgan JAT, Street R, White J, Harry A, Schroeder R and Macbeth WG

Stock structure of exploited shark species in north eastern Australia

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2011

2011

Morgan JAT, Welch DJ, Harry AV, Street R, Broderick D and Ovenden JR

A mitochondrial species identification assay for Australian blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus tilstoni, C. limbatus and C. amblyrhynchoides) using real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis

Molecular Ecology Resources 11 (2011) 813-819

2011

2011

Newman SJ, Pember MB, Rome BM, Mitsopoulos GEA and Skepper CL

Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia as inferred from stable isotopes in sagittal otolith carbonate

Fisheries Management & Ecology 18 (2011) 246-257

2011

2011

Harry AV, Tobin AJ, Simpfendorfer CA, Welch DJ, Mapleston A, White J, Williams AJ and Stapley J

Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies, tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Marine & Freshwater Research 62 (2011) 720-721

2011

2011

Morgan JAT, Harry AV, Welch DJ, Street R, White J, Geraghty PT, Macbeth WG, Tobin A, Simpfendorfer CA and Ovenden JR

Detection of interspecies hybridisation in Chondrichthyes: hybrids and hybrid offspring between Australian (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and common (C. limbatus) blacktip shark found in an Australian fishery

Conservation Genetics 13 (2011) 455-463

2010

2010

Welch DJ, Mapstone BD, Davies CR and Russ GR

Spatial and fishing effects on sampling gear biases in a tropical reef line fishery

Marine & Freshwater Research 61 (2010) 1134-1346

2010

2010

Charters RA, Lester RJG, Buckworth RC, Newman SJ, Ovenden JR, Broderick D, Kravchuk O, Ballagh A and Welch DJ

The stock structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in Australia as inferred from its parasite fauna

Fisheries Research 101 (2010) 94-99

2010

2010

Johnson JE and Welch DJ

Marine fisheries management in a changing climate: a review of vulnerability and future options

View online

Reviews in Fisheries Science 18 (2010) 106-124

2010

2010

Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Davies CR, Adams S, Carlos G and Mapstone BD

Demography of a large exploited grouper, Plectropomus laevis: implications for fisheries management

Marine & Freshwater Research 61 (2010) 184-195

2010

2010

Welch DJ, Ballagh A, Newman SJ, Lester RJ, Moore B, van Herwerden L, Horne J, Allsop Q, Saunders T, Stapley J and Gribble NA

Defining the stock structure of northern Australia's threadfin salmon species

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2010

2010

Newman SJ, Allsop A, Ballagh AC, Garrett RN, Gribble N, Meeuwig JJ, Mitsopoulos GEA, Moore BR, Pember MB, Rome BM, Saunders T, Skepper CL, Stapley JM, van Herwerden L and Welch DJ

Variation in stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) signatures in the sagittal otolith carbonate of king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir across northern Australia reveals multifaceted stock structure

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 396 (2010) 53-60

2010

2010

Sumpton WD, Brown IW, Mayer DG, McLennan MF, Mapleston A, Butcher AR, Welch DJ, Kirkwood JM, Sawynok B and Begg GA

Assessing the effects of line capture and barotrauma relief procedures on post-release survival of key tropical reef fish species in Australia using recreational tagging clubs

Fisheries Management & Ecology 17 (2010) 77-88

2010

2010

Tobin A, Schlaff A, Tobin R, Penny A, Ayling T, Ayling A, Krause B, Welch D, Sutton S, Sawynok B, Marshall N, Marshall P and Maynard J

Adapting to change: minimising uncertainty about the effects of rapidly changing environmental conditions on the Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2010

2010

Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ and Davies CR

Demographic characteristics of exploited tropical lutjanids: a comparative analysis

Fishery Bulletin 108 (2010) 420-432

2010

2010

Newman SJ, Wright IW, Rome BM, Mackie MC, Lewis PD, Buckworth RC, Ballagh AC, Garrett RN, Stapley J, Broderick D, Ovenden JR and Welch DJ

Stock structure of grey mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus (Pisces: Scombridae) across northern Australia, based on otolith stable isotope chemistry

Environmental Biology of Fishes 89 (2010) 357-367

2010

2010

Brown I, Sumpton W, McLennan M, Mayer D, Campbell M, Kirkwood J, Butcher A, Halliday L, Mapleston A, Welch D, Begg GA and Sawynok B

An improved technique for estimating short-term survival of released line-caught fish, and an application comparing barotrauma-relief methods in red emperor (Lutjanus sebae Cuvier 1816)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 385 (2010) 1-7

2009

2009

Williams AJ, Davies CR, Mapstone BD, Currey LM, Welch DJ, Begg GA, Ballagh AC, Choat JH, Murchie CD and Simpfendorfer CA

Age-based demography of humpback grouper Cromileptes altivelis: implications for fisheries management and conservation

Endangered Species Research 9(1) 67-79

2009

2009

Welch DJ, Buckworth RC, Ovenden JR, Newman SJ, Broderick D, Lester RJG, Ballagh AC, Stapley JM, Charters RA and Gribble NA

Determination of management units for grey mackerel fisheries in northern Australia

Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

2009

2009

Zischke MT, Cribb TH, Welch DJ, Sawynok W and Lester RJG

Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum on the Queensland east coast, as determined by parasites and conventional tagging

Journal of Fish Biology 75 (2009) 156-171

2009

2009

Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Ballagh A, Mapstone BD, Carlos G, Davies C and Simpfendorfer CA

Effects of fishing on tropical reef associated shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef

Fisheries Research 95 (2009) 350-361

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