Search Results - "Brewer, D.T"

Impacts of gold mine waste disposal on a tropical pelagic ecosystem by Brewer, D.T., Morello, E.B., Griffiths, S., Fry, G., Heales, D., Apte, S.C., Venables, W.N., Rothlisberg, P.C., Moeseneder, C., Lansdell, M., Pendrey, R., Coman, F., Strzelecki, J., Jarolimek, C.V., Jung, R.F., Richardson, A.J.

“…► We investigate the impact of gold mine tailings disposal into the sea. ► We use a comparative impact-control approach. ► Similar abundance and diversity of…”
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The Life History of the Protandrous Tropical Shad Tenualosa macrura (Alosinae: Clupeidae): Fishery Implications by Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T., Milton, D.A., Merta, Gede Sedana, Efizon, D., Fry, G., van der Velde, T.

“…Tenualosa macrura is a tropical shad that was previously found throughout the estuaries and coastal waters of Sumatra and Borneo where it formed the basis of…”
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Damage to selected fish species escaping from prawn trawl codends: a comparison between square-mesh and diamond-mesh by Farmer, M.J., Brewer, D.T., Blaber, S.J.M.

“…A study to examine damage to fish escaping from prawn trawl codends was carried out in tropical Australian waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria and is the first…”
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The effectiveness of fish and shrimp trawls for sampling fish communities in tropical Australia by Wassenberg, T.J., Blaber, S.J.M., Burridge, C.Y., Brewer, D.T., Salini, J.P., Gribble, N.

“…Catches of fish in a Frank and Bryce fish trawl during the day and in a Florida Flyer shrimp trawl at night were compared over 2 years (1992, 1993). The…”
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Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea by Fry, G.C., Brewer, D.T., Venables, W.N.

“…The deepwater fishes around the Lihir Island group, Papua New Guinea, were assessed for their vulnerability to exploitation from a potential commercial…”
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Species composition and temporal variation of prawn trawl bycatch in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, northwestern Australia by Tonks, M.L., Griffiths, S.P., Heales, D.S., Brewer, D.T., Dell, Q.

“…The Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (JBG) banana prawn subfishery is an important component of Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF). However, the species composition…”
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Bycatch in a tropical schooling - penaeid fishery and comparisons with a related, specialised trawl regime by DELL, Q, BREWER, D.T, GRIFFITHS, S.P, HEALES, D.S, TONKS, M.L

“…The bycatch in a tropical Australian banana prawn, Penaeus merguiensis (de Man), fishery is described and contrasted with the closely related tiger prawn,…”
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Impacts of gold mine waste disposal on deepwater fish in a pristine tropical marine system by Brewer, D.T., Milton, D.A., Fry, G.C., Dennis, D.M., Heales, D.S., Venables, W.N.

“…Little is known about the impacts of mine waste disposal, including deep-sea tailings, on tropical marine environments and this study presents the first…”
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Detecting declines in catch rates of diverse trawl bycatch species, and implications for monitoring by Heales, D.S., Brewer, D.T., Kuhnert, P.M., Jones, P.N.

“…Trawl fisheries around the world are being pressured to demonstrate that their impacts on both the target and bycatch species are sustainable in the long-term…”
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Fish communities and the nursery role of the shallow inshore waters of a tropical bay in the gulf of Carpentaria, Australia by Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T., Salini, J.P.

“…The species composition of the fishes of the inshore zone between a tropical estuary and offshore trawling grounds were studied. The objectives were to…”
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Subsampling multi-species trawl catches from tropical northern Australia by Heales, D.S, Brewer, D.T, Wang, Y.-G

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Dietary Studies on the Predatory Fishes of the Norman River Estuary, with Particular Reference to Penaeid Prawns by Salini, J.P., Brewer, D.T., Blaber, S.J.M.

“…The predatory fish community and their prey in the Norman Rivere estuary, Gulf of Carpentaria Australia, are compared with the communities of other tropical…”
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Subsampling trawl catches from vessels using seawater hoppers: are catch composition estimates biased? by Heales, D.S, Brewer, D.T, Jones, P.N

“…Subsampling is a commonly used method for estimating the composition of trawl catches. In many fisheries, an increasing number of trawlers use recirculating…”
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Sawdust ingestion by the tropical shad ( Tenualosa macrura, Teleostei: Clupeidae): implications for conservation and fisheries by Brewer, D.T., Blaber, S.J.M., Fry, G., Merta, G.S., Efizon, D.

“…Tenualosa macrura is the main target species of a gillnet fishery in the coastal waters of the Bengkalis region, Indonesia, where it has a strong cultural…”
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Subsampling multi-species trawl catches from tropical northern Australia:: Does it matter which part of the catch is sampled? by Heales, D.S, Brewer, D.T, Wang, Y.-G

“…Subsampling is a common method for estimating the abundance of species in trawl catches. However, the accuracy of subsampling in representing the total catch…”
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Feeding Ecology of Predatory Fishes from Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, with Special Reference to Predation on Penaeid Prawns by Brewer, D.T., Blaber, S.J.M., Salini, J.P., Farmer, M.J.

“…The aim of this study was to describe the feeding ecology of predatory fishes in the inshore waters of Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a large…”
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Diet and dentition in tropical ariid catfishes from Australia by Blaber, S.J.M. (Marine Labs. CSIRO, Cleveland, Qld. (Australia). Div. of Fisheries), Brewer, D.T, Salini, J.P

“…The diets of 13 species of ariid catfishes from the tropical waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria are described and compared. Fishes were collected from two…”
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