The responsible approach to marine stock enhancement is a set of principles aimed at
maximising the success and benefits of artificially re‐stocking depleted fisheries. The …

This article synthesizes information on marine and estuarine release programs in Australia
and evaluates potential opportunities for stock enhancement. In Australia, the scale of …

Increasing human population and its demand for fishery products is placing mounting
pressure on the coastal marine environment. As wild fisheries reduce in size or stabilise …

Barramundi are large piscivorous fish found throughout much of the Indo-west Pacific
including northern Australia. River systems in north-eastern Australia, including the …

Estuaries provide important nursery and feeding habitat for numerous commercially and
ecologically important fish, however, have been historically subject to substantial habitat …

The demand for fish is expected to rise substantially by 2020. Although aquaculture must
provide much of the additional fish, it remains to be seen whether restored or enhanced …

Land-based effects on coastal fisheries may occur through a diversity of mechanisms.
Changing inputs from the land have included large volumes of suspended sediments and …

Successful stock enhancement or restocking requires a thorough understanding of the
ecological processes that provide a potential for stocking within different ecosystems, ie …

The marine ecosystems of Western Australia, including those in the Kimberley, are classified
as being of moderate to low productivity. This is primarily a consequence of the influence of …

Management of fish populations is often focused on the exploitation of adult fish. Maintaining
the habitat requirements of all life stages may also be an important consideration. We …