Adedicated information hub providing a one-stop source of information relating to the Snapper Science Program and Snapper recovery was launched last week.
The webpage, located on the Department of Primary Industries and Regions website, includes an overview of the research program which involves 12 projects related to biology and ecology, estimates of biomass, and monitoring and assessment which will be regularly updated throughout the program.
The three-year, $5m Snapper Science Program is funded by the Federal Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the South Australian Government from its $8.8m recovery package, which was announced in response to the extended closure of the Spencer Gulf / West Coast and Gulf St Vincent Snapper Stocks.
Led by PIRSA’s research division, the South Australian Research and Development Institute, the Snapper Science Program is a collaboration between commercial and recreational industry stakeholders and researchers from various institutes and universities throughout southern Australia.
The program includes a range of projects focused on recruitment variability, population biology, stock structure and estimates of fishable biomass.
Visit pir.sa.gov.au/snapper-recovery to view the online Snapper Hub.
