Russell and Pears, 2007:

"9. Under Queensland fisheries legislation, reef fish are provided some protection during spawning times through seasonal closures over the new moons in October, November and December each year."

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"10. The introduction of these spawning closures into the Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery by the Queensland Government was a  precautionary management approach triggered when a strong downward trend in population densities of common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) was recorded in the late 1990s in the southern and Townsville regions of the Great Barrier Reef.

11. These spawning closures are part of an agreed package of management arrangements for the fishery at the time of implementing a fishery management plan for the Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery. However, the closures were designed specifically to benefit common coral trout."

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Citation and/or URL

Russell, M. & Pears, R. 2007, Management and science of fish spawning aggregations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: summary of workshop held from 17-20 July 2007 at the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville.  

Spatial Coverage

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 

Temporal Coverage

2007 workshop, historic review and research priorities to 2012

Update Frequency

 Not applicable 

Other Information

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