Research Publication No. 61

Inter-reef Movement of the Common Coral Trout Plectropomus leopardus

CR Davies
Department of Marine Biology
James Cook University of North Queensland
Queensland 4811

January1996

COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 100.46KB]
CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 237.75KB]
SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 193.30KB]
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 41.02KB]
INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 154.42KB]
METHODS [Adobe Acrobat Format 618.12KB]
- Study Site
- Sampling by Line-fishing
- Tag Type
- Tagging Technique
- Sampling Protocol
- Sampling Schedule and Distribution of Effort
- Analysis
  - Catch Composition
  - Catch Per Unit Effort
  - Size Structure
  - Tag Loss and Tag Comparison
  - Movement
RESULTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 1748.04KB]
- Catch Composition
- Catch Per Unit Effort
  - Effect of TRIP
  - Effect of REEF
  - Effect of BLOCK
- Size Structure
  - Effect of TRIP
  - Effect of REEF
  - Effect of BLOCK
  - Length Frequency Distribution of Plectropomus leopardus
- Tag Loss
  - Rate of Tag Loss of t-bar Anchor Tags
  - Comparison of Rates of Tag Loss of t-bar Anchor Tags and Dart Tags
  - Comparison of Frequency of Return of t-bar Anchor Tags and Dart Tags
  - Effect of Colour on the Frequency of Return of t-bar Anchor Tags
- Movement
  - Distribution of Releases of Plectropomus leopardus
  - Distribution of Research Returns of Plectropomus leopardus
  - Distribution of Public Returns of Plectropomus leopardus
  - Per Cent Returns of Plectropomus leopardus by Trip by Reef
  - Patterns of Inter-reef Movement of Plectropomus leopardus from Research Returns
  - Patterns of Inter-reef Movement of Plectropomus leopardus from Public Returns
  - Patterns of Inter-block of Plectropomus leopardus from Research Returns
DISCUSSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 645.00KB]
- Catch Composition
- Catch Per Unit Effort of Plectropomus leopardus
- Size Structure of Plectropomus leopardus
- Tag Loss and Comparison of Tag Type
- Movement of Plectropomus leopardus
REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format 193.12KB]
APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 127.08KB]