Biology of a translocated population of the large freshwater crayfish, Cherax cainii Austin & Ryan, 2002 in a Western Australian River

Crustaceana

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1329-1351

  Beatty, Stephen J ^a   Morgan, David L ^a   Gill, Howard S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRAYFISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SHELLFISH FISHERY; TRANSLOCATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HUTT RIVER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX CAINII; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 15944404675     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568540043166010     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. ALLEN, G. R., S. H. MIDGLEY & M. ALLEN, 2002. A guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia: 1-394. (J. KNIGHT & W. BULGIN (eds.), Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia).
2. AUSTIN, C. M., 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journ. Zool., 44: 223-258.
3. _, 1998. Intraspecific variation in clutch and brood size and rate of development in the yabby, Cherax destructor (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Aquacult., 167: 147-159.
4. AUSTIN, C. M. & S. G. RYAN, 2002. Allozyme evidence for a new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from the south-west of Western Australia. Invertebr. Syst., 16: 357-367.
5. BEATTY, S. J., B. W. MOLONY, M. RHODES & D. L. MORGAN, 2003 (cf. b). A methodology to mitigate the negative impacts of dam refurbishment on fish and crayfish values in a southwestern Australian reservoir. Ecol. Man. Restor., 4 (2): 147-149.
6. BEATTY, S. J., D. L. MORGAN & H. S. GILL, 2003 (cf. a). The reproductive biology of the large freshwater crayfish Cherax cainii in south-western Australia. Mar. freshwat. Res., 54: 597-608.
7. BEVERTON, R. J. H. & S. J. HOLT, 1957. On the dynamics of exploited fish populations. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Investigations, Series, 2 (19): 1-533. (London, United Kingdom).
8. CERRATO, R. M., 1990. Interpretable statistical tests for growth comparisons using parameters in the Von Bertalanffy equation. Canadian Journ. Fish, aquat. Sci., 47: 1416-1426.
9. CRANDALL, K. A., J. W. FETZNER, S. H. LAWLER, M. KINNERSLEY & C. M. AUSTIN, 1999. Phylogenetic relationships among the Australian and New Zealand genera of freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journ. Zool., 47: 199-214.
10. DE LESTANG, S., N. HALL & I. C. POTTER, 2003. Changes in density, age composition, and growth rate of Portunus pelagicus in a large embayment in which fishing pressures and environmental conditions have been altered. Journ. Crust. Biol., 23 (4): 908-919.
11. FOTEDAR, R., 1980. Effect of dietary protein and lipid source on the growth, survival, condition indices, and body composition of marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith). Aquacult., 230: 439-455.
12. GUNDERSON, D. R., 1980. Using r-K selection theory to predict natural mortality. Canadian Journ. Fish. aquat. Sci., 37: 2266-2271.
13. GUTIÉRREZ-YURRITA, P. J. & J. R. LATOURNERIE-CERVERA, 1999. Ecological features of Procambarus digueti and Procambarus bouvieri (Cambaridae), two endemic crayfish species of Mexico. Freshwat. Crayfish, 12: 605-619.
14. GUTIÉRREZ-YURRITA, P. J. & C. MONTES, 1999. Bioenergetics and phenology of reproduction of the introduced red swamp crayfish, Procambarus darkii, in Doñana National Park, Spain, and implications for species management. Freshwat. Biol., 42: 561-574.
15. HANUMARA, R. C. & N. A. HOENIG, 1987. An empirical comparison of a fit of linear and nonlinear models for seasonal growth in fish. Fish. Res., 5: 351-381.
16. HENRYON, M., 1996. Genetic variation in wild marron can be used to develop an improved commercial strain: 1-128. (Ph.D. Thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia).
17. HONAN, J. A. & B. D. MITCHELL, 1995. Reproduction of Euastacus bispinosus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae), and trends in the reproductive characteristics of freshwater crayfish. Mar. freshwat. Res., 46: 485-499.
18. HORWITZ, P. & B. KNOTT, 1995. The distribution and spread of the yabby Cherax destructor complex in Australia: speculations, hypotheses and the need for research. Freshwat. Crayfish, 10: 81-91.
19. HUNER, J. V. & O. V. LINDQVIST, 1988. Response of a slow growing noble crayfish, Astacus astacus L., population from a pond in central Finland to several years of exploitation. Freshwat. Crayfish, 7: 81-89.
20. JONES, J. B., 1981. Growth of two species of freshwater crayfish (Paranephrops spp.) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journ. mar. freshwat. Res., 15: 15-20.
21. JUSSILA, J. & L. H. EVANS, 1997. On the factors affecting marron, Cherax tenuimanus, growth in intensive culture. Freshwat. Crayfish, 11: 428-440.
22. KING, M., 1995. Fisheries biology, assessment and management: 1-341. (Fishing News Books; Blackwell Science, Oxford).
23. LAWRENCE, C. S. & N. M. MORRISSY, 2000. Genetic improvement of marron Cherax tenuimanus (Smith) and yabbies Cherax spp. in Western Australia. Aquacult. Res., 31: 69-82.
24. MCRAE, T. G. & B. D. MITCHELL, 1995. Studies on ovarian development in the yabby, Cherax albidus. Freshwat. Crayfish, 10: 521-531.
25. MITCHELL, B. D. & R. O. COLLINS, 1989. Development of field-scale intensive culture techniques for the commercial production of the yabby (Cherax destructor/albidus): 1-253. (Report, 89 (1); Centre for Aquatic Science, Warnambool Institute of Advanced Education, Warnambool, Victoria).
26. MOLONY, B. & C. BIRD, 2002. Annual report on the monitoring of the recreational marron fishery in 2000, with an analysis of changes in the long-term data from this fishery. Fisheries Res. Rep. Western Australia, 137.
27. MOLONY, B. W., N. M. MORRISSY & C. BIRD, 2003. The West Australian recreational marron fishery (Cherax tenuimanus (Smith)): history and future challenges. Freshwat. Crayfish, 13: 207-220.
28. MORGAN, D. L., S. J. HAMBLETON, H. S. GILL & S. J. BEATTY, 2002. Distribution, biology and likely impacts of the introduced redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) (Percidae) in Western Australia. Mar. freshwat. Res., 53: 1211-1221.
29. MORRISSY, N. M., 1970. Spawning of marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith) in Western Australia. Fisheries Res. Bull. Western Australia, 112: 1-55.
30. _, 1975. Spawning variation and its relationship to growth rate and density in the marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith). Fisheries Res. Bull. Western Australia, 16: 1-32.
31. _, 1990. Optimum and favourable temperatures for growth of Cherax tenuimanus (Smith, 1912) (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journ. mar. freshwat. Res., 41: 735-746.
32. MORRISSY, N. M. & G. CASSELLS, 1992. Spread of the introduced yabbie Cherax albidus Clark, 1936 in Western Australia. Fisheries Res. Bull. Western Australia, 92.
33. PARKYN, S. M., K. J. COLLIER & B. J. HICKS, 2002. Growth and population dynamics of crayfish Paranephrops planifrons in streams within native forest and pastoral leases. New Zealand Journ. mar. freshwat. Res., 36: 847-861.
34. PAULY, D., 1980. On the interrelationship between natural mortality, growth parameters and mean environmental temperature in 175 fish stocks. Journ. Cons. CIEM, 39 (2): 175-192.
35. _, 1983. Length-converted catch curves: a powerful tool for fisheries research in the tropics (part 1). Fishbyte, 1 (2): 9-13.
36. PAYNE, J. F., 1996. Adaptive success with the cambarid life cycle. Freshwater Crayfish, 11: 1-12.
37. QUINN, T. J., II. & R. B. DERISO, 1999. Quantitative fish dynamics: 1-542. (Blackwell Science, Oxford).
38. REYNOLDS, J. D., 2002. Growth and reproduction. In: D. M. HOLDICH (ed.), The biology of freshwater crayfish: 152-191. (Blackwell Science, Oxford).
39. RIEK, E. F., 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journ. Zool., 15: 103-121.
40. RICKER, W. E., 1975. Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations. Fish. Res. Board Canada, Bull., 191.
41. SAVOLAINEN, R., K. WESTMAN & M. PURSIAINEN, 1996. Fecundity of Finnish noble crayfish, Astacus astacus L., and signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, in various natural habitats and in culture. Freshwat. Crayfish, 11: 319-338.
42. SCHNUTE, J. & D. A. FOURNIER, 1980. A new approach to length-frequency analysis: growth structure. Canadian Journ. Fish. aquat. Sci., 37: 1337-1351.
43. SOKAL, A., 1988. The Australian yabby. In: D. M. HOLDICH (ed.), Biology of freshwater crayfish: 401-426. (Blackwell Science, Oxford).
44. VERHOEF, G. D. & C. M. AUSTIN, 1999. Combined effects of temperature and density on the growth and survival of juveniles of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor Clark. Part 1. Aquacult., 170: 37-47.
45. WHITMORE, N. & A. D. HURYN, 1999. Life history and production of Paranephrops zealandicus in a forest stream, with comments about the sustainable harvest of a freshwater crayfish. Freshwat. Biol., 42: 467-478.