PUBLICATIONS
FEATURE ARTICLE
Preliminary age-based life history characteristics of dogtooth tuna, Gymnosarda unicolor (Ruppell, 1838), in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Welch, D.J., Smith, A.K., Krusic-Golub, K., Erdmann, S. and Newman, S.J. (2021)
This seminal article, led by David Welch and C2O Fisheries, used an innovative research approach and collaborated with recreational spearfishers and a team of colleagues, to provide the only age-based estimates of life history characteristics for the iconic Dogtooth tuna. This popular sportfish is experiencing increasing targeting by fishers throughout its range in tropical and sub-tropical reefs, and the results and management recommendations of this article are timely and much needed. Despite their popularity and increased targeting, they experience very little or no restrictions on harvest. Based on the research results, the authors recommend a minimum size of capture of at least 80 cm total length, and suggest that spearfishers should adopt an even more conservative approach by only targeting fish 100cm or greater, in order to promote sustainability.
List of publications
Adaptive management of fisheries in response to climate change.
Bahri, T., Vasconcellos, M., Welch, D.J., Johnson, J., Perry, I., Ma, X., & Sharma, R., eds.
2021
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 667. Rome, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Marshall Islands Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A Facilitators Guide.
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Kabua-Tibon, E., Yamamura, B., Edwards, F.
2021
C2O Pacific and Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Majuro, Marshall Islands (57pp)
Assessing the risk of Tilapia from proposed aquaculture ponds establishing and becoming invasive in coastal marine ecosystems at Port Resolution (Tanna Island), Vanuatu.
Welch, D.J.
2020
Report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) under the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project. 32p.
A tool developed in the Pacific to inform community-based marine resource management.
Johnson, J.E., Hooper, E. and Welch, D.J.
2020
Johnson, J.E., Hooper, E. and Welch, D.J.
Vanuatu Crown-of-thorns starfish control project report: January-July 2020.
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Shaw, C. and Whitelaw, P.
2020
Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13p.
Review of management arrangements that support the Conservation Dependent listing of Scalloped Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) under the EPBC Act: Update report to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
Welch, D.J.
2020
Report to the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Humane Society International, January, 2020. 22p.
Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Livelihood plan.
Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth
2019
Report prepared under the Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 13pp.
Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Management plan.
Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth
2019
Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 23pp.
Port Resolution Community Conservation Area: Management plan development and supporting information.
Welch, David J., Hooper, Eryn, Kenneth, Willie and Lango, Kenneth
2019
Report prepared under the Vanuatu Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. 49pp.
Effects of Climate Change on Fish and Shellfish Relevant to Pacific Islands, and the Coastal Fisheries they Support
Johnson, J., Bertram, I., Chin, A, Moore, B.R., Pratchett, M, Welch, D.J., Williams, A., Bell, J. and Govan, H.
2018
PACIFIC MARINE CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT CARD Science Review 2018: pp 74-98
Community-based Marine Management: A Guide for Effective Tabu Areas.
Welch, D.J., Johnson, J.E., and Hooper, E.
2018
Prepared under the Restoration of Ecosystem Services and Adaptation to Climate Change(RESCCUE) Vanuatu project for the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia (12pp)
Community-based sustainable development through coastal fisheries and financial inclusion in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea: Project evaluation.
Starling, G., Johnson, J. and Welch, D.J.
2018
Report prepared for WWF Australia, MCC Environmental, Perth, Australia, 96p.
Climate change adaptation: Vulnerability and challenges facing small-scale fisheries in small islands
Johnson JE, Monnereau I, Welch DJ, McConney P, Szuster B, Gasalla MA
2018
FishAdapt Conference Proceedings, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Proceedings, Rome, FAO.
Empowering communities to adapt to climate change: Monitoring marine ecosystems using a locally developed method to inform community-based management.
Hooper, E., Johnson, J.E., Welch, D., Edney, G., Waterhouse, J.
2018
Poster presented at the Pacific Oceans Pacific Climate conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Community Marine Monitoring Toolkit: A locally-developed toolkit to inform community-based management of marine resources in Vanuatu.
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Hooper, E., Moore, B., Edney, G., Waterhouse, J. and Kaltavara, J.
2018
SPC Fisheries Newsletter, 155:2. The Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia.
Stock structure of Lethrinus laticaudis (Lethrinidae) across northern Australia determined using genetics, otolith microchemistry and parasite assemblage composition.
Barton Diane P., Taillebois Laura, Taylor Jonathan, Crook David A., Saunders Thor, Hearnden Mark, Greig Alan, Welch David J., Newman Stephen J., Travers Michael J., Saunders Richard J., Errity Chris, Maher Safia, Dudgeon Christine, Ovenden Jennifer
2018
Marine and Freshwater Research, 69(4) 487-501
Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation.
Dulvy, N.K., Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Lindsay N.K. Davidson, Sonja V. Fordham, Amie Brautigam, Glenn Sant, and David J. Welch
2017
Current Biology, 27, R565–R572.
Impacts of Climate Change on Eastern Australia Fisheries
Phillips, B. F. and Welch, D. J.
2017
Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis (eds B. F. Phillips and M. Pérez-Ramírez), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.
Optimising the management of tropical reef fish through the development of Indigenous scientific capability.
Saunders, T., Barton, D., Crook, D., Ovenden, J., Newman, S.J., Saunders, R., Taillebois, L., Taylor, J., Travers, M.J., Dudgeon, C., Maher, S. and Welch, D.J.
2017
Darwin, Northern Territory, Fishery Report No. 117.
Strong population structure deduced from genetics, otolith chemistry and parasite abundances explains vulnerability to localized fishery collapse in a large Sciaenid fish, Protonibea diacanthus
Taillebois, Laura, Barton, Diane P., Crook, David A., Saunders, Thor, Taylor, Jonathan, Hearnden, Mark, Saunders, Richard J., Newman, Stephen J., Travers, Michael J., Welch, David J., Greig, Alan, Dudgeon, Christine, Maher, Safia and Ovenden, Jennifer R.
2017
Evolutionary Applications, 10: 978-993
Overexploitation causes profound demographic changes to the protandrous hermaphrodite king threadfin (Polydactylus macrochir) in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
Moore, B.R., Stapley, J.M., Williams, A.J. and Welch, D.J.
2017
Fisheries Research, 187: 199-208
Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options
Pratchett, M.S., Cameron, D.S., Donelson, J., Evans. L., Frisch, A., Hobday, A.J., Hoey, A.S., Marshall, N.A., Messmer, V., Munday, P.L., Pears, R., Pecl, G., Reynolds, A., Scott, M., Tobin, A., Tobin, R., Welch, D.J. and Williamson, D.H.
2017
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(2): 297-316.
Characterization, development and multiplexing of microsatellite markers in three commercially exploited reef fish and their application for stock identification
Taillebois L, Dudgeon C, Maher S, Crook DA, Saunders TM, Barton DP, Taylor JA, Welch DJ, Newman Sj, Travers MJ, Saunders RJ and Ovenden J
2016
PeerJ 4 (2016): e2418
Climate change impacts in North Efate, Vanuatu
Johnson J and Welch DJ
2016
Report to OPUS (New Zealand) and SPC (Noumea, New Caledonia). Vanuatu RESCCUE Project.
A small-scale vessel registration system for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Welch DJ
2016
Summary Report for the Secretariat of Pacific Communities (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia
Marine Ecosystem Assessment: North Efate, Vanuatu. Report to the Pacific Community (SPC)
Johnson, J.E., Waterhouse, J., Devlin, M.J., Hooper, E.
2016
Noumea, New Caledonia, and Agence Francaise de Developpement, Paris, France. Vanuatu RESCCUE project
Assessment of novel gear designs to reduce interactions between species of conservation interest and commercial fishing nets
Welch DJ, Tobin A, Page J, McLennan M, Saunders R, Pears R, Moore S, Green N and Tobin R
2016
Final Report to Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, Project 2011/009
Broadscale assessment of the status of coastal finfish in North Efate, Vanuatu.
D Welch
2016
Report to the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, and Agence Francaise de Developpement, Paris, France. Vanuatu RESCCUE project.
Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper
Fisch A, Cameron DS, Pratchett MS, Willamson DH, Williams AJ, Reynolds AD, Hoey AS, Rizzari J, Evans L, Kerrigan B, Muldoon G, Welch DJ and Hobbs J-P
2016
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (2016) 26: 303-325
To support the formulation of an operational fishery management plan for the plateau fishery for demersal fish resources
Welch DJ and Kerrigan B
2015
Final Report to the Seychelles Ministry of Environment and Energy, Mahe, Seychelles
Condition assessment of Thanet Coast Special Area of Conservation
Sheehan, E.V., Cousens, S.L., Holmes, L.A., Nancollas, S., Hooper, E., Attrill, M.J.
2015
Natural England Commissioned Report NECR165
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Protocol for the fishery co-management plan for the Praslin artisanal trap and line fishery
Kerrigan B and Welch DJ
2015
Final Report to the Seychelles Ministry of Environment and Energy, Mahe, Seychelles
Integrating different approaches in the definition of biological stocks: a northern Australian multi-jurisdictional fisheries example using grey mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus
Welch DJ, Newman SJ, Buckworth RC, Ovenden JR, Broderick D, Lester RJG, Gribble NA, Ballagh AC, Charters RA, Stapley J, Street R, Garrett RN and Begg GA
2015
Marine Policy 55 (2015) 73-80
Description of a suitable small-scale vessel registration system for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Welch DJ
2015
Final Report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia
Climate change implications for Torres Strait fisheries: assessing vulnerability to inform adaptation
Johnson JE and Welch DJ
2015
Climatic Change 135 (3): 611-624
Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015-2025 Strategy
Brautigam A, Callow M, Campbell IR, Camhi MD, Cornish AS, Dulvy NK, Fordham SV, Fowler SL, Hood AR, McClennen C, Reuter EL, Sant G, Simpfendorfer CA and Welch DJ
2015
Strategy document prepared for The Global Sharks and Rays Initiative (GSRI)
Local genetic patchiness but no regional differences between Indo-West Pacific populations of the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
Bentley BP, Harvey ES, Newman SJ, Welch DJ, Smith AK and Kennington WJ
2014
Marine Ecology Progress Series 506 (2014) 267-277
Implications of climate change impacts on fisheries resources of northern Australia / Part 1: Vulnerability assessment and adaptation options
Welch DJ, Saunders T, Robins J, Harry A, Johnson J, Maynard J, Saunders R, Pecl G, Sawynok B and Tobin A
2014
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Collaborative approaches to accessing and utilising historical citizen science data: a case-study with spearfishers from eastern Australia
Gledhill DC, Hobday AJ, Welch DJ, Sutton SG, Lansdell MJ, Koopman M, Jeloudev A, Smith A and Last PR
2014
Marine & Freshwater Research 66 (2014) 195-201
Implications of climate change impacts on fisheries resources of northern Australia / Part 2: Species profiles
Welch DJ, Robins J and Saunders T (eds.)
2014
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
Bentley BP, Harvey ES, Newman SJ, Welch DJ, Smith AK and Kennington WJ
2013
Conservation Genetic Resources 5 (2013) 693-695
Hybridisation, paternal leakage and mitochondrial DNA linearization in three anomalous fish (Scombridae)
Morgan JAT, Macbeth M, Broderick D, Whatmore P, Street R, Welch DJ and Ovenden JR
2013
Mitochondrion 13 (2013) 852-861
Assessing the vulnerability of Torres Strait fisheries and supporting habitats to climate change
Welch DJ and Johnson JE
2013
Report prepared for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Comparative biology of tropical Lethrinus species (Lethrinidae): challenges for multi-species management
Currey LM, Williams AJ, Mapstone BD, Davies CR, Carlos G, Welch DJ, Simpfendorfer CA, Ballagh AC, Penny AL, Grandcourt EM, Mapleston A, Wiebkin AS and Bean K
2013
Journal of Fish Biology 82 (2013) 764-788
Ocean’s eleven: a critical evaluation of the role of population, evolutionary and molecular genetics in the management of wild fisheries
Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ, Buckworth RC and Dichmont CM
2013
Fish & Fisheries [doi:10.1111/faf.12052]
Climate change and recreational fishing: implications of climate change for recreational fishers and the recreational fishing industry
Creighton C, Sawynok B, Sutton S, D'Silva D, Stagles I, Pam C, Saunders R, Welch D, Grixti D and Spooner D
2013
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
A field guide to genetics in fisheries
Dichmont CM, Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ and Buckworth RC
2013
Published by CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship
Comparison of the reproductive ecology of two sympatric blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus and Carcharhinus tilstoni ) off north-eastern Australia with species identification inferred from vertebral counts
Harry AV, Morgan JAT, Ovenden JR, Tobin AJ, Welch DJ and Simpfendorfer CA
2012
Journal of Fish Biology 81 (2012) 1225-1233
Searching for common threads in threadfins: phylogeography of Australian polynemids in space and time
Horne JB, Momigliano P, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and van Herwerden L
2012
Marine Ecology Progress Series 449 (2012) 263-276
Stock structure of the blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) across northern Australia derived from lifehistory characteristics
Ballagh AC, Welch DJ, Newman SJ, Allsop Q and Stapley JM
2012
Fisheries Research 121-122 (2012) 63-72
Parasites as indicators of movement and population connectivity of a non-diadromous, tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin Polydactylus macrochir
Moore BR, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and Lester RJG
2012
Journal of Fish Biology 81 (2012) 230-252
Spatial variation in life history reveals insight into connectivity and geographic population structure of a tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir
Moore BR, Simpfendorfer CA, Newman SJ, Stapley JM, Allsop Q, Sellin MJ and Welch DJ
2012
Fisheries Research 125-126 (2012) 214-224
Scoping current and future genetic tools, their limitations and their applications for wild fisheries management
Dichmont CM, Ovenden JR, Berry O, Welch DJ and Buckworth RC
2012
Final Report to the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, Project 2011/035
Negligible evidence for regional genetic population structure for two shark species Rhizoprionodon acutus (Ru¨ ppell, 1837) and Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) with contrasting biology
Ovenden RJ, Morgan JAT, Street R, Tobin A, Simpfendorfer C, Macbeth W and Welch D
2011
Marine Biology 158 (2011) 1497-1509
Spatial patterns in the demography of a large estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir
Moore BR, Welch DJ and Simpfendorfer CA
2011
Marine & Freshwater Research 62 (2011) 937-951
Detection of interspecies hybridisation in Chondrichthyes: hybrids and hybrid offspring between Australian (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and common (C. limbatus) blacktip shark found in an Australian fishery
Morgan JAT, Harry AV, Welch DJ, Street R, White J, Geraghty PT, Macbeth WG, Tobin A, Simpfendorfer CA and Ovenden JR
2011
Conservation Genetics 13 (2011) 455-463
Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia as inferred from stable isotopes in sagittal otolith carbonate
Newman SJ, Pember MB, Rome BM, Mitsopoulos GEA and Skepper CL
2011
Fisheries Management & Ecology 18 (2011) 246-257
Genetic population structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in northern Australia
Broderick D, Ovenden JR, Buckworth RC, Newman SJ, Lester RJG and Welch DJ
2011
Journal of Fish Biology 79 (2011) 633-661
Stock structure of exploited shark species in north eastern Australia
Welch DJ, Ovenden J, Simpfendorfer C, Tobin A, Morgan JAT, Street R, White J, Harry A, Schroeder R and Macbeth WG
2011
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies, tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Harry AV, Tobin AJ, Simpfendorfer CA, Welch DJ, Mapleston A, White J, Williams AJ and Stapley J
2011
Marine & Freshwater Research 62 (2011) 720-721
A mitochondrial species identification assay for Australian blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus tilstoni, C. limbatus and C. amblyrhynchoides) using real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis
Morgan JAT, Welch DJ, Harry AV, Street R, Broderick D and Ovenden JR
2011
Molecular Ecology Resources 11 (2011) 813-819
Integrating methods for determining length-at-age to improve growth estimates for two large scombrids
Ballagh AC, Welch D, Williams AJ, Mapleston A, Tobin A and Marton N
2011
Fishery Bulletin 109 (2011) 90-100
Limited ecological population connectivity suggests low demands on self-recruitment in a tropical inshore marine fish (Eleutheronema tetradactylum: Polynemidae)
Horne JB, Momigliano P, Welch DJ, Newman SJ and van Herwerden L
2011
Molecular Ecology 20 (2011) 2291-2306
Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia, as indicated by parasites
Moore BR, Stapley J, Allsop Q, Newman SJ, Ballagh A, Welch DJ and Lester RJG
2011
Journal of Fish Biology 78 (2011) 923-936
Demographic characteristics of exploited tropical lutjanids: a comparative analysis
Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ and Davies CR
2010
Fishery Bulletin 108 (2010) 420-432
The stock structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in Australia as inferred from its parasite fauna
Charters RA, Lester RJG, Buckworth RC, Newman SJ, Ovenden JR, Broderick D, Kravchuk O, Ballagh A and Welch DJ
2010
Fisheries Research 101 (2010) 94-99
Defining the stock structure of northern Australia's threadfin salmon species
Welch DJ, Ballagh A, Newman SJ, Lester RJ, Moore B, van Herwerden L, Horne J, Allsop Q, Saunders T, Stapley J and Gribble NA
2010
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Assessing the effects of line capture and barotrauma relief procedures on post-release survival of key tropical reef fish species in Australia using recreational tagging clubs
Sumpton WD, Brown IW, Mayer DG, McLennan MF, Mapleston A, Butcher AR, Welch DJ, Kirkwood JM, Sawynok B and Begg GA
2010
Fisheries Management & Ecology 17 (2010) 77-88
Marine fisheries management in a changing climate: a review of vulnerability and future options
Johnson JE and Welch DJ
2010
Reviews in Fisheries Science 18 (2010) 106-124
An improved technique for estimating short-term survival of released line-caught fish, and an application comparing barotrauma-relief methods in red emperor (Lutjanus sebae Cuvier 1816)
Brown I, Sumpton W, McLennan M, Mayer D, Campbell M, Kirkwood J, Butcher A, Halliday L, Mapleston A, Welch D, Begg GA and Sawynok B
2010
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 385 (2010) 1-7
Spatial and fishing effects on sampling gear biases in a tropical reef line fishery
Welch DJ, Mapstone BD, Davies CR and Russ GR
2010
Marine & Freshwater Research 61 (2010) 1134-1346
Stock structure of grey mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus (Pisces: Scombridae) across northern Australia, based on otolith stable isotope chemistry
Newman SJ, Wright IW, Rome BM, Mackie MC, Lewis PD, Buckworth RC, Ballagh AC, Garrett RN, Stapley J, Broderick D, Ovenden JR and Welch DJ
2010
Environmental Biology of Fishes 89 (2010) 357-367
Adapting to change: minimising uncertainty about the effects of rapidly changing environmental conditions on the Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery
Tobin A, Schlaff A, Tobin R, Penny A, Ayling T, Ayling A, Krause B, Welch D, Sutton S, Sawynok B, Marshall N, Marshall P and Maynard J
2010
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Demography of a large exploited grouper, Plectropomus laevis: implications for fisheries management
Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Davies CR, Adams S, Carlos G and Mapstone BD
2010
Marine & Freshwater Research 61 (2010) 184-195
Variation in stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) signatures in the sagittal otolith carbonate of king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir across northern Australia reveals multifaceted stock structure
Newman SJ, Allsop A, Ballagh AC, Garrett RN, Gribble N, Meeuwig JJ, Mitsopoulos GEA, Moore BR, Pember MB, Rome BM, Saunders T, Skepper CL, Stapley JM, van Herwerden L and Welch DJ
2010
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 396 (2010) 53-60
Effects of fishing on tropical reef associated shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef
Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Ballagh A, Mapstone BD, Carlos G, Davies C and Simpfendorfer CA
2009
Fisheries Research 95 (2009) 350-361
Determination of management units for grey mackerel fisheries in northern Australia
Welch DJ, Buckworth RC, Ovenden JR, Newman SJ, Broderick D, Lester RJG, Ballagh AC, Stapley JM, Charters RA and Gribble NA
2009
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Age-based demography and humpback grouper Cromileptes altivelis: implications for fisheries management and conservation
Williams AJ, Davies CR, Mapstone BD, Currey LM, Welch DJ, Begg GA, Ballagh AC, Choat JH, Murchie CD and Simpfendorfer CA
2009
Endangered Species Research 9(1) 67-79
Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum on the Queensland east coast, as determined by parasites and conventional tagging
Zischke MT, Cribb TH, Welch DJ, Sawynok W and Lester RJG
2009
Journal of Fish Biology 75 (2009) 156-171
Compilation of information on the interaction of reef sharks with the reef line fishery in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Mapstone BD, Ballagh A and Simpfendorfer CA
2008
Report prepared for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Spatial and temporal variation and effects of changes in management in discard rates from the commercial reef line fishery of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Welch DJ, Mapstone BD and Begg GA
2008
Fisheries Research 90 (2008) 247-260
Effect of changes in hook patterns and size on catch rate, hooking location, injury and bleeding for a number of tropical reef fish species
Mapleston A, Welch D, Begg GA, McLennan M, Mayer D and Brown I
2008
Fisheries Research 91(2-3) 203-211
National strategy for the survival of released line-caught fish: tropical reef species
Brown IW, Sumpton WD, McLennan M, Welch DJ, Kirkwood J, Butcher A, Mapleston A, Mayer D, Begg G, Campbell M, Halliday I and Sawynok W
2008
Report prepared for the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Vulnerability of pelagic systems of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change
Kingsford MJ and Welch DJ
2007
In: Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment (Johnson JE and Marshall PA, eds.)
Review of harvest patterns and biology of key inshore species within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: current knowledge and information gaps
Simpfendorfer CA, Welch DJ, Williams AJ and Ballagh AC
2007
Report prepared for the Australian Government's Marine & Tropical Sciences Research Facility (MTSRF)
Fisheries uncertainty: a tropical Australian data-poor fishery
Welch DJ, Garrett R and Gribble NA
2005
In: Fisheries Assessment and Management in Data-Limited Situations (Kruse GH et al., eds.)
Tropical Resource Assessment Program (Queensland Inshore Fish Stocks): Phase I, Collation and assessment of available fisheries information. Phase II, Model application and validation
Gribble N with contributing authors Garret R, Magro K, Bibby J, Hall V, Peverell S, Stapley J and Welch D
2004
Report prepared for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Slow growth and lack of recovery in overfished holothurians on the Great Barrier Reef: evidence from DNA fingerprints and repeated large-scale surveys
Uthicke S, Welch D and Benzie JAH
2004
Conservation Biology
Bridging the gap: a workshop linking student research with fisheries stakeholders
Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Muldoon G, Marriott R, Kritzer JP and Adams S
2003
Report prepared on behalf of the CRC Reef Research Centre
Assessment of the threadfin salmon fishery in Queensland, 2002
Welch D, Gribble N and Garrett R
2002
Report prepared for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Preliminary assessment of the Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery
Welch, DJ, Hoyle SD, McPherson GR and Gribble NA
2002
Report prepared for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Bias in size and age samples of Plectropomus leopardus, taken by line fishing among regions and management zones of the Great Barrier Reef
Welch, DJ
2000
Master of Science (Marine Biology) Thesis, James Cook University, Townsville