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Dr David Currie

Reports

Currie, D.R. and Sorokin, S.J (2011). A preliminary assessment of the deepwater benthic communities of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. Report to the South Australian Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (PDF 4.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000526-1.  SARDI Research Report Series No. 592. 61pp.

Currie, D.R (2011). South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) Fishery Status Report 2010/11. Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries & Aquaculture (PDF 439.9 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2011/000332-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 591. 9pp.

Currie, D.R and Sorokin, S.J (2011). A comparison of megafaunal biodiversity in two contrasting submarine canyons on Australia’s southern continental margin. Report to the South Australian Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PDF 12.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000981-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 519. 49pp.

Currie, David R. (2010) South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) Fishery Status Report 2008/09. Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries. (PDF 217.4 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), SARDI Publication No. F2007/000698-3. SARDI Research Report Series No. 427.

Currie, D.R. and Sorokin, S.J. (2010). A preliminary evaluation of the distribution and trophodynamics of demersal fish from Spencer Gulf. Report to the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage. (PDF 7.0 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000088-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 424.

Currie, D.R., Dixon, C.D., Roberts, S.D., Hooper, G.E., Sorokin, S.J. and Ward, T.M. (2009). Fishery-independent by-catch survey to inform risk assessment of the Spencer Gulf Prawn Trawl Fishery. (PDF 8.4 MB). Report to PIRSA Fisheries. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000369-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 390.

Currie, DR & Ward, TM (2009). South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) fishery. Fishery Assessment Report for PIRSA. (PDF 5.3 MB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.F2007/000698-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 345. April 2009.

Rowling, K.P., Sorokin, S.J., Mantilla, L. & Currie, D.R. (2009) Marine Biodiversity of the Northern and Yorke Peninsula NRM Region. (PDF 6.1 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000531-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 415.

Rowling, K.P., Sorokin, S.J., Mantilla, L. & Currie, D.R.. (2009) Marine Biodiversity of the South East NRM Region. (PDF 3.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000681-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 416.

Sorokin, S.J., Connolly, R.M. & Currie, D.R. (2009) Syngnathids of the Spencer Gulf – morphometrics and isotopic signatures. (PDF 1.3 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 30pp. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000655-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 412.

Sorokin, SJ & Currie, DR (2009).  The Distribution and diversity of sponges in Spencer Gulf. Report to Nature Foundation SA Inc. (PDF 4.4 MB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.F2008/001153-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 334. March 2009.

Currie, D (2008). The Role of submarine canyons in upwelling, sediment transport, and productivity hotspots off the Bonney coast and Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Voyage Summary SS02/2008.
 
Currie, DR (2008).  South Australian giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) fishery. Status Report for PIRSA Fisheries. (PDF 211.2 KB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.F2008/000067-1. SARDI Research Report Series No.268. April 2008. 
 
 

Currie, D.R., Hooper, G.E. and Ward, T.M. (2007).  Blue Crab (Portunus pelagicus) Fishery 2005/06. Stock Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. (PDF 9.4 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences). RD 03/0274-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 204

Currie, D.R. Sorokin, S.J. and Ward, T.M. (2007). Infaunal assemblages of the eastern Great Australian Bight: Effectiveness of a Benthic Protection Zone in representing regional biodiversity. (PDF 6.6 MB).  South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. F2007/001079-1
Research Report Series No. 250

Currie, D and Hooper, G (2006) Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus) Fishery 2004/2005. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. (PDF 3.5 MB) SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD03/0274-3. Research Report Series No. 124

Currie, D, Mayfield, S, McGarvey, R and Gardner, C (2006) South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report for PIRSA. (PDF 3.5 MB) SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0215-3. Research Report Series No. 137

Currie, D, Sorokin, S and Ward, T (2006) Survey of Recreational Rock Lobster Fishing in South Australia During 2004/05. Report to PIRSA Fisheries. (PDF 1.9 MB) SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0228-2. Research Report Series No. 123

Journal Articles

David R Currie and Shirley J. Sorokin - Evaluating the effects of reserve closure on algae, invertebrate and fish assemblages at a temperate South Australian marine reserve. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2009, 89(4), 651–661. (pdf)

David R. Currie -  Aesthete channel morphology in three species of Australian chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) J. Malac. Soc. Aust. 13: 3-14 1992 (pdf)

David R. Currie, Gregory D. Parry - Effects of scallop dredging on a soft sediment community: a large-scale experimental study Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 134: 131-150, 1996 (.pdf)

Tim M. Ward , Shirley J. Sorokin, David R. Currie, Paul J. Rogers, Lachie J. McLeay - Epifaunal assemblages of the eastern Great Australian Bight: Effectiveness of a benthic protection zone in representing regional biodiversity Continental Shelf Research 26 (2006) 25–40 (.pdf)

David R. Currie & Kirsty J. Small - The influence of dry-season conditions on the bottom dwelling fauna of an east Australian sub-tropical estuary. Hydrobiologia (2006) 560:345–361 (.pdf)

D.R. Currie, Leanne R. Isaacs - Impact of exploratory offshore drilling on benthic communities in the Minerva gas field, Port Campbell, Australia. Marine Environmental Research 59 (2005) 217–233 (.pdf)

David R. Currie - Photoreceptor or statocyst ? The ultrastructure and function of a unique sensory organ embedded in the shell valves of Cryptoplax mystica Iredale & Hull, 1925 (Mollusca:Polyplacophora).  J. Malac. Soc. Aust. 13: 15-25 1992 (.pdf)

David R. Currie and Kirsty J. Small - Macrobenthic community responses to long-term environmental change in an east Australian sub-tropical estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63 (2005) 315-331 (.pdf)

David R Currie and Gregory D. Parry - Changes to Benthic Communities Over 20 years in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp, 36-43, 1999 (.pdf)

Brian F. Cohen, David R. Currie and Matthew A. McArthur - Epibenthic community structure in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.  Mar. Freshwater Res., 2000, 51, 689–702 (.pdf)

Chad L. Hewitt, Marnie L. Campbell, Ronald E. Thresher, Richard B. Martin, Sue Boyd, Brian F. Cohen, David R. Currie, Martin F. Gomon, Michael J. Keough, John A. Lewis, Matthew M. Lockett, Nicole Mays, Matthew A.McArthur, Tim D. O’Hara, Gary C. B. Poore, D. Jeff Ross, Melissa J. Storey, Jeanette E. Watson, Robin S. Wilson - Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Marine Biology (2004) 144: 183-202 (.pdf)

David R Currie - Reproductive periodicity of three species of chitons at a site in New South Wales, Australia (Molluscs: Polyplacophora). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 17: 1 (1990) 25-32 (.pdf)

D. R. Currie, M. A. McArthur, B. F. Cohen - Reproduction and distribution of the invasive European fanworm Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Marine Biology (2000) 136: 645-656 (.pdf)

David R Currie and Gregory D Parry - Impacts and efficiency of scallop dredging on different soft substrates. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56: 539-550 (1999) (.pdf)

D. R. Currie and D.G. Parry. 1994 08 10 - The impact of scallop dredging on a soft sediment community using multivariate techniques. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 36(2): 315-326 (.pdf)

David R. Currie - Valve sculpturing and aesthete distributions in four species of Australian chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). J. Malac. Soc. Aust. 10: 69-86 1989 (.pdf)

D R Currie, M A McArthur and B F Cohen - Exotic Marine Pests in the Port of Geelong, Victoria. CRIMP Technical Report Number 20 (.pdf)

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