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Peer reviewed articles

Steer, MA., Moltschaniwskyj, NA & Gowland, FC (2002).  Temporal variability in embryonic development and mortality in the southern calamary Sepioteuthis australis: a field assessment.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 243: 143-150

Gowland FC., Moltschaniwskyj, NA & Steer, MA (2002).  Description and quantification of developmental abnormalities in natural Sepioteuthis australis spawning population (Mollusca: Cephalopoda).  Marine Ecology Progress Series 243: 133-141

Steer, MA. & Semmens, JM (2003). Pulling and drilling, does size or species matter?  An experimental study of prey handling in Octopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1992).  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 290(2): 165-178

Steer, MA., Moltschaniwskyj, NA & Jordan, AR (2003).  Embryonic development of the southern calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) within the constraints of an aggregated egg mass. Marine and Freshwater Research. 54(3): 217-226

Steer, MA., Pecl, GT & Moltschaniwskyj, NA (2003).  Are bigger calamary Sepioteuthis australis hatchlings more likely to survive? A study based on statolith dimensions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 261: 175-182

Tracey, SR., Steer, MA & Pecl, GT (2003).  Life history traits of the temperature "mini-maximalist" Idiosepius notoides Berry 1921 (Cephalopoda: Sepioidea).  Journal of the Marine Biological Association, U.K 83: 1297-1300

Steer, MA., Moltschaniwskyj, NA, Nichols, DS & Miller, M (2004). The role of temperature and maternal ration in embryo survival: using the dumpling squid Euprymna tasmanica as a model. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 307: 73-89.

Moltschaniwskyj NA & Steer, MA (2004) Spatial and seasonal variation in reproductive characteristics and spawning of southern calamary (Sepioteuthis australis): spreading the mortality risk.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 61:921-927

Pecl, GT., Steer, MA & Hodgson, KE (2004). The role of hatchling size in generating the intrinsic size-at-age variability of cephalopods: extending the Forsythe hypothesis.  Marine and Freshwater Research 55: 387-394

Van Camp L, Fairweather, PG, Steer, MA, Donnelan, SC & Havenhand, JN (2005).  Linking male and female morphology to reproductive success in captive southern calamary Sepioteuthis australis.  Marine and Freshwater Research 56: 933-941

Steer MA & Moltschaniwskyj, NA (2007). Embryo mortality in the squid Sepioteuthis australis: the role of egg position, mass size, substrate and biofouling.  Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17: 173-182

Steer MA, Lloyd, MT & Jackson, WB (2007).  Assessing the feasibility of using ‘by-product’ data as a pre-recruit index in South Australia’s southern calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) fishery.  Fisheries Research 88: 42-50

Fowler AJ, Steer, MA, Jackson, WB & Lloyd, MT (2008) Population characteristics of the southern garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) in South Australia.  Marine and Freshwater Research 59: 429-443

Steer MA, Fowler, AJ & Gillanders, BM (in review) Age-related movement patterns and population structuring in southern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) inferred from otolith chemistry.  Fisheries Management and Ecology.

 

Reports

 
Steer, MA, Fowler, AJ and Gillanders, BM (Editors). (2009) Spatial Management of Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) in South Australia – Stock structure and adult movement. FRDC final report Project no. 2007/029. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000018-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 333.
 
James, C.E., Dixon, C.D., Fowler, A.J., Linnane, A., Luick, J.L., McClatchie, S., McGarvey, R., Middleton, J.F., Steer, M.A. and Wu.Y (2010) Effects of Environmental Variability on Recruitment to South Australian Fisheries: A Preliminary Investigation. (PDF 1.6 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000403-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 438. FRDC Project No. 2006/046.
 
Roberts, S.D. and Steer, M.A (2010). By-product assessment in the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery with an emphasis on developing management options for Balmain bugs. (PDF 4.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000165-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 439. 48p.
 
Fowler, A.J., McGarvey, R., Steer, M.A., Feenstra, J.E (2010).  The South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery – Stock Status Report. Report to PIRSA.  (PDF 664.4 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000565-5. SARDI Research Report Series No. 507. 29pp.
 
Ward, T.M., Lyle, J., Keane, J.P., Begg, G.A., Hobsbawn. P., Ivey. A.R., Sakabe. R. Steer, M.A (2012).Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery: Fishery Assessment Report 2011. Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF 2.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000270-3. SARDI Research Report Series No. 614. 98pp.  

Moltschaniwskyj, NA., Pecl,, GT, Lyle, J, Haddon, M & Steer MA (2003)  Population dynamics and reproductive ecology of the southern calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) in Tasmania.  FRDC Final Report 2000/121:161pp

Steer, MA, Fowler, AJ, Jackson, WB & Jennings, PR (2005).  Southern Calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) Fishery.  Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA.  SARDI (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, RD 05/0006.

Steer, MA & Hall, K (2005).  Estimated abundance and biomass of the unique spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia.  Report to Coastal Protection Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia.  South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, RD 05/0012-1.

Dixon, CD, Roberts, SD, Hooper, GE, Steer, MA and Ward, TM (2006) Gulf St Vincent Prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. (PDF 2.0 MB) Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD03/0063-4. Research Report Series No. 159

Steer, M, Fowler, A and Jennings, P (2006) The Size Selection of King George Whiting by Commercial Haul Nets in the SA Marine Scalefish Fishery. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0233-2. Research Report Series No. 126

Steer, MA, Lloyd, MT and Jackson, WB (2006) Southern Calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. (PDF 2.5 MB) SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication Number RD05/0006-2. Research Report Series No. 149

Steer, MA, McGarvey, R, Feenstra, JE and Fowler, AJ (2006) The South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery - Stock Status Report. Report to PIRSA Fisheries for MSFMC. (PDF 350.0 KB) Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD05/0025-2. Research Report Series No. 178

Steer, M.A., Lloyd, M.T. and Jackson, W.B. (2007). Southern Calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. (PDF 1.5 MB). SARDI (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, F2007/000528-2. SARDI Research Report Series No: 229

Fowler, A.J., Steer, M.A., McGarvey, R. and Feenstra, J.E. (2007). The South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery.  Stock status report. (PDF 499.2 KB).  Report to PIRSA. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.F2007/000565-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 255

Fowler, AJ, McGarvey, R, Steer, MA & Feenstra, JE (2008).  The South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery  Stock status report. Report to PIRSA. (PDF 509.0 KB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.F2007/000565-3. SARDI Research Report Series No.321. December 2008. 

Book Chapters

Steer MA & Mayfield, S (2006).  Molluscs of commercial, recreational, cultural and ecological significance.  In: McClatchie, S., Middleton, J., Pattiaratchi, C., Currie, D., and Kendrick, G. (eds), The South-west Marine Region: Ecosystems and Key Species Groups, Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra <www.environment.gov.au/costs/mbp/south-west>.

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