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The fishery In Queensland, coral reef fish are harvested by the commercial, recreational, Indigenous and charter fishing sectors. Biology and ecology Fish targeted in the Reef Line Fishery: Red emperor, saddletail snapper and crimson snapper are often encountered together in similar coastal and offshore shoal grounds. Spangled emperor overlap the above areas and also occupy coralline lagoons, seagrass beds, mangrove swamps, flat sandy bottoms and coastal rocky areas.
Spangled emperor, common coral trout and redthroat emperor are born female and most change sex to male during their lifetime. Saddletail snapper, crimson snapper, red emperor and stripey snapper do not change sex. Stripey snapper occupy coral reefs and are typically encountered by professional fishers targeting more valuable coral trout for the live fish trade. Coral reefs are the most diverse habitats on the planet.
Reefs occur in less than 1 percent of the ocean, yet are home to nearly one-quarter of all ocean species. These ancient structures make a perfect home for millions of species of fish, crabs, clams, starfish, squid, sponges, lobsters, seahorses, sea turtles, and more.
While corals may look like plants or rocks, they are in fact animals who take root on the ocean floor. You can think of them as small jellyfish, glued inside a little rock cave. Their small, soft, bodies, called polyps, built that cave—a strong skeleton of calcium carbonate—like a clam grows its shell.
This creature contains chlorophyll and, like plants, turns sunlight into sugar. By producing food and oxygen for the polyp, the zooxanthellae gets a safe home. Corals have been on earth for at least million years. Mature coral reefs can be thousands of years old and as big as a small car. Growing at a typical rate of 0. Shallow corals prefer clear, warm, moving water in subtropical and tropical seas.
Our living coral reefs draw 55 million visitors every year to U. Many commercially important fish species, like grouper, snapper, and lobster, depend on coral reefs for food and shelter.
The fish that grow and live on coral reefs are a significant food source for billions of people worldwide. Half of all U. From hotel rooms to dive trips, from clothing and gear to sport fishing, coral reefs support jobs for American workers. Reefs provide natural breakwaters, which buffer shorelines from waves and storms. We focus our surveys on key indicator species — those fish or families of fish that play key ecological roles on coral reefs and on vulnerable species — those fish susceptible to fishing effects or vulnerability to aquarium-trade.
We collect both fish count and size data. Fish abundance is a count of the number of fish in a given area and can be calculated in terms of total fish abundance or in terms of abundance of key fish species or families. Abundance is presented as numbers of fish per unit area or when combined with size data, calculated in terms of fish biomass total weight of fish per unit area.
Total fish biomass gives important information about trophic structure and overall reproductive output of fish on the reef. Commercial fish biomass gives an indication of overall stock status, fishing pressure, habitat conditions, and recruitment success.
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