Thursday, 21st August Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2025

• Environmental flows for Australian freshwater fishes: How far have we come, and how far do we have to go? - Alison King

• The importance of historical perspectives for understanding coral reef fish biodiversity - Alexandre Siqueira

• Differences in fish behaviour can be linked with the permeability of rivers to movement - Joshua S Barrow
• Assessing the digestive performance and growth of sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) between regions facing differential fishing pressures - Rachel Breslin
• Identifying functional refugia for inshore coral reefs in a changing climate - Christopher Henderson
• Drivers of growth in temperate rocky reef fish species - Sarah Willington
• Feeding Ecology of Galaxias tantangara (Stocky galaxias) - Aliati Iswantari

• Murray cod movement behaviour informs flow management and population dynamics in a modified floodplain river system - Zeb Tonkin
• Movement ecology and seasonal habitat use of Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) revealed by Satellite Tagging - Danilo Malara
• Do Golden perch recruits migrate? - Jason Lieschke
• Spawning movements and nesting behaviour of trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) in an upland reservoir - Ben Broadhurst
• What makes a yellow eel silver? Morphological differences between growth and migratory phase short-finned eels - Charlie S Miller

• Understanding assessment and management requirements of inland fisheries – case studies from the Murray-Darling Basin using the FishPath tool - Hayden T Schilling
• Informing harvest strategy choice: a meta-analysis of the FishPath case study database - Natalie A Dowling
• Testing strategies for incorporating new information in fisheries management - Kristin M Privitera-Johnson
• Implications for assessments and harvest strategies of sub-lethal environmental effects on recruitment - Malcolm Haddon
• An Australian stock assessment "Community of Practice":  building a collaborative community of stock assessment practitioners to better support sustainable fisheries management - Natalie A Dowling

• Reintroducing a lost iconic crayfish - Sylvia Zukowski
• Hybridisation dynamics of Murray Cod and Trout Cod in Cataract Reservoir - Matthew A Campbell
• Search for the Perch, when is enough, enough - Luke Pearce
• Rediscovery of Paska’s Blue-eye from the Fly River system, Western Province Papua New Guinea - Michael Hammer

• Understanding spatial and seasonal patterns in coastal reef fish communities to improve fisheries-independent monitoring and stock assessments - Alyssa Marshell
• Multi-decadal evolution of strategies for recovering over-exploited demersal fishes - Emily Fisher
• Pathway to impact: How IMOS ocean observations can and do inform fisheries management - Richard J Saunders
• Regional growth responses of Southern Sand Flathead to increasing temperatures around Tasmania - Alyssa Marshell
• Temporal shifts in charter catch compositions and species abundance: a case study of a transition zone in Western Australia - Shannon J Burchert

This session will conclude with a 15 minute panel discussion

• Effects of encrusting sponge overgrowth of corals on reef fish assemblages - Saúl González Murcia
• The Response of Corallivorous Chaetodon butterflyfishes to Coral Bleaching in the Subtropics - James Wong
• Quantifying the effects of extreme flooding on coastal reef fishes - Matt Rees
• Divergent responses of fish from three coral-dependency guilds may indicate heightened vulnerability to changing reefs   - Isabella A Marrable

• From microscope to fish stock assessment linking cellular biology and spawning dynamics to enhance daily egg production method in small pelagic fish species - Katerina Charitonidou
• Advancing Data-Limited Stock Assessments: SMILE-RP—A Simulation Tool for Length-Based Indicators and Reference Points - Deepak George Pazhayamadom
• Improving knowledge of Spanish mackerel biology, population status and fisheries interactions in Queensland - Jonathan D. Mitchell
• Mapping the March of the Mackerel: Using age and length data to visualise the migratory and aggregating behaviours of east coast Spanish mackerel and construct a purpose-built population model - Lucas I Sumpter
• Impacts of strong length selectivity on growth estimation of tropical species: a top end case study - Jonathan Smart

• Flooding connects river and floodplain isotopic trophic niches of fish communities in a free-flowing tropical Australian river - Colton N Perna
• Evolutionary Origins of Burdekin Basin Fishes and the Role of Burdekin Falls - Peter Unmack
• Climatic and ecological drivers of freshwater fish community structure across Australia: evidence from phylogenetic and morphological diversity - Amy R Tims
• The utility of artificial water sources for biodiversity conservation in a drying climatic region. - Mark G Allen

• A metapopulation model to evaluate management options for Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, in the Brisbane River - Charles R Todd
• Monitoring Gulf of Carpentaria Net Fisheries: 25 years of Collaboration and Innovation in Remote Areas  - Olivia J Whybird
• Enhancing catch estimation in small-scale fisheries using georeferenced dive metrics: a case study of the Tasmanian Abalone Fishery - Luisa Forbes
• A new indicator of reproductive state in Murray Crayfish: size at functional reproduction   - Scott MC Raymond

This session will conclude with a 15 minute panel discussion

• A unique way to better fish habitat: The National Fish Habitat Partnership - Gary Whelan
• CEWH partnerships support adaptive water for the environment use in the northern Basin   - Greg G Ringwood
• Developing new approaches to enable sustainable transboundary fishing in the Australia-Indonesia Border: a case study on Social Behaviour Change Communication  - Didik Agus Suwarsono

Session chairs: Eva Plaganyi, Julie Robins, Denham Parker, Natalie Dowling & Malcolm Haddon

Panel Discussion:
Shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of managing northern fisheries and ecosystems & Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches

• Calculating effort controls for multi-species fisheries where levels of data and assessment availability vary by species - Kyle Dr Hillcoat

Join us in celebrating the end of a wonderful conference!

Date: Thursday 21st August
Time: 6:30pm - 11:00pm
Location: Mindil Beach Casino Resort - The Lawn
Cost: $120 for delegates | Additional Guests $150

Ticket must be purchased during registration. Includes plated dinner, beverages and entertainment.

CONFERENCE DINNER SHUTTLE SERVICE
A complimentary shuttle bus has been arranged for delegates attending the conference dinner.

Pickup Schedule:

• 6:00 pm: Adina, Vibe, and Hilton Darwin
• 6:10 pm: The Leea
• 6:20 pm: Adina & Vibe
• 6:30 pm: Hilton Darwin

All shuttles will arrive at Mindil Beach Casino by 6:40 pm.

Return Schedule:

• First return trip: departs Mindil Beach Casino at 10:30 pm, dropping off at all conference hotels
• Final return trip: departs Mindil Beach Casino at 11:00 pm, stopping at all conference hotels

Please be ready to board the shuttle 10 minutes before departure to help keep the service on schedule. Delegates are also welcome to make their own way to and from Mindil Beach Casino if preferred.