Publications: Fairclough, David

2022

Zarco‐Perello, S., Fairclough, D., Dowling, C., DiBattista, J., Austin, R., Wernberg, T. and Taylor, B. (2022) Maximization of fitness by phenological and phenotypic plasticity in range expanding rabbitfishes (Siganidae). Journal of Animal Ecology, 91 (8). pp. 1666-1678.

Gardner, M.J., Chaplin, J.A., Fairclough, D.V. and Potter, I.C. (2022) Microsatellite-based assessment of the genetic structure of snapper, Chrysophrys auratus, in Australasia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 274 . Art. 107932.

2021

Fairclough, D.V. (2021) Partitioning of marine transition zone reefs among temperate, sub-tropical and tropical fishes is related more to depth and habitat than temperature. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 672 . pp. 175-192.

2020

Langlois, T., Goetze, J., Bond, T., Monk, J., Abesamis, R.A., Asher, J., Barrett, N., Bernard, A.T.F., Bouchet, P.J., Birt, M.J., Cappo, M., Currey‐Randall, L.M., Driessen, D., Fairclough, D.V., Fullwood, L.A.F., Gibbons, B.A., Harasti, D., Heupel, M.R., Hicks, J., Holmes, T.H., Huveneers, C., Ierodiaconou, D., Jordan, A., Knott, N.A., Lindfield, S., Malcolm, H.A., McLean, D., Meekan, M., Miller, D., Mitchell, P.J., Newman, S.J., Radford, B., Rolim, F.A., Saunders, B.J., Stowar, M., Smith, A.N.H., Travers, M.J., Wakefield, C.B., Whitmarsh, S.K., Williams, J., Harvey, E.S. and Codling, E. (2020) A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo‐video surveys of demersal fish assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution . Early View.

2019

Crisafulli, B.M., Fairclough, D.V., Keay, I.S., Lewis, P., How, J., Ryan, K.L., Taylor, S.M. and Wakefield, C.B. (2019) Does a spatiotemporal closure to fishing Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae) spawning aggregations also protect individuals during migration? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 76 (7). pp. 1171-1185.

Bearham, D., Robert, M., Chaplin, J.A., Moore, G.I., Fairclough, D.V. and Bertram, A. (2019) Molecular evidence of three species in the Pseudocaranx dentex complex (Carangidae) in Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research, 71 (4). pp. 518-531.

Coulson, P.G., Norriss, J.V., Jackson, G. and Fairclough, D.V. (2019) Reproductive characteristics of the fishery important temperate demersal berycid Centroberyx gerrardi indicate greater reproductive output in regions of upwelling. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 26 (3). pp. 236-248.

2018

Lek, E., Platell, M.E., Fairclough, D.V., Hall, N.G. and Potter, I.C. (2018) Diets of reef-dwelling labrids (Choerodon species) vary with body size, season and habitat: influence of foraging ability, specialization and opportunism. Journal of Fish Biology, 92 (4). pp. 901-928.

Newman, S.J., Brown, J.I., Fairclough, D.V., Wise, B.S., Bellchambers, L.M., Molony, B.W., Lenanton, R.C.J., Jackson, G., Smith, K.A., Gaughan, D.J., Fletcher, W.J., McAuley, R.B. and Wakefield, C.B. (2018) A risk assessment and prioritisation approach to the selection of indicator species for the assessment of multi-species, multi-gear, multi-sector fishery resources. Marine Policy, 88 . pp. 11-22.

2017

Cundy, M.E., Santana-Garcon, J., Ferguson, A.M., Fairclough, D.V., Jennings, P. and Harvey, E.S. (2017) Baited remote underwater stereo-video outperforms baited downward-facing single-video for assessments of fish diversity, abundance and size composition. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 497 . pp. 19-32.

Partridge, G.J., Ginbey, B.M., Woolley, L.D., Fairclough, D.V., Crisafulli, B., Chaplin, J., Prokop, N., Dias, J., Bertram, A. and Jenkins, G.I. (2017) Development of techniques for the collection and culture of wild-caught fertilised snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) eggs for stock enhancement purposes. Fisheries Research, 186 (Part 2). pp. 524-530.

Daviot, J., Fairclough, D.V., Crisafulli, B.M., Tweedley, J.R.ORCID: 0000-0002-2749-1060 and Loneragan, N.R. (2017) Do the abundances of key fish species change in response to natural and human-induced events in Cockburn Sound? In: 15th Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA) Marine Science Student Workshop 2017, Rottnest Island, WA.

Marriott, R.J., Turlach, B.A., Murray, K. and Fairclough, D.V. (2017) Evaluation of spatiotemporal imputations for fishing catch rate standardisation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 74 (9). pp. 1348-1361.

Cure, K., Thomas, L., Hobbs, J-P.A., Fairclough, D.V. and Kennington, W.J. (2017) Genomic signatures of local adaptation reveal source-sink dynamics in a high gene flow fish species. Scientific Reports, 7 (1).

Lenanton, R.C.J., Dowling, C.E., Smith, K.A, Fairclough, D.V. and Jackson, G. (2017) Potential influence of a marine heatwave on range extensions of tropical fishes in the eastern Indian Ocean—Invaluable contributions from amateur observers. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 13 . pp. 19-31.

Gardner, M.J., Chaplin, J.A., Potter, I., Fairclough, D.V. and Jackson, G. (2017) The genetic structure of a marine teleost, Chrysophrys auratus, in a large, heterogeneous marine embayment. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 100 (11). pp. 1411-1425.

2016

Dias, P.J., Wakefield, C.B., Fairclough, D.V., Jackson, G., Travers, M.J. and Snow, M. (2016) Real-time PCR validation of visually identified snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae) eggs. Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (2). pp. 811-819.

Fletcher, W.J., Wise, B.S., Joll, L.M., Hall, N.G., Fisher, E.A., Harry, A.V., Fairclough, D.V., Gaughan, D.J., Travaille, K., Molony, B.W. and Kangas, M. (2016) Refinements to harvest strategies to enable effective implementation of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management for the multi-sector, multi-species fisheries of Western Australia. Fisheries Research, 183 . pp. 594-608.

Fairclough, D.V. (2016) Similar cryptic behaviour during the early juvenile phase of two unrelated reef fishes: Epinephelides armatus and Bodianus frenchii. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 49 (2). pp. 109-117.

2015

Bertram, A., Dias, P.J., Lukehurst, S., Kennington, W.J., Fairclough, D., Norriss, J. and Jackson, G. (2015) Isolation and characterisation of 16 polymorphic microsatellite loci for bight redfish, Centroberyx gerrardi (Actinopterygii : Berycidae), and cross-amplification in two other Centroberyx species. Australian Journal of Zoology, 63 (4). pp. 275-278.

Parsons, M.J.G., Fairclough, D.V. and McCauley, R.D. (2015) Passive acoustic techniques to monitor aggregations of sound producing fish species. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.

Gardner, M.J., Chaplin, J.A., Potter, I.C. and Fairclough, D.V. (2015) Pelagic early life stages promote connectivity in the demersal labrid Choerodon rubescens. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 472 . pp. 142-150.

Wakefield, C.B., Williams, A.J., Newman, S.J., Bunel, M., Boddington, D.K., Vourey, E. and Fairclough, D.V. (2015) Variations in growth, longevity and natural mortality for the protogynous hermaphroditic eightbar grouper Hyporthodus octofasciatus between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Fisheries Research, 172 . pp. 26-33.

Partridge, G., Jenkins, G., Ginbey, B., Wolley, L., Fairclough, D., Chaplin, J., Prokop, N., Dias, J. and Bertram, A. (2015) The development of techniques for the collection of fertilised snapper Chrysophrys auratus eggs from Cockburn Sound spawning aggregations and their culture for enhancement purposes. In: ASFB Conference, 11 - 14 October, Sydney, Australia.

2014

Fairclough, D.V. (2014) Baldchin Groper (Choerodon rubescens). In Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 2: Case studies eds N. Caputi, M. Feng, A. Pearce, J. Benthuysen, A. Denham, Y. Hetzel, R. Matear, G. Jackson, B. Molony, L. Joll, A. Chandrapavan pp 103-108. Government of Western Australia, Department of Fisheries, North Beach, Western Australia.

Fairclough, D.V. and Coulson, P.G. (2014) Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi). In Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 2: Case studies eds N. Caputi, M. Feng, A. Pearce, J. Benthuysen, A. Denham, Y. Hetzel, R. Matear, G. Jackson, B. Molony, L. Joll, A. Chandrapavan, pp 109-114. Government of Western Australia, Department of Fisheries, North Beach, Western Australia.

Fairclough, D.V., Brown, J.I., Carlish, B.J., Crisafulli, B.M. and Keay, I.S. (2014) Breathing life into fisheries stock assessments with citizen science. Scientific Reports, 4 . Article No. 7249.

Parsons, M., Longbottom, S., McCauley, R., Lewis, P. and Fairclough, D.V. (2014) In situ calls of the marine perciform Glaucosoma herbraicum. Acoustics Australia, 42 (1). pp. 31-35.

Keag, M., Fairclough, D. and Newman, S. (2014) Redthroat Emperor Lethrinus miniatus, In M Flood, I Stobutzki, J Andrews, C Ashby, G Begg, R Fletcher, C Gardner, L Georgeson, S Hansen, K Hartmann, P Hone, P Horvat, L Maloney, B McDonald, A Moore, A Roelofs, K Sainsbury, T Saunders, T Smith, C Stewardson, J Stewart and B Wise (eds), Status of key Australian fish stocks reports 2014. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, pp 539-544.

Jackson, G., Fairclough, D. and Wakefield, C. (2014) Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus). In Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 2: Case studies eds N. Caputi, M. Feng, A. Pearce, J. Benthuysen, A. Denham, Y. Hetzel, R. Matear, G. Jackson, B. Molony, L. Joll, A. Chandrapavan pp 123-133. Government of Western Australia, Department of Fisheries, North Beach, Western Australia.

Fairclough, D.V., Molony, B.W., Crisafulli, B.M., Keay, I.S., Hesp, S.A. and Marriott, R.J. (2014) Status of demersal finfish stocks on the west coast of Australia. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia

Fairclough, D., Lai, E., Holtz, M., Nicholas, T. and Walters, S. (2014) West coast demersal scalefish resource status report. In: Status reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Western Australia 2013/14: State of the Fisheries eds. W.J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia pp 85 - 97.

Fairclough, D.V. and Coulson, P.G. (2014) Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii). In Management implications of climate change effect on fisheries in Western Australia Part 2: Case studies eds N. Caputi, M. Feng, A. Pearce, J. Benthuysen, A. Denham, Y. Hetzel, R. Matear, G. Jackson, B. Molony, L. Joll, A. Chandrapavan pp 148-152. Government of Western Australia, Department of Fisheries, North Beach, Western Australia.

2013

Wakefield, C.B., Newman, S.J., Marriott, R.J., Boddington, D.K. and Fairclough, D.V. (2013) Contrasting life history characteristics of the eightbar grouper Hyporthodus octofasciatus (Pisces: Epinephelidae) over a large latitudinal range reveals spawning omission at higher latitudes. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70 (3). pp. 485-497.

Wakefield, C.B., Lewis, P.D., Coutts, T.B., Fairclough, D.V. and Langlois, T.J. (2013) Fish assemblages associated with natural and anthropogenically-modified habitats in a marine embayment: Comparison of baited videos and opera-house traps. PLoS ONE, 8 (3). e59959.

Strzelecki, J., Feng, M., Berry, O., Zhong, L., Keesing, J., Fairclough, D., Pearce, A., Stawinski, D. and Mortimer, N. (2013) Location and transport of early life stages of West Australian dhufish Glaucosoma hebraicum. CSIRO, Perth, Western Australia.

Parsons, M.J.G., Longbottom, S., Lewis, P., McCauley, R.D. and Fairclough, D.V. (2013) Sound production by the West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134 (4). pp. 2701-2709.

Fairclough, D., Lai, E., Holtz, M., Nicholas, T. and Jones, R. (2013) West coast demersal scalefish resource status report. In: Status reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Western Australia 2012/13: State of the Fisheries eds. W.J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia pp 91-101.

Fairclough, D.V., Edmonds, J.S., Jackson, G., Lenanton, R.C.J., Kemp, J., Molony, B.W., Keay, I.S., Crisafulli, B.M. and Wakefield, C.B. (2013) A comparison of the stock structures of two exploited demersal teleosts, employing complementary methods of otolith element analysis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 439 . pp. 181-195.

2012

Parsons, M., Lewis, P., Longbottom, S., McCauley, R. and Fairclough, D. (2012) Dhu they or don't they? A study of sound production by three fish species of commercial and recreational importance in Western Australia. In: Acoustics 2012: Acoustics, Development and the Environment, 21 - 23 November, Fremantle, Western Australia

Lek, E., Fairclough, D.V., Hall, N.G., Hesp, S.A. and Potter, I.C. (2012) Do the maximum sizes, ages and patterns of growth of three reef-dwelling labrid species at two latitudes differ in a manner conforming to the metabolic theory of ecology? Journal of Fish Biology, 81 (6). pp. 1936-1962.

Berry, O., England, P., Fairclough, D., Jackson, G. and Greenwood, J. (2012) Microsatellite DNA analysis and hydrodynamic modelling reveal the extent of larval transport and gene flow between management zones in an exploited marine fish (Glaucosoma hebraicum). Fisheries Oceanography, 21 (4). pp. 243-254.

Holmes, B., Fairclough, D. and Newman, S. (2012) Redthroat Emperor Lethrinus miniatus, In M Flood, I Stobutzki, J Andrews, G Begg, W Fletcher, C Gardner, J Kemp, A Moore, A O'Brien, R Quinn, J Roach, K Rowling, K Sainsbury, T Saunders, T Ward & M Winning (eds), Status of key Australian fish stocks reports 2012. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, pp 332-336.

Langlois, T.J., Fitzpatrick, B.R., Fairclough, D.V., Wakefield, C.B., Hesp, A., McLean, D.L., Harvey, E.S. and Meeuwig, J.J. (2012) Similarities between line fishing and baited stereo-video estimations of length-frequency: Novel application of Kernel Density Estimates. PLoS ONE, 7 (11). e45973.

Fairclough, D., Lai, E., Sawyer, M., Holtz, M. and Nicholas, T. (2012) West coast demersal scalefish resource status report. In: Status reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Western Australia 2011/12: State of the Fisheries eds. W.J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia pp 100-110.

2011

Potter, I.C., Chuwen, B.M., Hesp, S.A., Hall, N.G., Hoeksema, S.D., Fairclough, D.V. and Rodwell, T.M. (2011) Implications of the divergent use of a suite of estuaries by two exploited marine fish species. Journal of Fish Biology, 79 (3). pp. 662-691.

Fairclough, D.V., Edmonds, J.S., Lenanton, R.C.J., Jackson, G., Keay, I.S., Crisafulli, B.M. and Newman, S.J. (2011) Rapid and cost-effective assessment of connectivity among assemblages of Choerodon rubescens (Labridae), using laser ablation ICP-MS of sagittal otoliths. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 403 (1-2). pp. 46-53.

Wakefield, C.B., Fairclough, D.V., Lenanton, R.C.J. and Potter, I.C. (2011) Spawning and nursery habitat partitioning and movement patterns of Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) on the lower west coast of Australia. Fisheries Research, 109 (2-3). pp. 243-251.

Lek, E., Fairclough, D.V., Platell, M.E., Clarke, K.R., Tweedley, J.R.ORCID: 0000-0002-2749-1060 and Potter, I.C. (2011) To what extent are the dietary compositions of three abundant, co-occurring labrid species different and related to latitude, habitat, body size and season? Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (7). pp. 1913-1943.

Fairclough, D., Lai, E., Bruce, C., Moore, N. and Syers, C. (2011) West Coast demersal scalefish resource status report. In: State of the fisheries and aquatic resources report 2010/11. Eds W. J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia, pp. 96-106.

Fairclough, D.V., Potter, I.C., Lek, E., Bivoltsis, A.K. and Babcock, R.C. (2011) The fish communities and main fish populations of the Jurien Bay Marine Park. Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia.

2010

Russell, B., Choat, H., Pollard, D. and Fairclough, D. (2010) Bodianus frenchii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

McLean, D.L., Harvey, E.S., Fairclough, D.V. and Newman, S.J. (2010) Large decline in the abundance of a targeted tropical lethrinid in areas open and closed to fishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 418 . pp. 189-199.

Pollard, D., Russell, B. and Fairclough, D. (2010) Notolabrus parilus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Russell, B., Fairclough, D. and Pollard, D. (2010) Ophthalmolepis lineolata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Fairclough, D.V., Lai, E. and Bruce, C. (2010) West Coast demersal scalefish fishery status report. In: State of the fisheries report 2009/10. Eds W. J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia, pp 80-90.

2009

Fairclough, D., Wise, B., Lenanton, R. and Keay, I. (2009) Ongoing research and management for the long-term sustainability of demersal scalefish on the west coast of Australia. In: 8th Indo Pacific Fish Conference and 2009 ASFB Workshop and Conference, 31 May - 5 June 2009, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Fairclough, D., Johnson, C. and Lai, E. (2009) West coast demersal scalefish fishery status report. In: State of the fisheries report 2008/09. Eds W. J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia, pp 71-79.

Lek, E., Fairclough, D. and Potter, I.C. (2009) The biology of three sympatric labrid species from two regions in Western Australia. In: 8th Indo Pacific Fish Conference and 2009 ASFB Workshop and Conference, 31 May - 5 June 2009, Fremantle, Western Australia.

2008

Fairclough, D.V., Clarke, K.R., Valesini, F.J. and Potter, I.C. (2008) Habitat partitioning by five congeneric and abundant Choerodon species (Labridae) in a large subtropical marine embayment. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77 (3). pp. 446-456.

Fairclough, D., Keay, I., Johnson, C. and Lai, E. (2008) West coast demersal scalefish fishery status report. In: State of the fisheries report 2007/08. Eds W. J. Fletcher and K. Santoro. Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia, pp 68-76.

2006

Potter, I.C., Fairclough, D., Babcock, R. and Lek, E. (2006) Ecological interactions in coastal marine ecosystems: The fish communities and main fish populations of the Jurien Bay Marine Park. Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment

2005

Fairclough, David (2005) The biology of four tuskfish species (Choerodon: Labridae) in Western Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.

2004

Fairclough, D. and Cornish, A. (2004) Choerodon cauteroma. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Fairclough, D., Russell, B. and Kulbicki, M. (2004) Choerodon cyanodus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Fairclough, D. and Cornish, A. (2004) Choerodon rubescens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Fairclough, D. and Nakazono, A. (2004) Choerodon schoenleinii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

Fairclough, D.V., Hesp, S.A., Potter, I.C. and Hall, N.G. (2004) Determination of the biological parameters required for managing the fisheries of four tuskfish species and western yellowfin bream. Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia.

2000

Fairclough, D.V., Dimmlich, W.F. and Potter, I.C. (2000) Length and age compositions and growth rates of the Australian herring Arripis georgiana in different regions. Marine and Freshwater Research, 51 (6). pp. 631-640.

Fairclough, D.V., Dimmlich, W.F. and Potter, I.C. (2000) Reproductive biology of the Australian herring Arripis georgiana. Marine and Freshwater Research, 51 (6). pp. 619-630.

Ayvazian, S.G., Jones, G.K., Fairclough, D., Potter, I.C., Wise, B.S. and Dimmlich, W.F. (2000) Stock assessment of Australian herring. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Project 96/105

1999

Potter, I.C. and Fairclough, D.V. (1999) Follow-up study of the potential impacts of the proposed Port Kennedy marina on whitebait Hyperlophus vittatus. Murdoch University