Marine Trophic Index in LME: Northeast Australian Shelf

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Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.97	107.9	0	1
1951	4.22	257.1	1.55	4.71
1952	4.07	224.9	1.09	2.97
1953	4.17	285.6	1.61	5
1954	4.22	284.5	1.92	6.82
1955	4.26	299	2.11	8.25
1956	4.24	303.1	2.19	8.94
1957	4.28	320	2.39	10.91
1958	4.29	302.7	2.51	12.3
1959	4.25	281.8	2.41	11.13
1960	4.24	312.3	2.19	8.94
1961	4.26	293.7	2.45	11.59
1962	4.27	298.9	2.65	14.15
1963	4.24	313	2.53	12.55
1964	4.05	187.8	1.49	4.44
1965	4.05	198	1.4	4.06
1966	4.09	188.7	1.82	6.17
1967	4.03	182.1	1.45	4.26
1968	3.92	166.9	1.24	3.46
1969	3.89	154.7	1.16	3.19
1970	3.83	153.2	1.32	3.74
1971	3.77	138.4	1.4	4.06
1972	3.81	142.8	1.49	4.44
1973	3.86	138.2	1.74	5.7
1974	3.94	128.3	2.41	11.13
1975	3.95	139.1	2.16	8.67
1976	3.97	135.2	2.33	10.28
1977	3.94	137.4	2.39	10.91
1978	4.06	144.9	2.92	18.54
1979	3.92	128.6	2.35	10.49
1980	4.01	156.2	2.79	16.28
1981	3.92	152.7	2.59	13.33
1982	3.97	156.5	2.68	14.59
1983	4.02	141.4	2.8	16.44
1984	4.03	137.5	2.87	17.64
1985	3.99	161.7	2.62	13.74
1986	4.13	151	3.34	28.22
1987	4.12	146	3.45	31.5
1988	4.18	131.3	3.97	52.98
1989	4.2	143.3	3.94	51.42
1990	4.18	140.7	3.78	43.82
1991	4.24	137.6	4.39	80.64
1992	4.25	149	4.27	71.52
1993	4.21	151.8	4.01	55.15
1994	4.21	147.8	4	54.6
1995	4.21	144.4	4.06	57.97
1996	4.14	125	3.58	35.87
1997	4.13	144.7	3.49	32.79
1998	3.52	99.3	0.97	2.64
1999	3.59	114.1	0.93	2.53
2000	3.71	119.1	1.22	3.39
2001	3.57	101.5	0.9	2.46
2002	3.67	106.6	1.12	3.06
2003	3.77	116.8	1.38	3.97
2004	3.78	110.2	1.47	4.35
2005	3.8	116.4	1.53	4.62
2006	3.85	129	1.56	4.76

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TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.57999992370605	287	Striped marlin	Tetrapturus audax
4.5	279	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus
4.5	205	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	Scomberomorus commerson
4.5	219	Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus
4.5	98	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
4.5	179	Great barracuda	Sphyraena barracuda
4.5	189	Shortbill spearfish	Tetrapturus angustirostris
4.5	100	Dorab wolf-herring	Chirocentrus dorab
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46999979019165	100	Queenfishes	Scomberoides
4.46999979019165	93	Kawakawa	Euthynnus affinis
4.46000003814697	367	Black marlin	Makaira indica
4.46000003814697	410	Indo-Pacific blue marlin	Makaira mazara
4.44999980926514	192	Largehead hairtail	Trichiurus lepturus
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	227	Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
4.40000009536743	56	Greater lizardfish	Saurida tumbil
4.3899998664856	69	Torpedo scad	Megalaspis cordyla
4.3899998664856	52	Indian spiny turbot	Psettodes erumei
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34999990463257	162	Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
4.34749984741211	205	Seerfishes	Scomberomorus
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30999994277954	164	Cobia	Rachycentron canadum
4.29699993133545	56	Lizardfishes	Synodontidae
4.29500007629395	100	Wolf herring	Chirocentrus
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.2350001335144	60	Frigate tuna	Auxis
4.21000003814697	300	Pacific bluefin tuna	Thunnus orientalis
4.19999980926514	21	Chocolate hind	Cephalopholis boenak
4.15000009536743	150	Cutlassfishes	Trichiuridae
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.05999994277954	126	Longtail tuna	Thunnus tonggol
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.02400016784668	98	Snappers	Lutjanus
4.01749992370605	98	Snappers	Lutjanidae
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.97000002861023	33	False trevally	Lactarius lactarius
3.92666673660278	25	Lobsterette	Metanephrops
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.90000009536743	87	Flatheads	Platycephalidae
3.86999988555908	228	Southern bluefin tuna	Thunnus maccoyii
3.80666708946228	33	Bigeyes	Priacanthus
3.76205897331238	200	Drums or croakers	Sciaenidae
3.72000002861023	29	Threadfin breams	Nemipterus
3.69000005722046	37	Indian scad	Decapterus russelli
3.64000010490417	62	Black pomfret	Parastromateus niger
3.6324999332428	37	Scads	Decapterus
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.58999991416931	148	Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
3.58588194847107	70	Emperors or scavengers	Lethrinidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57450008392334	25	Flyingfishes	Exocoetidae
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.53600001335144	29	Tropical goatfishes	Upeneus
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52999997138977	16	Yellowstripe scad	Selaroides leptolepis
3.51166701316834	35	Threadfin breams and Whiptail breams	Nemipteridae
3.47857093811035	62	Sea catfishes	Ariidae
3.45967698097229	75	Wrasses	Labridae
3.4449999332428	10	Indo-Pacific anchovies	Stolephorus
3.44000005722046	49	Bluefin gurnard	Chelidonichthys kumu
3.42000007629395	61	Silver grunt	Pomadasys argenteus
3.39466667175293	26	Fusiliers	Caesionidae
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.3199999332428	107	Squirefish	Pagrus auratus
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.30333304405212	25	Monocle breams	Scolopsis
3.29999995231628	123	Indo-Pacific tarpon	Megalops cyprinoides
3.28999996185303	30	Tonguefishes	Cynoglossidae
3.25142908096313	21	Anchovies	Engraulidae
3.24714279174805	41	Smelt-whitings	Sillaginidae
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.24000000953674	100	White trevally	Pseudocaranx dentex
3.2366669178009	12	Slimys slipmouths or ponyfishes	Leiognathidae
3.22285723686218	12	Slipmouths	Leiognathus
3.19000005722046	32	Indian mackerel	Rastrelliger kanagurta
3.17000007629395	28	Indo-Pacific swamp crab	Scylla serrata
3.10333323478699	33	Indo-Pacific mackerels	Rastrelliger
3.04500007629395	45	Halfbeaks	Hemiramphus
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
3	5	Banana prawn	Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
3	14	Blue swimming crab	Portunus pelagicus
2.9300000667572	2	Sergestid shrimp	Sergestidae
2.8733332157135	20	Slipper lobsters	Scyllaridae
2.76699995994568	21	Sardinella	Sardinella
2.72000002861023	32	Short mackerel	Rastrelliger brachysoma
2.70000004768372	17	Metapenaeus shrimps	Metapenaeus
2.70000004768372	34	Penaeus shrimps	Penaeus
2.70000004768372	18	Endeavour shrimp	Metapenaeus endeavouri
2.70000004768372	6	Green tiger prawn	Penaeus semisulcatus
2.70000004768372	6	Western king prawn	Melicertus latisulcatus
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	40	Tropical spiny lobsters	Panulirus
2.59999990463257	31	Giant tiger prawn	Penaeus monodon
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.5	26	Flathead lobster	Thenus orientalis
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	10	Scallops	Pectinidae
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	13	Horse mussels	Modiolus
2	5	Hard clams	Meretrix
2	5	Short neck clams	Paphia
2	4	Granular ark	Tegillarca granosa
2	11	Brown mussel	Perna viridis

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