Current Australian abalone fisheries management primarily uses biological and catch data to set total allowable catch limits (TACs). Performance targets are usually based on trends in catch rate or catch and aim to maintain these indicators within historic bounds that have prevented recruitment...
Amongst
Australian fisheries managers, a persistent challenge exists to facilitate
regular and coordinated professional engagement and exchange between
Commonwealth, Territory and State level fisheries managers working on common
fisheries problems. There is also an absence of professional...
This study provides a comprehensive, process-based guidance to developing low-cost management regimes for small-scale, low-value fisheries. The approach outlined is strongly “bottom-up” in that it seeks to identify pragmatic options and provide practical advice that specifically...