There are increasing demands for Australian fisheries management agencies to demonstrate that fisheries under their jurisdiction are being managed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The decision-making processes of the ESD management framework...

Typically abalone are found clustered into aggregations of many individuals along gutters and ledges that dissect the surfaces of the reefs they inhabit. Commercial abalone divers take advantage of this clustering behaviour and specifically target aggregations to minimise the time spent searching...