Publication Date

11-2025

Series Number

360

Publisher

State of Western Australia (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development)

City

Perth

ISBN

978-1-925415-39-1 (Print), 978-1-925415-38-4 (Online)

ISSN

1035-4549 (Print), 2202-5758 (Online)

Abstract

This report provides the most comprehensive evaluation of abalone stock enhancement in Australia to date. The review demonstrates the significant advancements in abalone stock enhancement and concludes that the knowledge and expertise to undertake large-scale (commercial) abalone stock enhancement is present within Australia. The development of policy/guidelines on marine stock enhancement has occurred across all jurisdictions but is still limited in abalone specific policy that could facilitate commercial enhancement programs effectively. Unfortunately, there is a high degree of variability between jurisdictions in both capacity and policy, which was reflected in the jurisdictional scoring against current “best practice” on marine stock enhancement. The framework developed as a National Approach, deciphers the complexity around stock enhancement as a fisheries management tool and provides all jurisdictions with a foundation to investigate enhancement programs that satisfy the objectives of their abalone population/fishery/stakeholders. The versatility of the framework allows any jurisdiction to develop future programs that facilitate the long-term ecological and economic sustainability of Australia’s abalone fisheries.

Number of Pages

70

Keywords

fisheries, research report, abalone, stock enhancement, Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

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