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Scientific name
Haliotis laevigata
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Southern Australia (Central Zone and Western Zone)
Production method
Wild-caught
Hand-picked
IUCN status
Vulnerable
Stock status
Although the stock is not yet depleted, there has been significant declines in biomass.
Ecological effects
Hand-picking fishing methods allow the careful selection of catches, and this fishery has little direct impact on habitats or other fish species. There are no endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species interactions in this fishery.
Management
An effective and robust legislative system is administered by the Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA). While compliance programmes are in place for this fishery, there is an absence of evidence regarding their effectiveness.
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