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Scientific name
Haliotis rubra
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Southern Australia (Western Zone and Southern Zone)
Production method
Wild-caught
Hand-picked
IUCN status
Vulnerable
Stock status
The stock assessment information is sufficient for both zone, the biomass of the western zone remain low, and the biomass of the southern zone is stable or even improving.
Ecological effects
Hand-picking fishing methods allow careful selection of catch, and the fishery has little direct impact on the habitat or other fish species. There are no endangered, threatened, protected (ETP) species interactions in the fisheries.
Management
An effective and robust legislative system administered by the Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) to manage. While compliance programs are in place for this fishery, in the absence of evidence regarding their effectiveness.