Experience in implementing harvest strategies in Australia's south-eastern fisheries

A.D.M. Smith; D.C. Smith; G.N. Tuck; N. Klaer; A.E. Punt; I. Knuckey; J. Prince; A. Morison; R. Kloser; M. Haddon; S. Wayte; J. Day; G. Fay; F. Pribac; M. Fuller; B. Taylor; L.R. Little

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Experience in implementing harvest strategies in Australia's south-eastern fisheries

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Experience in implementing harvest strategies in Australia's south-eastern fisheries

A.D.M. Smith, D.C. Smith, G.N. Tuck, N. Klaer, A.E. Punt, I. Knuckey, J. Prince, A. Morison, R. Kloser, M. Haddon, …

Fisheries Research, Vol.94(3), pp.373-379

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.006

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Abstract

The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) is a complex multi-species fishery, with 34 stock units under quota management, for which a harvest strategy framework was developed in 2005. The framework involves the application of a set of tier-based harvest control rules (HCR) designed to provide a precautionary approach to management. The harvest strategy framework has been applied from 2005 to 2007, resulting in substantial reductions in quotas across the fishery. The experience in implementing the framework, both positive and negative, is described, and general lessons are drawn. Key lessons include the importance of formally testing such strategies using management strategy evaluation, the impact of external management drivers on implementation of the approach, the need to define strategies for setting "bycatch quotas" in multi-species fisheries, and the need for flexibility and pragmatism in the early stages of implementing such an approach.

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Title: Experience in implementing harvest strategies in Australia's south-eastern fisheries
Authors/Creators: A.D.M. Smith (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
D.C. Smith (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
G.N. Tuck (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
N. Klaer (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
A.E. Punt (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
I. Knuckey (Author/Creator) - Fishwell Consulting (Australia)
J. Prince (Author/Creator) - Biospherics Pty Ltd, South Fremantle, WA, Australia
A. Morison (Author/Creator) - Australian Bureau of Rural Sciences
R. Kloser (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
M. Haddon (Author/Creator) - Memorial University of Newfoundland
S. Wayte (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
J. Day (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
G. Fay (Author/Creator) - University of Washington
F. Pribac (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
M. Fuller (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
B. Taylor (Author/Creator) - MAFFRI, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
L.R. Little (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Publication Details: Fisheries Research, Vol.94(3), pp.373-379
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005544611307891
Copyright: © 2008 Elsevier B.V.
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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