Historically the main focus of the assessment of the western rocklobster fishery (WRLF) has been on the status of the stock to ensure biological sustainability of the stock. More recently the economic performance of the fishery has been examined (Cameron-Bird, Julian Morrison FRDC 2007/052) and a...

Current Australian abalone fisheries management primarily uses biological and catch data to set TACs. Performance targets are usually based on trends in catch rate or catch and aim to maintain these indicators within historic bounds that have prevented recruitment failure. This process typically...