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Fishing for climate: establishing a harvest industry on a range-extender to protect a reef ecosystem
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Keane, J and Cresswell, K and Ling, S, Fishing for climate: establishing a harvest industry on a range-extender to protect a reef ecosystem, The 2023 International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 8-12 January 2023, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Conference Extract]
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Abstract
The climate driven range extension of the Longspined Sea Urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, in south-eastern Australia led to the establishment of a population off the island state of Tasmania to increase from zero to almost 20 million within four decades. Extensive overgrazing resulted in 15% of the eastern coast becoming unproductive urchin barren, with predictions barrens could increase to more than 50%. Commercial fishing has become the champion control measure, with harvest subsidies applied as a key tool to accelerate the industry. Catches of this range extending species have increased to in-excess of 400 t pa; Tasmania’s third largest wild harvest fishery. Habitat recovery in some heavily fished areas is now being documented. The pros and cons of commercial fishing as a control measure of an invasive species are discussed, as are the strategic industry manipulation measures available to maximise ecosystem benefits. Spatially variable subsides can be successfully applied to direct fishing activity to areas of ecological, commercial and recreational importance, while ‘Take-All’ harvests (including the removal of "undersized" individuals) can be used as a tool to maximise ecological benefits. While commercial fishing is seen as the primary control measure, the importance of the integration of a suite of control measures to address fishery limitations and maximise ecological benefit is discussed.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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| Keywords: | climate change, habitat protection, harvest subsidies, stock assessment, urchin |
| Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
| Research Field: | Fisheries management |
| Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Fisheries - wild caught |
| Objective Field: | Fisheries - wild caught not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Keane, J (Dr John Keane) |
| UTAS Author: | Cresswell, K (Dr Katie Cresswell) |
| UTAS Author: | Ling, S (Dr Scott Ling) |
| ID Code: | 155736 |
| Year Published: | 2023 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2023-03-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-15 |
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