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Biology Vongole clams, Katelysia scalarina, are a native bivalve found in Southern Australia from Western Australia to New South Wales. This species can be found buried in muddy or sandy substrate in the intertidal...

Status Vongole ClamKatelysia scalarina Illustration©R.Swainston/anima.fish There is no longer a fishery for this species in Tasmania. A rapid and extreme decline in abundance of Vongole at Ansons Bay was apparent in 2014, with the...

Ecosystem and Habitat Interactions Credit: Matt Testoni Climate Change Related Effects There have been clear changes in subtidal reef habitats on the East coast of Tasmania over the past four decades, with the southward...

Recreational Fishery Two species of abalone, Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) and Greenlip Abalone (H. laevigata), are targeted by recreational divers; the former species harvested around the state and dominating the catch and the latter...

Ecosystem and Habitat Interactions By-Product Fishers are only authorised to retain scallop species, so by-product only consists of queen (Equichlamys bifrons) and doughboy (Mimachlamys asperrima) scallops, of which very little is retained. Scallop fishers...

Risk-Based Framework We further introduced a risk analysis following protocols by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) based on an approach established by the CSIRO (Hobday et al. 2011). The MSC is globally recognised and...

Biology The giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) is one of the worlds largest crabs reaching up to 18 kg and is distributed across southern Australia (Gardner, 1997). A single population of giant crab is distributed...

Ecosystem and Habitat Interactions By-Catch There is no by-catch in this fishery as periwinkles are harvested by hand. Threatened, Endangered or Protected Species Interactions (TEPs) Interactions with threatened, endangered or protected species and the...

Periwinkle warina (Periwinkle)In palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines, with thanks to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Lunella undulata (Periwinkle) Periwinkles aggregating on a rocky reef. The periwinkle, Lunella undulata, is a moderately sized...

Marine Stewardship Council Risk-Based Framework (MSC-RBF) Methodology The internationally recognised Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Risk-Based Framework (RBF) for data-poor fisheries can be used to assess the stock status of the target species within a...