The rise of organised illegal fishing and trade in abalone from the late 1990s destabilised
South Africa's historically stable, quota-managed fishery, culminating in its closure in 2008 …

Densities of abalone in southern California have been dramatically reduced by overfishing
and disease, leading to the collapse of some populations, and low fertilization rates may be …

Balancing trade‐offs amongst social–ecological objectives is a central aim of natural
resource management. However, objectives and resources often have spatial dimensions …

Effective fishery management strategies should be based on stock delimitation and
knowledge of the spatial scale at which species are distributed. However, a mismatch often …

Summary 1 Marine protected areas are increasingly being recommended as an essential
component of the management of exploited marine species, but virtually no attention has …

The green abalone (Haliotis fulgens) represents an important artisanal fishery in the
Northwest Pacific in Mexico but with populations below the optimum recovery level. Illegal …

There is increasing interest in privatizing natural resource systems to promote sustainability
and conservation goals. Though economic theory suggests owners of private property rights …

A series of stock enhancement experiments were carried out on Haliotis laevigata
populations. Methodologies included a large-scale BACI (before, after, control, impact) …

The management of abalone stocks worldwide is complicated by factors such as illegal
fishing combined with the difficulties of assessing a sedentary (but not immobile) resource …

Abalone surveys worldwide measure relative stock abundance. However, important
advantages accrue if diver surveys measure absolute numbers or biomass per square …