Southern Australia


Graham Edgar (@gedgar33) Tweeted:

LEO editor comment:

Dr Edgar refers to Jackass morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus) as being considered not overfished or subject to overfishing [in the 2019 ABARES Fisheries Status Reports]. He and his colleagues provide some description of this issue in Edgar et al (2019).

Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)
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Australian Fisheries Management Authority

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Morwong

Nemadactylus macropterus

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Southern Australia