Download FAR 2016/58 Dive surveys of sea cucumbers in Queen Charlotte Sound (SCC 7A) and Hauraki Gulf (SCC 1B), 2014

This report describes dive transect surveys of sea cucumbers, Australostichopus mollis, conducted in 2014 at two locations identified by fishers as important areas that supported commercial sea cucumber harvesting by breath-hold diving. The survey data were analysed to provide estimates of fisher selectivity and sea cucumber population distribution, size frequency, and biomass to inform fisheries management on sustainable harvest limits