Self-imposed abalone closure an 'investment' in industry's future

By Sophie Elliott
Updated March 18 2019 - 7:39pm, first published March 14 2019 - 12:25pm
Southern Seafood Producers executive officer Don Nicholls and Abalone Industry Association of WA chairman Arnold Piccoli say a closure to a small section of their fishery is an investment in the industry's future. Image Sophie Elliott.
Southern Seafood Producers executive officer Don Nicholls and Abalone Industry Association of WA chairman Arnold Piccoli say a closure to a small section of their fishery is an investment in the industry's future. Image Sophie Elliott.

WA's commercial abalone fishing industry will opt to close a portion of their fishery in a bid to rebuild declining greenlip abalone stocks.