Two popular corals classified “extreme” in Queensland Fishery risk assessment

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Homophyllia cf. australis and Micromussa lordhowensis have been given an extreme risk rating by the Queensland Coral Fishery Ecological Risk Assessment, 2022. In ongoing reforms to the management of the fishery, a harvest strategy has now been implemented based on species-specific data, with the aim of lowering the risk that commercial collection has versus data…
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