Fishing ban considered as NSW South Coast abalone populations depleted

New South Wales is considering closing three hundred fifty kilometres of coastline to abalone harvesting, as populations of the shellfish have severely declined. Divers working in the region tell ABC News that mismanagement is to blame for the collapse. The proposal represents a significant potential intervention in the state's abalone fishing.

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