date:Jul 12, 2012
Abalone divers were previously able to catch the species with a limit of one hundred and 20 millimetres, but that diameter has now been increased by three millimetres, reportsABCNews.
Last week, some fishers said they'd be locked out of Asian markets if they were banned from harvesting smaller abalone.
But Merimbula diver, John Smythe, says amending the size is vital for maintaining stocks.
No one wants to see a situation develop again that we had a few years ago where divers were struggling