About the Authors

Hamish A. Malcolm

hamish.malcolm@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Affiliation Marine Ecosystems Research, NSW Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 4297, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia

Arthur L. Schultz

Affiliation Southswell Marine, 204 Schnapper Beach Road, Urunga, NSW, 2455, Australia

Patrick Sachs

Affiliation Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Box 7051, Canberra, ACT, 2610, Australia

Nicola Johnstone

Affiliation Solitary Islands Marine Park, NSW Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 4297, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia

Alan Jordan

Affiliation Marine Ecosystems Research, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Private Bag 1, Nelson Bay, NSW, 2315, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HM AJ. Performed the experiments: HM PS AS NJ. Analyzed the data: HM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM AS. Wrote the paper: HM AS PS NJ AJ. Figures: HM AS.