Globally, sciaenids are targeted by commercial and recreational fishing sectors. Their coastal habitat, schooling behaviour, late maturation and often larger sizes, can make them vulnerable to overfishing. There are also advanced aquaculture techniques that are currently employed in both grow out for market and stocking programs. In south-eastern Australia Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) have recently been considered ‘recovering’ after 20 years of relatively low biomass and a ‘depleted’ stock status. The species is the focus of a developing harvest strategy, restocking provides a management tool to support stock recovery in certain circumstances. A literature review of Sciaenidae stocking programs was conducted to identify characteristics of successful programs, and important considerations to avoid deleterious effects. Similarities in the constraints and complexity of stocking across Sciaenidae were identified which largely relate to genetic considerations and broodstock management, ecological interactions, and optimising size-at-release. The review synthesises this large body of literature and provides broad principles to guide future sciaenid stocking programs. Aquaculture-aided enhancement is rarely, if ever, incorporated within a harvest strategy. Using Mulloway as a case study, we develop this concept by highlighting important considerations, challenges, and potential outcomes, when integrating Aquaculture-aided enhancement as a support measure within this management framework.
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