We did not detect any clear indication of a species accumulation asymptote. As such, we recommend
that sampling effort be derived from the slope of the species accumulation curve, following
the recommendations of Thompson et al. (2003). We recommend a minimum of 3 h recording duration
per deployment in order to incorporate the arrival of slow-moving and late-arriving species such
as Grammatorcynus bicarinatus and Strongylura leiura. As the majority of baited camera systems deployed
around Australia and New Zealand use pilchards (Dorman et al., 2012), we recommend using
thoroughly homogenised pilchard slurry as bait, contained inside a perforated PVC containers, so as