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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-014
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Research to underpin better understanding and management of western gemfish stocks in the Great Australian Bight

Gemfish (Rexea solandri) is a benthopelagic snake mackerel of the Family Gempylidae. Gemfish is found on the continental shelf and slope in southern, southwestern and southeastern Australia and New Zealand. It is found at depths ranging from 100 to 800 metres, but commonly at 300 to 450 metres....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Rac Cmwth
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Gemfish

Economic study of the north New South Wales and southern Queensland prawn fisheries

Project number: 1983-045
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Project start/end date: 28 Dec 1984 - 31 Dec 1984
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
Economic

Objectives

1. To assess, in the north coast of NSW & southern Queensland prawn fisheries: the financial status of fishermen
2. economic trends
& economic aspects of management options to meet economic &/or implied economic objectives of mgt proposals for the fishery

Final report

Author: D.J. Collins K. Menz
Final Report • 1984-12-31 • 959.12 KB
1983-045-DLD.pdf

Summary

The East Coast Prawn Fishery extends along the east coast of Australia from Torres Straight in the north to Barrenjoey Point in New South Wales. A limited entry policy was recently introduced to the fishery and a task force comprising industry and government representatives is currently deliberating on the direction of a long-term management strategy.

In theory, the common property nature of commercial ocean fisheries implies that they will eventually become economically overexploited. A previous survey by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics has indicated that returns to capital employed in the fishery were negative, indicating that economic overexploitation has in fact occurred. Scientific evidence suggests that there is no biological threat to the prawn stock, given present levels of exploitation. Economic overexploitation has resulted from the increase in fleet size and capacity which took place in the 1970s and can be regarded as resulting from 'boat crowding' externalities.

The preferred management strategy will be that which maximises the net benefits to society, where net benefits are defined as economic returns less management costs. A technique using mathematical modelling and simulation is suggested for the estimation of net benefits from alternative management policies. Such a method will allow management policies to be ranked on their economic merits and show the distributional consequences within the fishery of each alternative.

Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-200
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Guidelines on a tiered, risk-based approach to bycatch management

The 2018 Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (Bycatch Policy) establishes the requirement for bycatch management in Commonwealth-managed fisheries. The Guidelines for the Implementation of the Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy aim to provide assistance to Australian Government entities...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
TAGS
Sustainability
Rac Cmwth
Policy
Fisheries Management
Bycatch

Status of key Australian fish stocks reports and companion national fishery status reports - review of the 2012 reporting process and planning for future reports

Project number: 2012-513
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $66,200.00
Principal Investigator: Matt J. Flood
Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Project start/end date: 19 May 2013 - 20 Nov 2013
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Wild Catch
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Analytics

Need

The release of the first SAFS reports in 2012 demonstrated the value and impact of national fisheries reporting. In order to build on this and establish a strategic, longer-term legacy it is critical that the process is evaluated and the next edition planned. The current proposal is critical to developing the mechanisms needed to establish the reports as on-going and build towards the broader elements of national fisheries status reporting.

This proposal builds on the investment in the inaugural reports, facilitating feedback from end-users and those directly involved in production. It also provides a forum for agreeing on processes for the second edition of the SAFS reports (tentatively scheduled for 2014) and future companion reports that will contribute to establishing national fishery status reporting.

While the initial reports focused on target species, there is a longer term need to build reporting frameworks on other aspects of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD), such as the effects of fishing on the marine environment, economic performance, governance and/or social good. Elements of this are already underway through complementary projects, and this proposal will identify and focus on the key gaps.

Complimentary projects with a national focus on fisheries include:

2010/061 ‘Development of a national harvest strategy framework’ (PIRSA)
2013/023 ‘Develop a draft Australian Standard for responsible fishing on vessels to improve public perception of the commercial fishing industry’ (SSA)
2012/746 ‘Seafood CRC: preliminary investigation of internationally recognised Responsible Fisheries Management Certification’ (Sydney-Fish-Market)
2013/024 ‘Professionalising industry - NSW pilot’ (Oceanwatch)
2011/513 ‘Status of key Australian fish stocks reports’ (ABARES)
Review of the Commonwealth policy on fisheries bycatch (DAFF)
Review of the Commonwealth Harvest Strategy Policy (DAFF)
2010/046 ‘Improving the Management of Bycatch: Development and Testing of Standards for the Effective Mitigation of Bycatch in Commonwealth Fisheries’ (ABARES)
2010/040 'National social objectives and indicators guide' (FRDC)

Objectives

1. To document the lessons learned from the production process used for the Status of key Australian fish stocks reports 2012
2. To develop a preliminary agreed process for production of the next edition of the SAFS reports
3. To develop a preliminary agreed process for production of companion reports building towards national fishery status reporting

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-74323-177-7
Author: Mirjana Barrie
Final Report • 2013-12-15 • 7.74 MB
2012-513-DLD.pdf
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