Table Reference information for potentially impacted fisheries in the Temperate East Marine Region Fishery Management arrangements Target species Number of licences Number of vessels Employment Catch Sources Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) Managed under the SESSF harvest strategy framework using individual transferable quotas, limited entry, gear restrictions and area closures Variety of species including blue grenadier, tiger flathead, pink ling, and spotted warehou 59 CTS 22 Victorian coastal waters trawl permits 39 trawl, 16 danish seine n.a. 14 694 t Woodhams et al. 2011 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector Managed under the SESSF harvest strategy framework using individual transferable quotas, limited entry, gear restrictions and area closures Alfonsino (byproduct: blue eye trevalla, boarfish, orange roughy) 10 1 (2009), 0 trips (2010) n.a. 14 t Woodhams et al. 2011 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector Managed under the SESSF harvest strategy framework using individual transferable quotas, limited entry, gear restrictions and area closures Elephant fish, gummy shark, sawsharks and school shark 62 gillnet; 13 hook (2009–10); 58 scalefish hook sector 63 active vessels 59 active vessels 22 scalefish hook vessels active vessels n.a. Elephant fish (94 t), gummy shark (1717 t), sawsharks (312 t), school shark (240t ), scalefish hook sector (954 t) Woodhams et al. 2011 Small Pelagic Fishery Managed under the Small Pelagic Fishery harvest strategy framework. Sector is mainly managed by total allowable catch Australian sardine, blue mackerel, jack mackerel and redbait 71 (2009–10) 3 purse seine, 2 midwater trawl n.a. 2484 t (2009–10) Woodhams et al. 2011 11,
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Before March 2011: input controls—gear restrictions (total allowable effort—number of hooks that can be deployed) and spatial management From March 2011: output controls Striped marlin, broadbill swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna 110 + 10 Coral Sea zone permits (2009–10) 54 (longline) + 3 (minor line) (2009–10) n.a. 5159 t longline, 1.2 t minor line (2010) Woodhams et al. 2011 New South Wales Ocean Trawl Sector (prawn and fish) Input controls including restrictions on the number of licences, the size of boats and their engine power, the design and dimensions of trawl nets, and the locations that may be fished. Share management fishery— fishers must hold sufficient shares to be eligible for an endorsement to operate in the fishery (an endorsement authorises the use of specific gear (e.g. Ocean Prawn Trawl—Inshore) School whiting, eastern king, school and royal red prawns, tiger flathead, silver trevally, various species of sharks and rays, squid, octopus and bugs 170 licences (2009), 238 shareholdings (as at Oct 2010) 118 n.a. 2008: 2965 t (1235 t fish, 1731 t prawn), 2009 (6 months): 1608 t (571 t fish, 1037 t prawn) ABARES 2010 Ocean Trap and Line Fishery Input controls including restrictions on the number of endorsements, the amount, design and dimensions of fishing gear, and the waters that may be worked. Share management fishery—fishers must hold sufficient shares to be eligible for an endorsement to operate in the fishery (an endorsement authorises the use of specific gear (e.g. line fishing) Spanner crabs, snapper and bonito 301 licences (2009), 365 shareholdings (as at Oct 2010). 255 n.a. 2008: 1885 t, 2009 (6 months): 766 t ABARES 2010