Profile of Australian fisheries in 2011–12 and 2012–13 Commonwealth Fishery Species Method Number (2011–12) Number (2012–13) Northern Prawn Banana prawn, tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn and king prawn Otter trawl 55 vessels 55 vessels Torres Strait a Prawns, tropical rock lobster, Spanish mackerel, pearl shell, trochus, finfish, sea cucumber, crab Otter trawl, troll, hand line, free dive, hookah 328 rock lobster licences 155 mackerel 118 pearl shell 61 prawn 59 sea cucumber 68 trochus 80 crab 134 line 226 rock lobster licences 107 mackerel 118 pearl shell 61 prawn 30 sea cucumber 39 trochus 80 crab 103 line SESSF Commonwealth Trawl Sector Mixed fish species, particularly pink ling, blue grenadier, flathead, silver warehou trawl, Danish seine 50 vessels 50 vessels SESSF Gillnet , Hook and Trap Sector Mixed fish species particularly pink ling, blue-eye trevalla, gummy shark Demersal gillnet, demersal longline, dropline, trotline, trap, purse seine 90 vessels 82 vessels SESSF Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector Deepwater flathead, Bight redfish Demersal limited midwater trawl 5 vessels 6 vessels Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern bluefin tuna Purse seine, pole and line, longline, trolling 19 vessels 25 vessels Eastern Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, albacore, billfish Pelagic longline, purse seine, pole, trolling, rod and reel, handline 56 vessels 47 vessels Western Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, albacore, billfish Pole and line, purse seine, pelagic longline, troll, rod and reel, handline 95 SFRs, 4 vessels 96 SFRs, 6 vessels Bass Strait Scallop Scallop Dredge 66 permits, 12 vessels 65 concession holders, 12 vessels Small Pelagic b Blue mackerel, jack mackerel, redbait, Australian sardine Purse seine, midwater trawl 70 permits, 3 vessels changed to SFRs in 2012, 3 vessels
Commonwealth cont. Fishery Species Method Number (2011–12) Number (2012–13) Southern Squid Jig Gould’s squid Jig 56 SFR packages, 17 vessels 51 SFR packages 8 vessels Sub Antarctic Patagonian toothfish, mackerel icefish Patagonian toothfish (demersal and midwater), longline, pot fishing Demersal trawl 4 vessels 5 vessels Western Deepwater Trawl Mixed fish species Otter trawl 11 permits, 1 vessel 11 permits, 2 vessels North West Slope Trawl Scampi Otter trawl 7 permits, 2 vessels 7 permits, 1 vessel Coral Sea Reef fish including trochus, tropical rock lobster, sea cucumber, aquarium fish, live rock Demersal line, trawl and fish trap, hand collection with and without breathing apparatus, scoop, seine nets 16 permits 16 permits Tasman Rise Orange roughy, smooth oreodory, spikey oreodory Deepwater demersal trawl closed closed a Numbers of active transferable vessel holder and traditional inhabitant licences in the Torres Strait with commercial fishing endorsements. b Includes four permits held in the Informally Managed Fishery. SESSF Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery. SFR statutory fishing right. Source: Australian Fisheries Management Authority 2014 New South Wales Fishery Species Method Number (2011–12) Number (2012–13) Abalone Blacklip abalone (only) Diving 47 shareholdings 48 shareholdings Rock Lobster Eastern rock lobster Trapping 100 shareholdings 101 shareholdings Ocean Trawl Prawns, flathead and school whiting Otter board trawling 216 shareholdings 205 shareholdings Ocean Trap and Line Snapper, leatherjacket, bonito and spanner crab Fish and spanner crab traps, handline and dropline 357 shareholdings 352 shareholdings Ocean Hauling Mullet, Australian sardine and Eastern Australian salmon Hauling (seine) nets and purse seine net 280 shareholdings 276 shareholdings Southern Fish Flathead, school whiting and squid Otter board trawling 23 entitlements 23 entitlements Estuary Trawl School squid and king prawn board trawling 169 shareholdings 165 shareholdings Estuary General Mullet, bream, prawn and crab Mesh and hauling (seine) nets, crab and fish traps and hand gathering 605 shareholdings 600 shareholdings