Profile of Australian fisheries in 2012–13 and 2013–14 Table 10 Commonwealth fisheries profiles, 2012–13 to 2013–14 Fishery Species Method Number (2012–13) Number (2013–14) Northern Prawn Banana prawn, tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn and king prawn Otter trawl 54 vessels 52 vessels Torres Strait a Prawns, tropical rock lobster, Spanish mackerel, pearl shell, trochus, finfish, sea cucumber, crab Otter trawl, troll, handline, free dive, hookah 226 rock lobster licences 107 mackerel 118 pearl shell 61 30 sea cucumber 39 trochus 80 crab 103 line 309 rock lobster licences 153 mackerel 73 pearl shell 51 prawn 50 sea cucumber 53 trochus 75 crab 128 line SESSF Commonwealth Trawl Sector fish species, particularly pink ling, blue grenadier, flathead, silver warehou Otter trawl, Danish seine 50 vessels 49 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 82 vessels 86 vessels SESSF Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector Deepwater flathead, Bight redfish Demersal otter, limited midwater trawl 6 vessels 6 vessels Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern bluefin tuna Purse seine, pole and line, longline, trolling 25 vessels 24 vessels
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, albacore, billfish Pelagic longline, purse seine, pole, trolling, rod and reel, handline 47 vessels 51 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, 6 vessels 95 SFRs, 5 vessels Bass Strait Scallop Scallop Dredge 65 concession holders, 12 vessels 65 concession holders, 10 vessels Small Pelagic b Blue mackerel, jack mackerel, redbait, Australian sardine Purse seine, midwater trawl changed to SFRs in 2012, Small Pelagic b Southern Squid Jig Gould’s squid Jig 51 SFR packages, 8 vessels 45 SFR packages, 12 vessels Sub Antarctic Patagonian toothfish, mackerel icefish Patagonian toothfish Trawl (demersal and midwater), longline, pot fishing Demersal trawl 5 vessels 5 vessels Western Deepwater Trawl Mixed fish species trawl 11 permits, 2 vessels 11 permits, 1 vessels North West Slope Trawl Scampi Otter trawl 7 permits, 1 vessel 7 permits, 1 vessel Coral Sea Reef fish including shark, trochus, tropical rock lobster, sea cucumber, aquarium fish, live rock Demersal line, trawl and fish trap, hand collection with and without breathing apparatus, hand-held scoop, seine nets 16 permits 16 permits
South 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 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 11 New South Wales fisheries profiles, 2012–13 to 2013–14 Fishery Species Method Number (2012–13) Number (2013–14) Abalone Blacklip abalone (only) Diving 48 shareholdings 48 shareholdings Rock Lobster Eastern rock lobster Trapping 101 shareholdings 99 shareholdings Trawl Prawns, flathead and school whiting Otter board trawling 205 shareholdings 203 shareholdings Ocean Trap and Line Snapper, leatherjacket, bonito and spanner crab Fish and spanner crab traps, handline and dropline 352 shareholdings 349 shareholdings Hauling Mullet, Australian sardine and Eastern Australian salmon Hauling (seine) nets and purse seine net 276 shareholdings 275 shareholdings Southern Fish Flathead, school whiting and squid Otter board trawling 23 entitlements 23 entitlements Estuary Trawl School prawn, squid and king prawn Otter board trawling 165 shareholdings 162 shareholdings Estuary General Mullet, prawn and crab Mesh and hauling (seine) nets, crab and fish traps and hand gathering 600 shareholdings 595 shareholdings
Mussels Longlines 19 licences 20 licences Ornamental fish Recirculation units and ponds 10 licences 10 licences Yabby Recirculation ponds and farm dams 14 licences 16 licences Salmonids Recirculation units and raceways 20 licences 21 licences Warm-water finfish Recirculation flow-through system and ponds 19 licences 19 licences Other na 18 licences 19 licences a Aquaculture licence holders may culture more than one species on their licence. na Not applicable. Source: Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries Table 13 Queensland fisheries profiles, 2012–13 to 2013–14 Fishery Species Method Number (2012–13) Number (2013–14) East Coast Trawl Tiger prawn, banana prawn, king prawn, Endeavour prawn, bay prawn, saucer scallop, bug Otter trawl 388 licence holders 388 licence holders River and Estuary Trawl Banana prawn, bay prawn, tiger prawn Beam trawl 105 licence holders 105 licence holders Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Barramundi, king threadfin, blue threadfin, shark, grey mackerel Net 90 licence holders 90 licence holders East Coast Net (mainly Tropical) Barramundi, king threadfin, blue threadfin, shark, grey mackerel Net 151 licence holders 151 licence holders East Coast Net (mainly Subtropical) Mullet, tailor, whiting, grey mackerel, shark Net 125 licence holders 125 licence holders East Shark Various shark species Net 157 licence holders 157 licence holders East Coast Handline (mainly Tropical) Coral trout, redthroat emperor, various other reef species Handline 202 licence holders 202 licence holders East Coast Handline (mainly Subtropical) Snapper, pearl perch, other Handline 238 licence holders 238 licence holders
rocky reef species Line RQ (Handline) a Coral trout, redthroat emperor, various other reef species Handline 365 licence holders 365 licence holders Line SM (Trolling) b Spanish mackerel Trolling 252 licence holders 252 licence holders Estuary Crab Mud crab, blue swimmer crab Pot 536 licence holders 531 licence holders Oceanic Crab Spanner crab Pot 237 licence holders 237 licence holders Aquaculture Prawns Pond culture 63 development approvals (20 producing) 58 development approvals (20 producing) Barramundi Pond and cage culture (incl. tank culture) 250 development approvals (20 producing) 228 development approvals (20 producing) Oyster Rack and stick culture 98 development approvals (22 producing) 102 development approvals (26 producing) Redclaw Pond culture 179 development approvals (25 producing) 165 development approvals (27 producing) Freshwater fish Pond and tank culture 190 development approvals (20 producing 192 development approvals (20 producing Eel Pond and tank culture 35 development approvals (3 producing) 55 development approvals (5 producing) a Reef Fin Fish Fishery; the RQ symbol can be used only in the area defined for the East Coast Line Fishery symbol(s) appearing on the same licence. b Spanish Mackerel Fishery; the SM symbol can be used only in the area defined for the East Coast Line Fishery symbol(s) appearing on the same licence. Source: Fisheries Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Table 14 South Australia fisheries profiles, 2012–13 to 2013–14 Fishery Species Method Number (2012–13) Number (2013–14) Blue Crab Blue swimmer crab Pots 9 licence holders 9 licence holders Central Zone Abalone Greenlip abalone, blacklip abalone Diving 6 licence holders 6 licence holders Gulf St Vincent Prawn King Trawl 10 licence holders 10 licence holders Lakes and Coorong Freshwater finfish, marine finfish, molluscs Netting, line fishing, handlines 36 licence holders 36 licence holders Marine Scalefish Various finfish, crustaceans, molluscs Netting, line fishing, handlines and 326 licence holders 310 licence holders
West Rock Lobster a Western rock lobster Pots 272 boats 259 boats Abalone b Greenlip abalone, brownlip abalone, Roe’s abalone Diving 39 licences 37 licences Shark Bay Prawn King prawn, tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn, saucer scallop Trawl 18 licences 18 licences Exmouth Gulf King tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn Trawl 15 licences 15 licences Nickol Bay King prawn, banana prawn Trawl 15 licences 15 licences Aquaculture Pearls Longlines na na Yabby Ponds and farm dams na na Marron Ponds and farm dams na na Blue mussel Longlines na na a Number of boats was presented because of changes in licencing and operation of the fishery. b Number of active licences were given instead of active boats given in previous years because of a change in data collection processes. na Not applicable. Source: WA Department of Fisheries Table 16 Tasmania fisheries profiles, 2012–13 to 2013–14 Fishery Species Method Number Number Abalone Blacklip abalone, greenlip abalone Diving 120 licence holders 121 licence holders Rock Lobster Southern rock lobster Pots 311 licence holders 311 licence holders Giant Crab Giant crab Pots 84 licence holders 84 licence holders Scallop Commercial scallop, doughboy scallop, scallop Scallop harvester 73 licence holders 72 licence holders Scalefish Various Netting/hooks 302 licence holders 291 licence holders Atlantic salmon Sea 55 licence holders 55 licence holders Pacific oyster Racking/line system 103 licence holders 105 licence holders Blue mussel Longlines 10 licence holders 8 licence holders