National nursery habitat intersect with the operational area intersect with the EMBA. The two for marine life include: Importance closest to the Sole assets are: Ewing Morass Ewing Morass, and; Lake Corringle Lake Corringle Human Commercial Economic Six Commonwealth-managed fisheries Six Commonwealth-managed fisheries benefit System Fisheries have management areas that intersect have management areas that intersect the operational area. Fishing intensity with the EMBA. Fishing intensity data data suggests that the Southern and suggests that the Southern and Eastern Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Scalefish and Shark Fishery and the and the Southern Squid Jig Fishery are Southern Squid Jig Fishery are the two the two that are closest to the sole that are closest to the sole development area. Overall active development area. fishing effort within this area is expected to be minimal given the lack of suitable benthic habitat features within the operational area. State-managed Economic While a number of State-managed A number of fisheries benefit fisheries have management areas that have management areas that intersect intersect with the operational area, with the EMBA. Fishing intensity data is active fishing effort within this area is not available; however, it is possible expected to be minimal given the lack that the Giant Crab, Rock Lobster, of suitable benthic habitat features Scallop and Wrasse fisheries may be within the operational area. active within the EMBA. In particular, there has been no recent fishing effort within the eastern zone of the Giant Crab fishery in Victoria, and most of the catch for Rock Lobster is typically in waters <100 m deep (Sole well depth is approximately 125 m).
National Importance nursery habitat for marine life intersect with the operational area include: Ewing Morass Lake Corringle intersect with the EMBA. The two closest to the Sole assets are: Ewing Morass, and; Lake Corringle Human System Commercial Fisheries Economic benefit Six Commonwealth-managed fisheries have management areas that intersect the operational area. Fishing intensity data suggests that the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and the Southern Squid Jig Fishery are the two that are closest to the sole development area. Overall active fishing effort within this area is expected to be minimal given the lack of suitable benthic habitat features within the operational area. Six Commonwealth-managed fisheries have management areas that intersect with the EMBA. Fishing intensity data suggests that the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and the Southern Squid Jig Fishery are the two that are closest to the sole development area. State-managed Economic benefit While a number of State-managed fisheries have management areas that intersect with the operational area, active fishing effort within this area is expected to be minimal given the lack of suitable benthic habitat features within the operational area. In particular, there has been no recent fishing effort within the eastern zone of the Giant Crab fishery in Victoria, and most of the catch for Rock Lobster is typically in waters <100 m deep (Sole well depth is approximately 125 m). A number of fisheries have management areas that intersect with the EMBA. Fishing intensity data is not available; however, it is possible that the Giant Crab, Rock Lobster, Scallop and Wrasse fisheries may be active within the EMBA.
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