Table 2 Central Zone stock assessment and quota workshop summary of information SMU Proposed 2017/18 Long term indicators Short term indicators AVCZ Diver observations / Proposed Conditions 2018/19 target original comments 2018/19 CPUE Pre-recruit Recruit CPUE Pre-recruit Recruit size limit proposal target (mm) Shipwreck 125 21.2 NS Positive Positive NS Positive Positive 36.2 All divers advised that the 28.7 15% Coast abalone at this SMU has limit (2010/11) (2009) (2009) (-17%) (505%) (416%) recovered and is in the best Increase size condition they have seen. to The catch at this SMU can 125mm easily be taken and target should be increased by 15t. The average size of abalone is around 130mm. Divers are fishing across the whole SMU. 123 52.3 Negative NS Negative Negative NS Negative 52.3 Nil maintain status quo 52.3 15% upper Cape Otway – and review size limit limit (2003/04) (2012) (2003) (-19%) (10%) (-50%) FRAG to review size limit Surfcoast 110 4.0 NS ND ND NS ND ND 3.0 Nil limited fishing here 1.2 30% upper – limit (2003/04) (-1%) 105 0.0 Negative Negative Negative NS NS NS 0.0 Nil want to maintain 0.0 5 tonne Port Phillip – Bay access but no target upper limit (2003/04) (2003) (2003) (-64%) (68%) (-62%) allocated
Table 2 Central Zone stock assessment and quota workshop summary of information SMU Proposed 2018/19 size limit (mm) 2017/18 target Long term indicators Short term indicators AVCZ original proposal Diver observations / comments Proposed 2018/19 target Conditions CPUE Pre-recruit Recruit CPUE Pre-recruit Recruit Shipwreck Coast 125 21.2 NS (2010/11) Positive (2009) Positive (2009) NS (-17%) Positive (505%) Positive (416%) 36.2 All divers advised that the abalone at this SMU has recovered and is in the best condition they have seen. The catch at this SMU can easily be taken and target should be increased by 15t. The average size of abalone is around 130mm. Divers are fishing across the whole SMU. 28.7 15% limit Increase size to 125mm Cape Otway 123 52.3 Negative (2003/04) NS (2012) Negative (2003) Negative (-19%) NS (10%) Negative (-50%) 52.3 Nil – maintain status quo and review size limit 52.3 15% upper limit FRAG to review size limit Surfcoast 110 4.0 NS (2003/04) ND ND NS (-1%) ND ND 3.0 Nil – limited fishing here 1.2 30% upper limit Port Phillip Bay 105 0.0 Negative (2003/04) Negative (2003) Negative (2003) NS (-64%) NS (68%) NS (-62%) 0.0 Nil – want to maintain access but no target allocated 0.0 5 tonne upper limit
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