Eastern Tuna and Before March 2011: input controls—gear Striped marlin, 110 + 10 54 (longline) n.a. 5159 t Woodhams et Billfish Fishery restrictions (total allowable effort—number broadbill Coral Sea + 3 (minor longline, al. 2011 of hooks that can be deployed) and spatial swordfish, zone permits line) 1.2 t minor management albacore tuna, (2009–10) (2009–10) line (2010) From March 2011: output controls bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna New South Wales Ocean Trawl Sector Input controls including restrictions on the School whiting, 170 licences 118 n.a. 2008: 2965 t ABARES 2010 (prawn and fish) number of licences, the size of boats and eastern king, (2009), (1235 t fish, their engine power, the design and school and royal 238 1731 t dimensions of trawl nets, and the locations red prawns, tiger shareholdings prawn), that may be fished. flathead, silver (as at Oct 2009 Share management fishery— fishers must trevally, various 2010) (6 months): hold sufficient shares to be eligible for an species of sharks 1608 t (571 t endorsement to operate in the fishery (an and rays, squid, fish, 1037 t endorsement authorises the use of specific octopus and prawn) gear (e.g. Ocean Prawn Trawl—Inshore) bugs Ocean Trap and Line Input controls including restrictions on the Spanner crabs, 301 licences 255 n.a. 2008: ABARES 2010 Fishery number of endorsements, the amount, snapper and (2009), 365 1885 t, 2009 design and dimensions of fishing gear, and bonito shareholdings (6 months): the waters that may be worked. (as at Oct 766 t Share management fishery—fishers must 2010). 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)
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
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