Northern Demersal Scalefish Closed area, TAE, gear Tropical snapper, 11 licences under 7 vessels At least 21 1116 t Fletcher & Fishery (Kimberley) controls, notional TAC emperors, groupers ITE collectively people (2010) Santoro 2010; (2010) operated the (2010) 2011 assigned effort for the 11 licences (2010) Northern Shark Fisheries Limited entry, TAE, gear Sandbar, blacktip, tiger Not reported 2 3–5 part-time 231 t Fletcher & (Northern Shark) restrictions, spatial and and lemon sharks per vessel (mean annual Santoro 2010; seasonal closures (2009) catch between 2011 2006–07 and 2008–09) Pearl Oyster Fishery TAC, ITQ, minimum size limit, Indo-Pacific 572 wild-stock ITQ 4vessels, 4447 10–14 397, 947 oysters Fletcher & spatial management pearl oyster units allocated dive hours per vessel (2010) Santoro 2010; TAC, maximum size across three (2010) (2010) 2011 limit), limited entry management zones (Zone 1 = 115 units; Zone 2 = 425 units; Zone 3 = 32 units) 350 hatchery ITQ units allocated among 14 pearling licensees (2010) Shark Bay Prawn (and Scallop) Limited entry; spatial, moon Mainly king and tiger 27 Shark Bay 18 150 skippers 1545 t prawns Fletcher & Fishery phase and temporal closures; prawns Prawn Fishery only. (Shark Bay and crew, 1592 t scallops Santoro 2010; gear controls, gear In 2009, industry Prawn Fishery 100 processing (2010) 2011 restrictions bought back 9 only) (2010) staff at inactive licences, Carnarvon, resulting in 18 Geraldton and active licenses Fremantle (2010)
Northern Demersal Scalefish Fishery (Kimberley) Closed area, TAE, gear controls, notional TAC Tropical snapper, emperors, groupers 11 licences under ITE (2010) 7 vessels collectively operated the assigned effort for the 11 licences (2010) At least 21 people (2010) 1116 t (2010) Fletcher & Santoro 2010; 2011 Northern Shark Fisheries (Northern Shark) Limited entry, TAE, gear restrictions, spatial and seasonal closures Sandbar, blacktip, tiger and lemon sharks Not reported 2 3–5 part-time per vessel (2009) 231 t (mean annual catch between 2006–07 and 2008–09) Fletcher & Santoro 2010; 2011 Pearl Oyster Fishery TAC, ITQ, minimum size limit, spatial management TAC, maximum size limit), limited entry Indo-Pacific pearl oyster 572 wild-stock ITQ units allocated across three management zones (Zone 1 = 115 units; Zone 2 = 425 units; Zone 3 = 32 units) 350 hatchery ITQ units allocated among 14 pearling licensees (2010) 4vessels, 4447 dive hours (2010) 10–14 per vessel (2010) 397, 947 oysters (2010) Fletcher & Santoro 2010; 2011 Shark Bay Prawn (and Scallop) Fishery Limited entry; spatial, moon phase and temporal closures; gear controls, gear restrictions Mainly king and tiger prawns 27 Shark Bay Prawn Fishery only. In 2009, industry bought back 9 inactive licences, resulting in 18 active licenses 18 (Shark Bay Prawn Fishery only) (2010) 150 skippers and crew, 100 processing staff at Carnarvon, Geraldton and Fremantle (2010) 1545 t prawns 1592 t scallops (2010) Fletcher & Santoro 2010; 2011
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