Table Reference information for potentially impacted fisheries in the South-west Marine Region Fishery Management Target species Number of Number of active Employment Catch Sources arrangements licences vessels Commonwealth High seas High seas permits Various High seas n.a. n.a. n.a. only allow fishing in permits High seas permits areas that will fall in specify may be issued to the area of conditions on Australian-flagged competence of the fishing and are vessels to fish the Southern Indian granted for a waters outside the Ocean Fisheries maximum of Australian Fishing Agreement and the one year until Zone and the South Pacific the end of each exclusive economic Regional Fisheries calendar year. zone of any country Management Permit holders Organisation are required to reapply each year SESSF—Great SFR, ITQ, limited Deepwater flathead, 10 SFR holders 4 (2010–11) n.a. 1437 t ABARES 2011; Australian Bight entry, TAC, catch bight redfish (2009–10) Woodhams et al. Trawl Sector trigger limits, area 2011 closures, gear restrictions, bycatch TAC for orange roughy SESSF—Gillnet, SFR, limited entry, Gummy shark, Gillnet: 62 Shark gillnet and n.a. 2743 t ABARES 2011; Hook and Trap gear restrictions, area trevalla, pink ling Shark hook: 13 hook:59 Woodhams et al. Sector closures, ITQ, TAC, Scalefish hook: Scalefish hook: 24 2011 spatial closures, 57 (2010–11) (2010–11) prohibited species, trip limits Small Pelagic Limited entry, gear Jack mackerel, blue 71 (2009–10) 3 purse-seine n.a. 2109 t ABARES 2011; Fishery restrictions, TAC, mackerel, Australian 2 midwater trawl Woodhams et al. catch trigger limits to sardine, redbait (2009–10) 2011 2007–08s. Move to SFR and ITQ in2010 Southern Squid Jig SFR, TAE, limited Gould’s squid 58 SFR holders 7 (2010) n.a. 62 t (2010) ABARES 2011; Fishery entry (2009–10) Woodhams et al.
Table Reference information for potentially impacted fisheries in the South-west Marine Region Fishery Management arrangements Target species Number of licences Number of active vessels Employment Catch Sources Commonwealth High seas High seas permits may be issued to Australian-flagged vessels to fish the waters outside the Australian Fishing Zone and the exclusive economic zone of any country High seas permits only allow fishing in areas that will fall in the area of competence of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement and the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation Various High seas permits specify conditions on fishing and are granted for a maximum of one year until the end of each calendar year. Permit holders are required to reapply each year n.a. n.a. n.a. SESSF—Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector SFR, ITQ, limited entry, TAC, catch trigger limits, area closures, gear restrictions, bycatch TAC for orange roughy Deepwater flathead, bight redfish 10 SFR holders (2009–10) 4 (2010–11) n.a. 1437 t ABARES 2011; Woodhams et al. 2011 SESSF—Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector SFR, limited entry, gear restrictions, area closures, ITQ, TAC, spatial closures, prohibited species, trip limits Gummy shark, trevalla, pink ling Gillnet: 62 Shark hook: 13 Scalefish hook: 57 (2010–11) Shark gillnet and hook:59 Scalefish hook: 24 (2010–11) n.a. 2743 t ABARES 2011; Woodhams et al. 2011 Small Pelagic Fishery Limited entry, gear restrictions, TAC, catch trigger limits to 2007–08s. Move to SFR and ITQ in2010 Jack mackerel, blue mackerel, Australian sardine, redbait 71 (2009–10) 3 purse-seine 2 midwater trawl (2009–10) n.a. 2109 t ABARES 2011; Woodhams et al. 2011 Southern Squid Jig Fishery SFR, TAE, limited entry Gould’s squid 58 SFR holders (2009–10) 7 (2010) n.a. 62 t (2010) ABARES 2011; Woodhams et al.
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