Table Reference information of potentially impacted fisheries in the Coral Sea Fishery Management Target species Number of Number of Employment Catch Sources arrangements licences vessels Commonwealth Eastern Tuna and Billfish Before March 2011 Striped marlin, 109 + 10 Coral 54 (longline) + n.a. 5707 t ABARES 2011; Fishery Input controls: gear broadbill swordfish, Sea zone permits 3 (minor line) (2009–10) Woodhams et al. restrictions (total albacore, bigeye tuna (2009–10) (2009–10) 2011 allowable effort: number and yellowfin tuna of hooks that can be deployed) and spatial management. From March 2011 Output controls Coral Sea Fishery Input controls (limited Sea cucumber 16 permits incl. 4 n.a. 4 t Woodhams et al. entry, spatial closures, size (various spp.), Line and Trap (2009–10) (2009–10) 2011 limits) aquarium sector (8), Trawl and Output controls (total (various spp.), Trap (2), Sea allowable catch for Sea lobster and trochus, Cucumber (2), Cucumber Sector, size finfish, sharks and Aquarium (2), restrictions, catch crustaceans Lobster and triggers) Trochus (2) (2009–10) Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Limited entry, tradeable Prawns (various 495 (397 T1, 26 340 (T1, T2, n.a. 7880 t DEEDI 2010b Fishery effort units, gear spp.), Moreton Bay T2, 47 M1, 25 M1 and M2 (2009) restrictions (vessel length, bugs, Balmain bugs, M2) combined net head rope length, squid, saucer scallops (2009) (2009) mesh restrictions) area closures, seasonal closures, daytime closures, mandatory use of turtle exclusion devices and bycatch reduction device
Table Reference information of potentially impacted fisheries in the Coral Sea Fishery Management arrangements Target species Number of licences Number of vessels Employment Catch Sources Commonwealth 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, bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna 109 + 10 Coral Sea zone permits (2009–10) 54 (longline) + 3 (minor line) (2009–10) n.a. 5707 t (2009–10) ABARES 2011; Woodhams et al. 2011 Coral Sea Fishery Input controls (limited entry, spatial closures, size limits) Output controls (total allowable catch for Sea Cucumber Sector, size restrictions, catch triggers) Sea cucumber (various spp.), aquarium sector (various spp.), lobster and trochus, finfish, sharks and crustaceans 16 permits incl. Line and Trap (8), Trawl and Trap (2), Sea Cucumber (2), Aquarium (2), Lobster and Trochus (2) (2009–10) 4 (2009–10) n.a. 4 t (2009–10) Woodhams et al. 2011 Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery Limited entry, tradeable effort units, gear restrictions (vessel length, net head rope length, mesh restrictions) area closures, seasonal closures, daytime closures, mandatory use of turtle exclusion devices and bycatch reduction device Prawns (various spp.), Moreton Bay bugs, Balmain bugs, squid, saucer scallops 495 (397 T1, 26 T2, 47 M1, 25 M2) (2009) 340 (T1, T2, M1 and M2 combined (2009) n.a. 7880 t (2009) DEEDI 2010b
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