Profile of Australian fisheries in 2011–12 and 2012–13 Commonwealth Fishery Species Method Number Number (2011–12) (2012–13) Northern Prawn Banana prawn, Otter trawl 55 vessels 55 vessels tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn and king prawn Torres Strait a Prawns, tropical Otter trawl, troll, 328 rock lobster 226 rock lobster rock lobster, hand line, free licences licences Spanish dive, hookah 155 mackerel 107 mackerel mackerel, pearl 118 pearl shell 118 pearl shell shell, trochus, 61 prawn 61 prawn finfish, sea 59 sea cucumber 30 sea cucumber cucumber, crab 68 trochus 39 trochus 80 crab 80 crab 134 line 103 line SESSF Commonwealth Trawl Sector Mixed fish trawl, 50 vessels 50 vessels species, Danish seine particularly pink ling, blue grenadier, flathead, silver warehou SESSF Gillnet , Hook and Trap Sector Mixed fish Demersal gillnet, 90 vessels 82 vessels species demersal particularly pink longline, ling, blue-eye dropline, trotline, trevalla, gummy trap, purse seine shark SESSF Great Australian Bight Trawl Deepwater Demersal 5 vessels 6 vessels Sector flathead, Bight limited midwater redfish trawl Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern bluefin Purse seine, pole 19 vessels 25 vessels tuna and line, longline, trolling Eastern Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, Pelagic longline, 56 vessels 47 vessels bigeye tuna, purse seine, pole, skipjack tuna, trolling, rod and albacore, billfish reel, handline Western Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, Pole and line, 95 SFRs, 96 SFRs, bigeye tuna, purse seine, 4 vessels 6 vessels skipjack tuna, pelagic longline, albacore, billfish troll, rod and reel, handline Bass Strait Scallop Scallop Dredge 66 permits, 65 concession holders, 12 vessels 12 vessels Small Pelagic b Blue mackerel, Purse seine, 70 permits, changed to SFRs jack mackerel, midwater trawl 3 vessels in 2012, redbait, 3 vessels Australian sardine
Profile of Australian fisheries in 2011–12 and 2012–13 Commonwealth Fishery Species Method Number (2011–12) Number (2012–13) Northern Prawn Banana prawn, tiger prawn, Endeavour prawn and king prawn Otter trawl 55 vessels 55 vessels Torres Strait a Prawns, tropical rock lobster, Spanish mackerel, pearl shell, trochus, finfish, sea cucumber, crab Otter trawl, troll, hand line, free dive, hookah 328 rock lobster licences 155 mackerel 118 pearl shell 61 prawn 59 sea cucumber 68 trochus 80 crab 134 line 226 rock lobster licences 107 mackerel 118 pearl shell 61 prawn 30 sea cucumber 39 trochus 80 crab 103 line SESSF Commonwealth Trawl Sector Mixed fish species, particularly pink ling, blue grenadier, flathead, silver warehou trawl, Danish seine 50 vessels 50 vessels SESSF Gillnet , Hook and Trap Sector Mixed fish species particularly pink ling, blue-eye trevalla, gummy shark Demersal gillnet, demersal longline, dropline, trotline, trap, purse seine 90 vessels 82 vessels SESSF Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector Deepwater flathead, Bight redfish Demersal limited midwater trawl 5 vessels 6 vessels Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern bluefin tuna Purse seine, pole and line, longline, trolling 19 vessels 25 vessels Eastern Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, albacore, billfish Pelagic longline, purse seine, pole, trolling, rod and reel, handline 56 vessels 47 vessels Western Tuna and Billfish Yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, albacore, billfish Pole and line, purse seine, pelagic longline, troll, rod and reel, handline 95 SFRs, 4 vessels 96 SFRs, 6 vessels Bass Strait Scallop Scallop Dredge 66 permits, 12 vessels 65 concession holders, 12 vessels Small Pelagic b Blue mackerel, jack mackerel, redbait, Australian sardine Purse seine, midwater trawl 70 permits, 3 vessels changed to SFRs in 2012, 3 vessels
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