information is also indicative of the adjacent Tasmanian fishery that uses the same gear type, i.e., non-baited squid jigs. The annual Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment Report is now assessed using the new national framework, which includes performance indicators and reference points. Although Tasmania has no formal data sharing arrangement with the Commonwealth, all Tasmanian state catch and effort is reported to the Commonwealth and Gould’s squid is included in the new national Status of Key report. Australian Fish Stocks Assessment 2.3.2 2.3.2 Information is collected and a risk analysis, appropriate to the scale of Due to the limited licences in the fishery, the highly selective fishing method the fishery and its potential impacts, is conducted into the susceptibility and a relatively low catch comparative to historical quotas, the of each of the following ecosystem components to the fishery. Tasmanian Gould’s Squid Fishery is considered to have negligible to zero bycatch and no significant impact on physical habitat or water quality. The (a) Impacts on ecological communities submission provided by DPIPWE also states that there is no contact on benthic Benthic communities and/or water column communities in the fishery. However, due to the relatively Ecologically related, associated or dependent species small size of the fishery and fluctuating nature of the Gould’s squid, there is no Water column communities specific research available regarding broader food chain impacts. (b) Impacts on food chains Structure Productivity/flows (c) Impacts on the physical environment Physical habitat Water quality Management responses 2.3.3 2.3.3 Management actions are in to ensure significant damage to As described in 2.3.1, there is no evidence of significant damage to ecosystems does not arise from the impacts described in 2.3.1. ecosystems caused by this fishery, therefore no specific management actions are in place to address impacts to ecosystems. As mentioned above, however, the species' high fecundity, existing input controls (e.g., limited licensing), selective fishing apparatus, (i.e., unbaited squid jigs), and no known
information is also indicative of the adjacent Tasmanian fishery that uses the same gear type, i.e., non-baited squid jigs. The annual Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment Report is now assessed using the new national framework, which includes performance indicators and reference points. Although Tasmania has no formal data sharing arrangement with the Commonwealth, all Tasmanian state catch and effort is reported to the Commonwealth and Gould’s squid is included in the new national Status of Key Australian Fish Stocks report. Assessment 2.3.2 Information is collected and a risk analysis, appropriate to the scale of the fishery and its potential impacts, is conducted into the susceptibility of each of the following ecosystem components to the fishery. (a) Impacts on ecological communities Benthic communities Ecologically related, associated or dependent species Water column communities (b) Impacts on food chains Structure Productivity/flows (c) Impacts on the physical environment Physical habitat Water quality 2.3.2 Due to the limited licences in the fishery, the highly selective fishing method and a relatively low catch comparative to historical quotas, the Tasmanian Gould’s Squid Fishery is considered to have negligible to zero bycatch and no significant impact on physical habitat or water quality. The submission provided by DPIPWE also states that there is no contact on benthic and/or water column communities in the fishery. However, due to the relatively small size of the fishery and fluctuating nature of the Gould’s squid, there is no specific research available regarding broader food chain impacts. Management responses 2.3.3 Management actions are in to ensure significant damage to ecosystems does not arise from the impacts described in 2.3.1. 2.3.3 As described in 2.3.1, there is no evidence of significant damage to ecosystems caused by this fishery, therefore no specific management actions are in place to address impacts to ecosystems. As mentioned above, however, the species' high fecundity, existing input controls (e.g., limited licensing), selective fishing apparatus, (i.e., unbaited squid jigs), and no known
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