Management of the proposed south coast trawl fishery. A discussion paper.

Authors

Department of Fisheries.

Publication Date

8-2005

Series Number

No. 199

Publisher

Department of Fisheries Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

In late 1987, the Minister approved a development plan for the South Coast Inshore Trawl Fishery (Fisheries Management Paper No. 13) and made a number of notices regulating trawling activities in the Recherche Archipelago. Fishing Boat Licences were subsequently ‘endorsed’ by reference to those notices. The development plan was declared to be for a period ending 31 December 1989, subject to extension for a further year if necessary. Despite the considerable interest in the fishery during 1986 to 1989, fishing results demonstrated that the economic returns were marginal and a number of operators withdrew from participation in the fishery (at which time their eligibility to operate in the fishery lapsed). By 1993, only four fishing boat licences remained endorsed to use trawl gear in the fishery. To date, these same four licences continue to have conditions/endorsements intended to permit certain trawl activities in State-controlled waters on the south coast.

Number of Pages

62

Keywords

Fishery management, Western Australia, Trawling, Scallop fisheries, Bottom trawling, Environmental impact.

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Marine Biology | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources and Conservation

Recommended Citation

Department of Fisheries.. (2005), Management of the proposed south coast trawl fishery. A discussion paper.. Department of Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Report No. 199.

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