South Australian Wild Fisheries Information and Statistics Report
M A Knight
A M Doonan A Tsolos
May 2007
SARDI Research Report Series No. 200 SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. F2007/000571-1
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
South Australian Wild Fisheries Information and Statistics Report
Malcolm Knight, Annette Doonan and Angelo Tsolos
May 2007
SARDI Research Report Series No. 200 SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. F2007/000571-1
ISBN 07 308 5362 4 ISBN 0 7308 5289 X
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Title South Australian Wild Fisheries Information and Statistics Report Author(s) Knight, M.A., Doonan, A.M. & Tsolos, A
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ...... 1
Information and Statistics Report 2005/06...... 2
Information by Fishery...... 3
1 Catch and Value of South Australia’s Wild Fisheries ...... 3
Rock Lobster Fishery ...... 6
Abalone Fishery ...... 11
Prawn Fishery...... 21
Sardine Fishery...... 27
Blue Crab Fishery...... 29
Marine Scalefish Fishery...... 30
Inland Waters Fishery ...... 51
Miscellaneous Fisheries, King Crab and Octopus...... 56
Information by Species...... 58
2 Individual South Australian Species...... 58
2.1 Overview...... 58 2.1.1 Rock Lobster ...... 60 2.1.2 Abalone...... 60 2.1.3 Prawns, Western King ...... 61 2.1.4 Sardines ...... 61 2.1.5 Blue Swimmer Crab...... 62 2.1.6 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff)...... 62 2.1.7 Australian Salmon...... 63 2.1.8 Cuttlefish...... 63 2.1.9 Garfish ...... 64 2.1.10 Whiting, King George...... 64 2.1.11 Mud Cockle...... 65 2.1.12 Mulloway ...... 65 2.1.13 All Leatherjackets (Ocean Jackets, Leatherjackets)...... 66
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2.1.14 Goolwa Cockle...... 66 2.1.15 Sand Crab ...... 67 2.1.16 Snapper...... 67 2.1.17 Snook...... 68 2.1.18 Southern Calamary...... 68 2.1.19 Mullet, Yellow-eye ...... 69 2.1.20 Bream, Bony...... 69 2.1.21 Callop (Golden Perch)...... 70 2.1.22 European Carp ...... 70 2.1.23 Flounder ...... 71
2000/01 National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey ...... 77
References ...... 81
SARDI Stock Assessment Reports...... 81
Appendix 1: Other Species Listing ...... 84
Appendix 2: List of species by scientific and common name ...... 85
Appendix 3 ...... 87
Appendix 4 ...... 88
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List of Figures
Figure 1: South Australian Fisheries Value from 1983/84 to 2005/06 ...... 3 Figure 2: South Australian Wild Fisheries Production (whole weight) for 2005/06 ...... 5 Figure 3: South Australian Wild Fisheries Value for 2005/06 ...... 5 Figure 4: Southern Rock Lobster Catch by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 7 Figure 5: Southern Rock Lobster Value by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 8 Figure 6: Southern Rock Lobster Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 9 Figure 7: Southern Zone Abalone Catch from 1968/69 to 2005/06...... 13 Figure 8: Southern Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968/69 to 2005/06...... 13 Figure 9: Central Zone Abalone Catch from 1968 to 2006 ...... 15 Figure 10: Central Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968 to 2006...... 15 Figure 11: Western Zone Abalone Catch from 1968 to 2006...... 17 Figure 12: Western Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968 to 2006 ...... 17 Figure 13: Greenlip Abalone Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 18 Figure 14: Blacklip Abalone Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 19 Figure 15: Combined Prawn Fisheries - Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06...... 22 Figure 16: Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06 ...... 23 Figure 17: Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06 ...... 24 Figure 18: West Coast Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06...... 24 Figure 19: Other Marine Fisheries Production (whole weight) for 2005/06...... 31 Figure 20: Other Marine Fisheries Value for 2005/06...... 31 Figure 21: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Mesh Nets from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 37 Figure 22: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Handlines from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 37 Figure 23: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Haul Nets from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 37 Figure 24: West Coast Region: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 42 Figure 25: Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay Region: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 42 Figure 26: Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo Island Region: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 42 Figure 27: Victor Harbor/South East Region: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 43 Figure 28: Other Regions: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 43 Figure 29: Marine Scale Fishery Mesh Nets Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 45 Figure 30: Marine Scale Fishery Handlines Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 45 Figure 31: Marine Scale Fishery Haul Nets Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 45 Figure 32: Marine Scale Fishery Other Gear Type by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 46 Figure 33: Seaworms Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 48 Figure 34: Total Shark, Rays and Skates Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 49 Figure 35: Inland Waters Fishery Production (whole weight) for 2005/06 ...... 52 Figure 36: Inland Waters Fishery Value for 2005/06 ...... 52 Figure 37: Lakes and Coorong Fishery - Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 54 Figure 38: Octopus Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 57 Figure 39: Main Species production (excludes sardines) (whole weight) in 2005/06 ...... 58 Figure 40: Rock lobster Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 60 Figure 41: Abalone Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 60 Figure 42: Prawn Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 61 Figure 43: Sardine Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 61 Figure 44: Blue Swimmer Crab Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 62 Figure 45: Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 62 Figure 46: Australian Salmon Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 63 Figure 47: Cuttlefish Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 63 Figure 48: Garfish Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 64 Figure 49: King George Whiting Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 64 Figure 50: Mulloway Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 65 Figure 51: All Leatherjackets Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 66 Figure 52: Goolwa Cockle Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 66 Figure 53: Sand Crab Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 67 Figure 54: Snapper Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 67 Figure 55: Snook Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 68 Figure 56: Southern Calamary Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 68 Figure 57: Yellow - Eye Mullet Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 69 Figure 58: Callop Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 70 Figure 59: European Carp Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 70 Figure 60: Flounder Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 71
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Figure 61: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey - Marine Harvest (numbers) ...... 79 Figure 62: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey– Other Marine Species Harvest (numbers) ...... 79 Figure 63: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey – Inland Waters Species Harvest (numbers)...... 80
List of Maps Map 1: Rock Lobster Fishery…………..………………………………………………………………………………...88 Map 2: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery…………..……………………………………………………..89 Map 3: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery – Southern Zone…………………………………………...….90 Map 4: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery – Central Zone………………………………………...………91 Map 5: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery – Western Zone……………………………………………….92 Map 6: Commercial Prawn Fishery Zones……………………………………………………………………………….93 Map 7: Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery………………………………...………………………………………………..94 Map 8: Spencer Gulf Commercial Prawn Fishery…...…………………………………………………………………..92 Map 9: West Coast Commercial Prawn Fishery..……………………………………………………...………………...96 Map 10: Ports of Landing and Marine Fishing Blocks used in the Marine Scalefish Fishery…………………………..97 Map 11: Spencer Gulf Blue Crab Fishery.……………………………………………………………………………….98 Map 12: Gulf St. Vincent Blue Crab Fishery……………………………………...…………………………….…….....99 Map 13: Inland Waters Fishery – River Murray………………………………………………………………………..100 Map 14: Lakes and Coorong Fishery…………………………………………………………………………………...101 Map 15: National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey……………………………………………………….102
List of Tables
Table 1: South Australian Fisheries Production Figures from 2002/03 to 2005/06...... 4 Table 2: Southern Rock Lobster Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 7 Table 3: Southern Rock Lobster Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 8 Table 4: Southern Rock Lobster Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 9 Table 5: Southern Rock Lobster Catch and Effort by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 10 Table 6: Southern Rock Lobster - Catch and Effort by Month for 2005/06 ...... 10 Table 7: Southern Zone Abalone Fishery - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968/69 – 2005/06 ...... 12 Table 8: Southern Zone Abalone Fishery- Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06...... 13 Table 9: Central Zone Abalone - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968 to 2006 (calendar year) ...... 14 Table 10: Central Zone Abalone - Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06 ...... 15 Table 11: Western Zone Abalone - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968 to 2006 (calendar year)...... 16 Table 12: Western Zone Abalone - Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06...... 17 Table 13: Greenlip Abalone Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 18 Table 14: Blacklip Abalone Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 19 Table 15: Western King Prawn - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1983/84 to 2005/06...... 22 Table 16: Western King Prawn – Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1983/84 to 2005/06 ...... 25 Table 17: Western King Prawn – Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06 ...... 26 Table 18: Species Catch - Marine Scale Fishery (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 32 Table 19: Species Value - Marine Scale Fishery ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 33 Table 20: Australian Salmon Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 34 Table 21: Southern Calamary Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 35 Table 22: King George Whiting Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 36 Table 23: Snapper Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 38 Table 24: Yellowfin Whiting Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 39 Table 25: Garfish Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 40 Table 26: Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 41 Table 27: Marine Scale Fishery Regional Effort by Gear Type (person days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 44 Table 28: Marine Scale Fishery Gear Effort by Region (person days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 47 Table 29: Seaworms Catch (000’kg) and Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 48 Table 30: Shark, Rays & Skates Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 49 Table 31: Shark, Rays & Skates Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 49 Table 32: Freshwater Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 53 Table 33: Freshwater Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 53 Table 34: Lakes and Coorong Fishery Effort (Person Days) by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06 ...... 54 Table 35: South Australian King Crab Catch (000'kg) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 ...... 56 Table 36: South Australian King Crab Value ($,000) from 1992/93 to 2005/06...... 56 Table 37: Octopus Catch (000'kg) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 ...... 56 Table 38: Octopus Value ($,000) from 1992/93 to 2005/06...... 56 Table 39: Species Production and Value from 2000/01 to 2005/06 - All Fisheries Combined ...... 59 South Australian Aquatic Sciences: Information Systems and Database Support Program South Australian Wild Fisheries Information and Statistics Report (May 2007)
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Table 40: Species Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 72 Table 41: Targeted Effort for Selected Species (000’ Person Days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 73 Table 42: Species Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06...... 74 Table 43: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey Production Figures from May 2000 to April 2001 ...... 78 Table 44: Fishery Licence Holders as at 30th June each Year...... 87
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Acknowledgements
The report is compiled from data supplied by licensed commercial fishers and fish processors. The cooperation of these licence holders in submitting their catch and effort and production data on time is acknowledged and appreciated.
We are grateful to Ms Emily Thompson and Ms Carmel Bonfiglio for entering the data, PIRSA for the Digital Terrain Model Image on the front of the report, and Mr Paul Rogers (SARDI) for the sardine picture.
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Information and Statistics Report 2005/06 Introduction
SARDI Aquatic Sciences conducts research for the benefit of South Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industries and to protect and develop the State’s aquatic resources. The strategic research programs of SARDI Aquatic Sciences underpin the ongoing sustainable economic and ecological development of South Australia’s commercial and recreational fisheries and aquaculture industry.
SARDI’s current research programs are focused on environment and ecology, inland waters, wild fisheries, and aquaculture.
This report focuses on the wild fisheries program that provides ongoing research into important commercial and recreational fish species in South Australia’s inland and marine waters. Research by these programs is used to determine and refine biological parameters used in species stock assessments.
South Australia has a number of State and Commonwealth fisheries. Individual fisheries are named for the species taken, by the location of the grounds, by the kind of equipment used, or for a combination of two or all three of these descriptors.
Overview
The aims of this document are to (1) provide a summary of estimated catch, effort, and landed beach price (non-CPI adjusted $A) of the commercial fish catch in South Australian waters up to the financial year ending June 2006, and (2) provide a statistical overview highlighting key information and points of interest.
The report is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides information by fishery and includes an overview of South Australia’s commercial fisheries, the spatial extent to which those fisheries occur and their production and value.
Section 2 deals with information at a species level, providing more detailed information on those species for which the catch levels are the highest.
Section 3 describes the National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey 2001 catch results.
Important Notes
All figures have been computer validated and do not take into account information not received or processed by SARDI Aquatic Sciences.
Information may be altered or updated by SARDI Aquatic Sciences without notice.
Market values for some species do not include values from international or interstate markets, which tend to be higher.
Crown copyright applies to the information in this report and reproduction or digital capture is not permitted unless approval is gained in writing.
Further Information
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Information by Fishery
1 Catch and Value of South Australia’s Wild Fisheries
In South Australia, there is a strong, viable commercial fishing industry. In 2005/06 the State’s commercial wild fisheries, were valued at $193.5 million. Of this, the rock lobster fisheries were worth $81.1 million, abalone $33.8 million, prawns $36.9 million, sardines $16 million, other marine fisheries $20.7 million, and inland waters fisheries $4.8 million (Figure 3, Table 1).
In terms of production, sardines are the highest producing fishery (28,626 tonnes), followed by other marine fisheries (3,186 tonnes), inland waters (2,412 tonnes), rock lobster (2,365 tonnes), prawns (2,070 tonnes), abalone (896 tonnes), and blue crabs (649 tonnes) (Figure 2, Table 1).
Overall, production for wild fisheries in South Australia in 2005/06 was 40,204 tonnes.
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Figure 1: South Australian Fisheries Value from 1983/84 to 2005/06
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Table 1: South Australian Fisheries Production Figures from 2002/03 to 2005/06 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 SA Fisheries Production Figures CATCH VALUE CATCH VALUE CATCH VALUE CATCH VALUE 2002/03 to 2005/06 Whole wt Whole wt Whole wt Whole wt ('000kg) ($,000) ('000kg) ($,000) ('000kg) ($,000) ('000kg) ($,000)
ROCK LOBSTER Northern Zone 595 18868 504 12046 446 11643 476 15433 Southern Zone 1766 63822 1896 49319 1897 54397 1889 65737 TOTAL 2361 82690 2400 61365 2343 66040 236581170
ABALONE Southern Zone 146 5757 143 4329 157 5914 136 5144 Central Zone 171 8046 177 6618 180 7402 181 7241 Western Zone 573 22486 559 20635 565 20505 579 21474 TOTAL (b) 890 36224 879 31582 902 33821 896 33859
PRAWNS, WESTERN KING Gulf St. Vincent 232 4240 172 3117 213 3761 179 2941 Spencer Gulf 1479 27681 1943 40171 1939 31759 1870 33610 West Coast 29 538 15 218 21 284 21 358 TOTAL 1740 32459 2130 43506 2173 35804 207036909
SARDINES 21741 17827 33160 22549 46388 23194 28626 16031
BLUE CRABS 583 3574 611 3644 632 3591 649 3626
MARINE FISHERIES Australian herring (Tommy Ruff) 197 289 152 303 183 353 126 318 Australian Salmon 576 693 158 268 249 342 177 350 Cuttlefish 11 25 6 12 9 17 721 Garfish 332 1940 321 1830 364 1929 3692104 King George Whiting 398 5476 355 4289 347 3584 336 3944 Mud Cockles 239 660 271 840 346 1225 385 1256 Mulloway 6 35 5 25 5 32 528 Oceanjackets 202 411 498 605 308 441 149185 Other Marine Species (f) 329 1947 544 2969 344 1716 268 1358 Pipi (Cockles) 101 117 3 3 37 47 1 1 Sand Crabs 93 427 96 389 148 534 142 529 Shark (d) 202 573 204 583 190 595 152 521 Snapper 533 3174 411 2774 504 3184 5293252 Snook 112 263 81 206 83 188 61171 Squid (Southern Calamary) 346 2950 303 2555 504 2823 311 2101 Yellow Eye Mullet 47 119 45 111 50 116 38 104 Yellow Fin Whiting 181 1067 163 910 138 764 130 848 TOTAL (excluding Tuna & DWT) (c,d,e) 3,095 20,166 3,616 18,672 3,809 17,890 3186 17091
INLAND WATERS FISHERIES (g) (h) Australian Salmon 1 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 Black Bream 12 110 10 100 6 55 7 69 Bony Bream 217 232 279 279 340 340 318 318 Callop (Golden Perch) 64 706 82 835 103 1039 123 1222 European Carp 417 299 579 403 567 375 737 914 Flounder 6 53 6 49 9 78 762 Mulloway 45 258 31 162 39 216 38193 Murray Cod 7 163 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Other Inland Species 8 30 10 35 14 54 29 127 Pipi (Cockles) 1086 1256 1070 1438 1066 1305 1024 1649 Yellow Eye Mullet 167 392 111 257 110 245 126 310 TOTAL 2,030 3,500 2,180 3,561 2,258 3,712 24124868 WILD FISHERIES TOTALS 33,250 196,505 44,976 184,879 58,389 183,932 40,204 193,554 a. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Individual figures provided in the columns may not sum to the ‘TOTAL’ for this reason. b. Value of abalone shell is excluded. c. The South East non-trawl, deep water trawl and tuna production, managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, have not been included. d. All state shark production from 1996/97 does not include any Commonwealth shark fishery catches e. The SEFNT commenced on January 1st, 1997. f. Other Marine Species under Other Marine Fisheries excludes by-catch production from the Rock Lobster Fisheries from 2000/01. g. The Inland Waters Fishery production is principally marketed interstate or locally as value-added product. h. The River Fishery was closed from July 2003. A limited number of licences have access to the River and their production is included in this table from 2003/04.
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Rock Lobster Abalone Prawns 6% 2% 5% (2,365 tonnes) (896 tonnes) (2,070 tonnes) Blue Crabs 2% (649 tonnes)
Other Marine Fisheries 8% (3,186 tonnes)
Pilchards 71% Inland Waters (28,626 tonnes) 6% (2,412 tonnes)
Figure 2: South Australian Wild Fisheries Production (whole weight) for 2005/06
Inland Waters Other Marine Pilchards Fisheries 3% ($A 4.8 million) 8% 9% ($A 16 million) ($A17 million)
Blue Crabs Rock Lobster 2% 42% ($A 3.6 million) ($A 81 million)
Prawns 19% ($A 36.9 million)
Abalone 17% ($A33.8 million)
Figure 3: South Australian Wild Fisheries Value for 2005/06
Note: Other Marine Fisheries Production and Value ($) figures do not include Commonwealth Fisheries information
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Southern Rock Lobster
Introduction
The South Australian rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery is a single species fishery, that commenced in 1968. The fishery is divided into two geographic zones: Northern and Southern, and further divided into marine fishing areas (MFAs) in both zones for management purposes (Map 1, Appendix 4).
Regulations
The rock lobster fishery is a limited entry fishery, managed by input and output controls (eg. size limits, closed seasons, pot dimensions, sanctuaries, and individual transferable quotas (ITQ’s)).
In the Southern Zone a quota system was introduced in 1993/94. There is a restricted number of licence holders, each with an individual transferable quota allocated according to the number of pots associated with the licence. A similar quota system was introduced into the Northern Zone in 2003.
The Southern Zone fishery operates from October to May, whereas, the Northern Zone fishery operates from November to May.
Historically, most rock lobster catch was exported to the USA as tails. In recent years there has been a gradual change with over 90% of the commercial catch exported live, mainly to China.
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In the 2005/06 season, 2,365 tonnes of rock lobster valued at around $81 million were harvested from State waters (Table 2 and 3). The rock lobster catch for the State increased by 22 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $15.13 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
In terms of production and value the Southern Zone is the highest producing zone with 80% of the catch (1,889 tonnes) and valued at $65.73 million.
Table 2: Southern Rock Lobster Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Southern Zone 1657 1407 1528 1563 1940 1754 1669 1721 1684 1635 1680 1713 1717 1716 1717 1766 1896 1897 1889 Northern Zone 811 868 997 1104 1222 1064 930 891 903 893 942 1016 1001 846 675 595 504 446 476 Total 2468 2275 2525 2667 3162 2818 2599 2612 2587 2528 2622 2729 2718 2562 2392 2361 2400 2343 2365
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Southern Zone Northern Zone Total
Figure 4: Southern Rock Lobster Catch by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 3: Southern Rock Lobster Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Southern Zone 25717 17080 22507 26688 36347 34834 43164 48610 44569 47003 50872 47165 51246 55107 65358 63822 49319 54397 65737 Northern Zone 12261 9811 13982 18245 21406 20507 23424 25469 23830 24376 27683 26743 29803 27988 26188 18868 12046 11644 15433 Total 37978 26891 36489 44933 57753 55341 66588 74079 68399 71379 78555 73908 81049 83095 91546 82690 61365 66041 81170
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Value ($A,000) 30000 20000 10000 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
Southern Zone Northern Zone Total
Figure 5: Southern Rock Lobster Value by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 4: Southern Rock Lobster Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Southern Zone $15.52 $12.14 $14.73 $17.08 $18.74 $19.86 $25.87 $28.24 $26.47 $28.75 $30.28 $27.53 $29.85 $32.12 $38.07 $36.14 $26.01 $28.68 $34.80 Northern Zone $15.12 $11.30 $14.02 $16.53 $17.52 $19.27 $25.19 $28.58 $26.38 $27.29 $29.39 $26.32 $29.77 $33.08 $38.80 $31.71 $23.90 $26.11 $32.42 Average Price $15.39 $11.82 $14.45 $16.85 $18.27 $19.64 $25.63 $28.36 $26.44 $28.23 $29.96 $27.08 $29.82 $32.43 $38.27 $35.02 $25.57 $28.19 $34.32
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Figure 6: Southern Rock Lobster Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 5: Southern Rock Lobster Catch and Effort by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Year Southern Zone Northern Zone Total Catch Effort Catch Effort Catch Effort Whole wt (Pot Lifts) Whole wt (Pot Lifts) Whole wt (Pot Lifts) kg kg kg 87/88 1656916 2131426 810891 650332 2467807 2781758 88/89 1406785 1887671 868397 665954 2275182 2553625 89/90 1528248 1798408 997238 689683 2525486 2488091 90/91 1562500 1909474 1103670 730643 2666170 2640117 91/92 1939828 2050941 1221791 805235 3161619 2856176 92/93 1753816 1760651 1064142 745958 2817958 2506609 93/94 1668554 1644576 929757 719174 2598311 2363750 94/95 1721487 1512248 891068 705272 2612555 2217520 95/96 1683570 1593130 903394 724155 2586964 2317285 96/97 1634868 1756860 893286 718183 2528154 2475043 97/98 1680012 1760794 942035 721724 2622047 2482518 98/99 1713145 1537432 1015883 720816 2729028 2258248 99/00 1717276 1162376 1001475 700382 2718750 1862758 00/01 1716297 1039841 846428 687228 2562726 1727069 01/02 1717466 910293 674908 625608 2392373 1535901 02/03 1765934 857491 594810 570689 2360744 1428180 03/04 1895896 1042352 503699 598028 2399595 1640380 04/05 1896564 1051520 446125 553701 2342689 1605221 05/06 1888730 1183037 476453 585396 2365183 1768433
Table 6: Southern Rock Lobster - Catch and Effort by Month for 2005/06
Month Southern Zone Northern Zone Total Catch Effort Catch Effort Catch Effort Whole wt kg Pot Lifts Whole wt kg (Pot Lifts) Whole wt kg (Pot Lifts) Oct-05 324555 193782 closed closed 324555 193782 Nov-05 327141 206750 61209 85159 388350 291909 Dec-05 311252 187628 62722 86607 373974 274235 Jan-06 393298 227142 97178 104865 490476 332007 Feb-06 238321 159049 89770 97065 328091 256114 Mar-06 183986 124654 92802 103219 276788 227873 Apr-06 66819 50203 51596 71441 118415 121644 May-06 43358 33829 21175 37040 64533 70869
For more information refer to:
Linnane, A. McGarvey, R. and Feenstra, J (2006). Northern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Status Report 2005/06. Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0165-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 168. 13pp.
Linnane, A. McGarvey, R. and Feenstra, J (2006). Northern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery 2004/05. Final Stock Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0165- 3. SARDI Research Report Series No. 136. 94p
Linnane, A. McGarvey, R. and Feenstra, J (2006). Southern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery Status Report 2005/06. Status Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0164-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 169.
Linnane, A. McGarvey, R. and Feenstra, J (2006). Southern Zone Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Fishery 2004/05. Final Stock Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0164- 3. SARDI Research Report Series 135. 104p.
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Abalone Fishery
Haliotis rubra – Blacklip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata – Greenlip Abalone
Introduction
The South Australian abalone fishery began in 1964 and since then commercial catch and effort data have been collected and collated on a regular basis. The two species of abalone landed from South Australian waters are blacklip (Haliotis rubra) and greenlip (Haliotis laevigata).
The fishery is divided into three geographic zones: Southern, Central, and Western. Within each of these zones, fishing blocks are subdivided into map numbers and map codes (Maps 2 - 5, Appendix 4).
Regulations
The fishery is managed through a regime of input and output controls (limited entry, minimum legal sizes, Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC)).
There are currently 35 licence holders in the fishery, with the majority in the Western Zone (Appendix 3). Licences are issued to persons, partnerships, or companies. Since 1980 these licences have been transferable. There is a restricted number of licenced divers for each zone.
Each zone also has an independently assigned total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for each quota year. A separate TAC is set for blacklip and greenlip stocks in the three management zones. Each licence holder is allocated an individual quota, which is an equal proportion of the TAC for blacklip and greenlip abalone for that zone of the fishery. The quotas are reviewed annually and are based on stock assessment reports.
Quotas were introduced to the Western Zone in 1985, the Southern Zone in 1988 and the Central Zone in 1989. In 1985, the Western Zone was divided into regions A and B.
Four ‘fish-down’ areas were formally introduced to the Southern Zone in 1994/95. Blacklip abalone in fish- down areas are considered to have a smaller maximum size and/or slower growth rates in comparison to those in the remaining areas of the fishery. The minimum legal size limit is 125 millimetres normally, however in the fish-down areas licenced divers are allowed to take blacklip abalone above a minimum legal length of 110 millimetres.
A large percentage of the abalone catch is exported to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Japan, mainland China, the USA, and Europe import smaller amounts of abalone.
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In terms of production the Western Zone (579 tonnes, 64.6%) is the highest producing abalone fishery ($21.4 million), followed by the Central Zone (181 tonnes, 20.2%) then the Southern Zone (136 tonnes, 15.2%) (Table 1).
Table 7: Southern Zone Abalone Fishery - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968/69 – 2005/06 (based on quota year September-August)
Year Southern Zone Fishery Catch (Whole weight) (000'kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) 68/69 33.92 18.77 52.68 1561.0 69/70 19.12 4.53 23.66 636.0 70/71 46.36 3.50 49.86 880.0 71/72 49.29 0.34 49.63 810.0 72/73 121.91 3.47 125.38 1873.0 73/74 126.90 5.81 132.71 1980.0 74/75 77.66 2.53 80.19 1137.0 75/76 88.58 1.14 89.72 1147.0 76/77 103.62 1.64 105.26 1353.0 77/78 128.05 1.22 140.77 1774.0 78/79 124.24 3.58 176.70 2061.0 79/80 112.04 3.24 115.28 1661.0 80/81 110.65 3.35 113.99 1775.0 81/82 111.01 1.28 112.29 1866.0 82/83 83.85 3.47 87.33 1606.0 83/84 92.87 2.64 95.51 1734.0 84/85 134.04 0.50 134.54 1643.0 85/86 126.19 1.98 128.17 1798.0 86/87 138.59 1.12 139.72 1749.0 87/88 147.28 0.38 147.67 1711.0 88/89 108.04 2.22 110.26 1214.0 89/90 123.44 2.29 125.73 1491.0 90/91 111.55 2.36 113.91 1334.0 91/92 120.57 2.96 123.53 1370.0 92/93 185.75 4.46 190.20 2030.0 93/94 133.63 3.02 136.65 1705.0 94/95 143.64 5.72 149.37 1858.0 95/96 142.87 5.70 148.57 1781.0 96/97 143.02 4.60 147.63 1767.0 97/98 144.00 5.88 149.88 1830.0 98/99 143.71 5.42 149.14 1735.5 99/00 142.68 5.44 148.12 1666.5 00/01 146.72 2.89 149.62 1454.1 01/02 145.07 3.00 148.07 1540.0 02/03 144.95 3.00 147.96 1430.0 03/04 143.44 2.98 146.41 1426.4 04/05 146.93 2.92 149.85 1377.1 05/06 144.03 5.93 149.96 1514.8
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200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Whole weight (000'kg) weight Whole 20 0 68/69 70/71 72/73 74/75 76/77 78/79 80/81 82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05
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Figure 7: Southern Zone Abalone Catch from 1968/69 to 2005/06
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0 68/69 70/71 72/73 74/75 76/77 78/79 80/81 82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05
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Figure 8: Southern Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968/69 to 2005/06
Table 8: Southern Zone Abalone Fishery- Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06
Month Southern Zone Fisheries Catch (Whole weight) (000’kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) Jul-05 0 0 0 0 Aug-05 0 0 0 0 Sep-05 15.38 1.23 16.61 156.03 Oct-05 26.50 1.13 27.63 264.40 Nov-05 7.41 0.28 7.69 77.92 Dec-05 4.24 0.05 4.29 47.15 Jan-06 22.11 0.53 22.64 213.07 Feb-06 14.33 0.07 14.40 152.33 Mar-06 12.24 0.05 12.29 120.17 Apr-06 9.51 0.49 10.00 112.42 May-06 12.49 0.61 13.10 135.25 Jun-06 7.22 0.08 7.30 68.00
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Table 9: Central Zone Abalone - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968 to 2006 (calendar year)
Year Central Zone Fishery Catch (whole weight) (000'kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) 1968 8.19 95.76 103.94 2492 1969 9.17 77.54 86.71 2300 1970 123.10 145.91 269.00 3720 1971 30.12 108.63 138.75 2455 1972 72.99 64.54 137.54 2204 1973 72.74 35.12 107.85 1549 1974 39.96 35.72 75.68 1328 1975 12.87 137.91 150.78 2089 1976 11.32 99.82 111.14 1853 1977 7.40 130.49 137.89 2392 1978 2.70 148.89 151.59 2438 1979 22.49 144.97 167.46 2611 1980 26.67 167.35 194.02 2665 1981 4.12 177.81 181.93 2450 1982 34.63 117.48 152.10 2208 1983 29.99 118.89 148.88 2682 1984 11.42 157.21 168.63 3120 1985 26.55 154.36 180.91 2645 1986 30.48 107.80 138.29 2143 1987 52.25 175.99 228.24 3423 1988 54.49 202.00 256.49 4042 1989 55.20 252.51 307.71 4371 1990 38.89 140.27 179.16 2559 1991 39.72 139.70 179.43 2721 1992 35.74 126.03 161.77 2521 1993 33.77 118.41 152.18 2341 1994 39.49 144.09 183.59 2810 1995 39.59 143.64 183.23 2991 1996 42.19 143.00 185.19 2726 1997 42.08 143.07 185.16 2779 1998 42.21 142.39 184.60 2810 1999 42.02 142.61 184.62 2809 2000 43.16 142.77 185.94 2095 2001 42.32 142.70 185.02 2024 2002 37.99 143.37 181.36 2140 2003 36.02 142.63 178.65 2009 2004 35.41 146.04 181.44 2067 2005 30.28 144.14 174.42 2283 2006 24.12 159.43 183.55 2290
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300
250
200
150
100
Whole weight (000'kg) Whole weight 50
0 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Blacklip Greenlip Total
Figure 9: Central Zone Abalone Catch from 1968 to 2006
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 Effort (hrs) Effort 1500 1000 500 0 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Effort
Figure 10: Central Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968 to 2006
Table 10: Central Zone Abalone - Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06
Month Central Zone Fishery Catch (Whole weight) (000’kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) Jul-05 0.49 3.81 4.30 53.67 Aug-05 1.71 8.36 10.07 135.17 Sep-05 4.57 4.03 8.60 101.83 Oct-05 6.30 2.92 9.22 133.08 Nov-05 4.31 11.62 15.93 214.50 Dec-05 2.65 5.30 7.95 108.83 Jan-06 0.30 22.85 23.15 231.33 Feb-06 1.46 20.05 21.51 233.58 Mar-06 3.30 16.56 19.86 234.67 Apr-06 2.03 6.26 8.29 137.67 May-06 2.31 27.44 29.75 375.57 Jun-06 2.19 20.59 22.78 255.92
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Table 11: Western Zone Abalone - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1968 to 2006 (calendar year)
Year Western Zone Fishery Catch (whole weight) (000'kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) 1968 248.47 1046.38 1294.85 19105 1969 384.48 771.94 1156.42 16901 1970 227.89 571.95 799.84 11802 1971 326.01 509.89 835.91 12890 1972 322.19 554.59 876.78 14130 1973 255.62 420.81 676.44 10892 1974 147.47 206.45 353.92 5733 1975 101.03 251.25 352.29 5226 1976 137.63 309.68 447.31 7209 1977 103.08 412.35 515.43 9204 1978 77.11 394.47 471.58 7908 1979 129.08 414.27 543.35 8490 1980 214.09 370.78 584.87 8816 1981 357.29 324.62 681.91 9990 1982 306.08 475.29 781.37 11417 1983 282.15 472.92 755.06 12517 1984 350.89 476.52 827.41 12995 1985 348.66 274.57 623.24 9763 1986 300.59 320.36 620.95 9349 1987 287.77 313.42 601.19 9606 1988 252.96 318.75 571.71 9509 1989 324.31 259.79 584.10 8633 1990 326.49 244.38 570.86 7902 1991 294.47 222.90 517.38 7144 1992 300.59 226.77 527.36 7183 1993 306.95 223.11 530.06 7302 1994 312.23 228.92 541.15 7264 1995 311.07 227.34 538.41 7623 1996 277.92 225.70 503.63 7234 1997 314.58 227.06 541.64 7499 1998 311.79 239.62 551.41 7715 1999 306.82 247.76 554.59 7570 2000 314.63 234.36 549.00 7152 2001 314.31 232.18 546.49 6696 2002 305.13 233.65 538.78 6457 2003 304.58 247.44 552.02 6269 2004 304.10 237.70 541.80 6175 2005 306.76 232.88 539.64 5994 2006 311.78 250.85 562.63 6175
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1000
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400
Whole weight (000'kg) Whole weight 200
0 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Blacklip Greenlip Total
Figure 11: Western Zone Abalone Catch from 1968 to 2006
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0 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Effort
Figure 12: Western Zone Abalone Total Effort from 1968 to 2006
Table 12: Western Zone Abalone - Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06
Month Western Zone Fishery Catch (Whole weight) ('000kg) Effort Blacklip Greenlip Total (hrs) Jul-05 1.15 6.35 7.50 100.32 Aug-05 7.49 3.30 10.79 160.33 Sep-05 4.72 9.57 14.29 160.50 Oct-05 16.92 8.99 25.91 348.58 Nov-05 15.51 9.47 24.98 356.83 Dec-05 5.15 4.62 9.77 134.50 Jan-06 92.27 118.85 211.12 2169.00 Feb-06 65.08 41.63 106.71 1159.70 Mar-06 55.03 28.45 83.48 912.77 Apr-06 28.04 13.67 41.71 443.75 May-06 19.50 7.95 27.45 287.83 Jun-06 5.69 9.24 14.93 166.87
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Table 13: Greenlip Abalone Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Zone Year 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Western $12.78 $15.40 $17.45 $17.12 $18.32 $30.60 $34.57 $28.40 $28.79 $30.18 $38.01 $33.64 $40.12 $48.75 $44.76 $46.13 $45.04 $41.68 $41.73 Central $13.68 $14.99 $16.87 $16.13 $17.67 $28.55 $33.15 $26.44 $25.87 $28.84 $32.24 $30.11 $38.08 $49.43 $48.25 $48.51 $38.52 $41.71 $40.33 Southern $12.92 $15.53 $18.15 $17.59 $16.97 $21.63 $35.88 $24.41 $24.82 $26.61 $33.70 $28.04 $31.96 $47.37 $41.80 $40.20 $32.98 $38.59 $38.16 Total Average $13.14 $15.21 $17.23 $16.82 $18.05 $29.83 $34.34 $27.66 $27.81 $29.77 $36.32 $32.54 $39.26 $48.99 $45.98 $46.90 $42.68 $41.67 $41.19 Note: Price/kg is shellweight price
$60.00
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
Price/kg ($A) $20.00
$10.00
$0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
Western Central Southern Total
Figure 13: Greenlip Abalone Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 14: Blacklip Abalone Average Price/kg ($) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Zone Year 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Western $11.57 $14.56 $17.34 $15.76 $15.95 $26.87 $31.59 $23.80 $22.04 $26.38 $30.41 $26.77 $34.11 $42.57 $33.64 $34.14 $31.59 $32.17 $33.45 Central $10.72 $14.26 $16.50 $15.54 $16.81 $31.06 $34.96 $28.28 $24.79 $29.33 $30.13 $27.53 $35.73 $45.51 $41.62 $40.73 $32.53 $38.87 $37.87 Southern $14.09 $15.41 $18.80 $15.94 $16.95 $22.54 $38.26 $29.11 $24.73 $26.17 $32.32 $27.39 $35.09 $46.37 $41.58 $39.38 $30.25 $37.76 $37.82 Total Average $11.83 $14.58 $17.70 $15.79 $16.26 $25.73 $33.64 $25.78 $23.01 $26.63 $30.79 $26.94 $34.42 $43.67 $36.49 $35.96 $31.28 $34.22 $34.57 Note: Price/kg is shellweight price
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
$20.00 Price/kg ($A) $10.00
$0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
Western Central Southern Total
Figure 14: Blacklip Abalone Average Price/kg by Zone from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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For more information refer to:
Chick, R.C. Mayfield, S. and Turich, N (2006). Western Zone Abalone (Haliotis laevigata & H. rubra) Fishery 1. Region A. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. October 2006. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0017-3. SARDI Research Report Series No 167. 103p
Chick, R.C and Mayfield, S. (2006). Western Zone Abalone (Haliotis laevigata & H. rubra) Fishery 2. Region B. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. October 2006. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0017-4. SARDI Research Report Series No 161. 26p
Mayfield, S. Hogg, A. and Saunders, T. (2006). Southern Zone Abalone (Haliotis rubra & H. laevigata) Fishery. Fishery Status Report for PIRSA. June 2006. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No.RD04/0091-3. SARDI Research Report Series No 138. 24p.
Mayfield, S. Carlson, I.J. and Chick,R.C. (2006). Central Zone Abalone (Haliotis laevigata & H. rubra) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. October 2006. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0022-2. SARDI Research Report Series No 166. 79p.
Mayfield, S. Carlson, I.J. and Ward, T.M. (2005). Central Zone Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis. rubra) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. November 2005. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0022-1. SARDI Research Report Series No 106. 79p
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Prawn Fishery
Western King Prawn
Introduction
The prawn industry in South Australia is a single species fishery (Melicertus latisulcatus) and is divided into the Gulf St. Vincent, Spencer Gulf, and West Coast fisheries. The South Australian prawn fisheries are the only single species prawn fisheries in Australia.
A separate fishery in Investigator Strait operated from 1975 until 1986/87 when it was amalgamated into the Gulf St. Vincent fishery. The Gulf St. Vincent fishery commenced in 1968 and comprises 10 vessels. The fishery was closed in 1991/92 and 1992/93 due to poor stock status.
The West Coast prawn fishery was established in 1968 and is the smallest of the three South Australian prawn fisheries, involving only three vessels. The West Coast fishery was voluntarily closed in 1992/93 also due to poor stocks. Recruitment variation to the West Coast fishery is greater due to environmental conditions.
The Spencer Gulf fishery commenced in 1968 and is the largest Australian producer of Western King prawns. It is the largest of the three fisheries with 39 vessels.
Within each of the three geographic regions, the prawn-trawling fishing grounds are divided into blocks (Map 6 - 9, Appendix 4) to facilitate monitoring of the fishery.
The catch from commercial prawn fishing is sorted on board the vessel and is either frozen, kept in brine, or cooked on board and processed on land. Most of the catch is either exported, or sold on the Sydney or Melbourne markets, although a small proportion is kept for local markets. Asia is one of the largest importers of Western King Prawns.
Regulations
The prawn fishery is a limited-entry fishery, currently with 52 licence holders (Appendix 3). The fishery is managed through a regime of input controls (vessel length, engine horsepower, headline length, mesh size, season and area closures, and a ban on daylight trawling).
Licences are transferable.
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In 2005/06 2,070 tonnes of prawns valued at around $36.9 million were harvested from State waters (Table 1 and 15), a decrease by 103 tonnes from 2004/05. The total value for the State increased by $1.10 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06 (Table 1).
The majority of prawn production (90%) occurs in the Spencer Gulf fishery, followed by Gulf St. Vincent (9%) and then West Coast (1%). The effort recorded for 2005/06 was 20,861 hours (Table 15), which decreased by 4,347 hours from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1983/84 and the lowest in 2005/06.
The CPUE (kg/hr) was 99.24 in 2005/06 (Table 15) an increase of 13.05 kg/hr from 2004/05.
Table 15: Western King Prawn - Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1983/84 to 2005/06 Year Catch Effort CPUE Whole wt ('000kg) (hrs) (kg/hr) 83/84 2799 55221 50.68 84/85 2008 50337 39.89 85/86 1908 49517 38.53 86/87 1393 39564 35.20 87/88 1861 36509 50.97 88/89 1988 38264 51.95 89/90 1970 36974 53.28 90/91 2086 38315 54.44 91/92 2155 32523 66.26 92/93 1645 27308 60.24 93/94 1919 28628 67.03 94/95 2058 29665 69.37 95/96 2271 33165 68.47 96/97 2024 31382 64.49 97/98 2759 29232 94.38 98/99 2761 27658 99.83 99/00 2416 27752 87.05 00/01 2988 27387 109.12 01/02 2610 25217 103.50 02/03 1740 23458 74.20 03/04 2130 23240 91.65 04/05 2173 25208 86.19 05/06 2070 20861 99.24
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40 (kg/hr) CPUE Catch (000'kg) (000'kg) Catch 1000 Effort (000' trawl hrs) 500 20
0 0 83/84 84/85 85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 15: Combined Prawn Fisheries - Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06
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1.2 Gulf St. Vincent
In 2005/06, the total catch was 179 tonnes (Figure 16, Table 16). The catch decreased in 2005/06 by 34 tonnes from the previous year. The effort in 2005/06 decreased from the previous year to 2,455 hours (Table 16), a decrease of 970 hours.
The CPUE (kg/hr) was 72.98 in 2005/06 (Table 16), an increase of 10.8 kg/hr from 2004/05.
Monthly Catch and Effort Data
The fishing period for the Gulf St. Vincent prawn fishery was from November 2005 to June 2006.
In Gulf St. Vincent the monthly catch ranges from a high of 58.24 tonnes in April/May 2006 to a low of 21.77 tonnes in November/December 2005 (Table 17). Effort ranged from a high of 859.38 hours in April/May 2006 to a low of 258.26 hours in November/December 2005.
CPUE ranged from a high of 84.31kg/hour in November/December 2005 to a low of 67.77 kg/hour in April/May 2006.
450 120 400 100 350 300 80 250 60 200
150 40 (kg/hr) CPUE Catch (000'kg) 100 20 Effort (000' trawl hrs) 50 0 0 83/84 85/86 87/88 89/90 91/92 93/94 95/96 97/98 99/00 01/02 03/04 05/06
Catc h Effort CPUE
Figure 16: Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06
1.3 Spencer Gulf
In 2005/06, the total catch from Spencer Gulf was 1,870 tonnes (Figure 17, Table 16). This decreased by 69.23 tonnes from the previous year. The effort in 2005/06 was 17,745 hours (Table 16), a decrease of 3,615 hours from 2004/05.
The CPUE (kg/hr) was 105.37 in 2005/06 (Table 16), an increase of 14.60 kg/hr from 2004/05.
Monthly Catch and Effort Data
The fishing period for the Spencer Gulf prawn fishery was from November 2005 to June 2006.
In Spencer Gulf, the monthly catch ranged from a high of 463.11 tonnes in March/April 2006 to a low of 172.63 tonnes in March 2006 (Table 17). Effort ranged from a high of 4,899.59 hours in May/June 2006 to a low of 1,633.93 hours in November 2005.
CPUE range from a high of 187.12 kg/hour in March/April 2006 to a low of 73.31 kg/hour in May/June 2006.
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2000 80
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1000 40 CPUE (kg/hr) CPUE Catch (000'kg) Catch
500 20 hrs) (000'trawl Effort
0 0 83/84 84/85 85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 17: Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06 1.4 West Coast
In 2005/06 the catch from the West Coast was 21 tonnes (Figure 18, Table 16). This was an increase of 0.64 tonnes from the previous season. The effort in 2005/06 was 661 hours (Table 16), an increase of 238 hours.
The CPUE (kg/hr) was 32.27 in 2005/06 (Table 16), a decrease of 16.58 kg/hr from 2004/05.
Monthly Catch and Effort Data
The fishing period for the West Coast prawn fishery was from July 2005 to December 2005.
In the West Coast region the monthly catch ranged from a high of 6 tonnes in July 2005 to a low of 2.54 tonnes in December 2005 (Table 17). Effort ranged from a high of 165 hours in July 2005 to a low of 93.54 hours in December 2005.
CPUE ranged from a high of 43.35 kg/hour in November 2005 to a low of 24.63 kg/hour in September 2005. 250 70
60 200 50
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Figure 18: West Coast Prawn Fishery – Catch, Effort and CPUE from 1983/84 to 2005/06
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Table 16: Western King Prawn – Annual Catch and Effort Data from 1983/84 to 2005/06
Investigator Strait Gulf St. Vincent Spencer Gulf West Coast Year Catch Effort CPUE Catch Effort CPUE Catch Effort CPUE Catch Effort CPUE Whole wt (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) Whole wt (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) Whole wt (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) Whole wt (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) ('000kg) ('000kg) ('000kg) ('000kg) 83/84 35.60 1906 18.68 419.81 12941 32.44 2130.10 37088 57.43 213.25 3286 64.90 84/85 25.83 1394 18.53 215.28 7991 26.94 1657.21 38055 43.55 109.33 2897 37.74 85/86 29.88 1298 23.02 231.59 8304 27.89 1542.77 36310 42.49 103.61 3605 28.74 86/87 4.89 177 27.64 215.82 6045 35.70 1048.25 29814 35.16 124.01 3528 35.15 87/88 211.06 6089 34.66 1532.39 27140 56.46 117.92 3280 35.95 88/89 247.50 6120 40.44 1629.25 28772 56.63 110.85 3372 32.87 89/90 168.86 3907 43.22 1670.68 29979 55.73 130.48 3088 42.26 90/91 134.42 3968 33.88 1767.30 30559 57.83 184.47 3788 48.70 91/92 closed closed closed 2071.51 30589 67.72 83.46 1934 43.15 92/93 closed closed closed 1645.47 2730860.26 closed closed closed 93/94 225.73 3107 72.65 1680.97 25122 66.91 12.10 399 30.32 94/95 147.60 1816 81.28 1806.80 25586 70.62 103.78 2263 45.86 95/96 258.46 2996 86.27 1811.60 27025 67.03 200.764 3144 63.86 96/97 210.58 3235 65.09 1646.80 25369 64.91 166.414 2778 59.90 97/98 266.88 3790 70.42 2299.92 22281 103.22 191.88 3161 60.70 98/99 336.18 3826 87.86 2315.08 21300 108.69 109.73 2532 43.33 99/00 400.17 4041 99.04 1909.65 21460 88.99 106.09 2252 47.11 00/01 384.90 3536 108.85 2522.09 22089 114.18 81.45 1761 46.26 01/02 322.05 3657 88.06 2182.05 19843 109.97 106.18 1717 61.84 02/03 231.91 3791 61.18 1479.38 18950 78.07 29.16 717 40.66 03/04 172.46 2679 64.37 1943.02 20193 96.22 14.48 367 39.45 04/05 212.98 3425 62.18 1938.99 21360 90.77 20.69 423 48.85 05/06 179.15 2455 72.98 1869.76 17745 105.37 21.33 661 32.27 Note: Gulf St. Vincent prawn fishery was closed in 1991/92 and 1992/93
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Table 17: Western King Prawn – Monthly Catch and Effort Data for 2005/06
Gulf St. Vincent Spencer Gulf West Coast Catch Effort CPUE Catch Effort CPUE Catch Effort CPUE Fishing Period Fishing Period Fishing Period (000’kg) (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) (000’kg) (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) (000’kg) (Trawl hrs) (kg/hr) 27/11/05 8/12/05 21.77 258.26 84.31 5/11/05 9/11/05 179.48 1633.93 109.85 3/07/05 8/07/05 6.00 165.00 36.36 25/03/06 4/04/06 42.98 614.26 69.97 28/11/05 8/12/05 264.57 3172.47 83.40 4/08/05 8/08/05 4.44 156.98 28.29 23/04/06 5/05/06 58.24 859.38 67.77 3/03/06 7/03/06 172.63 1701.92 101.43 2/09/05 5/09/05 3.03 122.87 24.63 27/05/06 5/06/06 56.16 723.15 77.66 29/03/06 4/04/06 463.11 2474.91 187.12 4/11/05 8/11/05 5.32 122.67 43.35 25/04/06 5/05/06 430.78 3862.30 111.54 4/12/05 7/12/05 2.54 93.54 27.25 22/05/06 3/06/06 359.16 4899.59 73.31
For more information refer to:
Dixon, C.D., Roberts, S.D. and Hooper, G.E (2007). Spencer Gulf Prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0079-4. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia. 97p.
Dixon, C.D. Roberts, S. and Hooper, G.E. (2006). Gulf St. Vincent Prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment report to PIRSAFisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0063-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 159. 97p.
Dixon, C.D. and Roberts, S.D. (2006). West Coast Prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0076-4. SARDI Research Report Series No 122.62p.
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Sardine Fishery
Introduction
The South Australian sardine (Sardinops sagax) fishery is a single species fishery, that commenced in 1991.
The fishery operates between the Western Australian and Victorian borders (Map 10, Appendix 4).
The South Australian marine waters are divided into Marine Fishing Areas which are used to distinguish fishing areas and zones enabling research, development, and management of the fishery.
Commercial fishers predominately harvest sardines at night, although some fish may be captured during daylight.
In both 1995 and 1998 there was a mass mortality event that occurred in the fishery. These events were attributed to a Herpes-like virus of unknown origin. Following these events the fishery was closed for a period of time until it was deemed that the stock had recovered to a point where harvesting could continue.
Regulations
The South Australian sardine fishery is managed according to guidelines and objectives outlined in the ‘Management Plan for the South Australian Sardine Fishery’. Management measures include entry limitations, gear restrictions and individual transferable quotas (ITQ’s).
Gear restrictions include purse seine nets with length limits of 1,000 m or a depth of 200 m and mesh size restrictions of 14 to 22 mm (Ward, 2005).
There are currently 14 licence holders in the sardine fishery.
Biological Performance Indicators (BPIs) used to manage the fishery include estimates of spawning biomass and age structures of catch samples collected from processors.
In 1995 for the first time, a Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) was introduced. A TACC is set annually and is divided equally amongst the licence holders. The level of exploitation in the fishery is set by the TACC, thereby restricting the total quantity of sardines that may be taken. The TACC in 2006 was set at 25,463 tonnes.
The TACC is usually established by analysing the information contained in the stock assessment and spawning biomass reports. The sardine fishery is primarily managed by an Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) management regime that has input controls to restrict interactions with non-target species.
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The licensing year for the sardine fishery is from 1st July to 30th June and the quota year is from 1st January to 31st December. Licences can be transferred.
In the 2005/06 season, 28,626 tonnes of sardines valued at around $16 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 43, Table 40 and 42). The sardine catch for the State decreased by 17,762 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $7.1 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
Catch and effort has steadily been increasing since the 1990’s with the exception of the sardine mass mortality events that occurred in 1995 and 1998.
For more information refer to page 62 and:
Ward, T.M., Rogers, P.J. and McLeay, L.J., (2006). Spawning biomass of Australian sardine (Sardinops sagax) in gulf and shelf waters of South Australia in 2006. Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0019-2. 42p.
Rogers, P.J. and Ward, T.M., (2006). Australian sardine (Pilchard, Sardinops sagax). Fishery Assessment Report. 2005. Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/198-3. SARDI Research Report Series No. 139. 98p.
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Blue Crab Fishery
Blue Swimmer Crab
Introduction
The blue swimmer crab industry in South Australia is a single species (Portunus pelagicus) fishery, although other minor species may also be landed (eg spider, velvet and rock crabs). In 1997, a limited-entry fishery was created based on historical catches.
The fishery is divided into two geographic zones; Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent. Within each of these zones, fishing areas are subdivided into map numbers (Maps 11 – 12, Appendix 4). Catch and effort is normally reported against these map numbers by the commercial fishers.
The blue swimmer crab fishery is comprised of two separate sectors; the commercial pot fishery and the commercial marine scale fishery. In 2005/06 there were 8 blue crab pot fishers operating in the fishery, five in Spencer Gulf and three in Gulf St. Vincent. There are marine scale licence holders harvesting blue crabs, ten in Gulf St. Vincent and one in Spencer Gulf.
Regulations
Commercial pot fishers are only permitted to harvest blue crabs, whereas the marine scale fishers may also target other species normally taken in the marine scale fishery.
Quota limits for the fishery only apply to Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent.
The fishery is managed by gear restrictions and seasonal closures from December to February in Spencer Gulf, and November to January in Gulf St. Vincent. In addition, a total allowable commercial catch (TACC) is set each quota year. Individual operators within the fishery are allocated a quota amount, with the amounts varying for pot fishers and marine scale fishers.
In the 2005/06 season, 649 tonnes of blue crabs valued at around $3.6 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 44, Table 1). The blue crab catch for the State increased by 17 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06, whilst the total value increased by $35,000.
A total of 649 tonnes of blue crabs was taken by commercial fishers during 2005/06. Pot fishers operating in the Gulf St. Vincent and Spencer Gulf, accounted for the majority of this seasonal catch (601 tonnes, worth an estimated $3.3 million). The remainder (48 tonnes, worth ~ $0.27 million), was collectively landed by marine scale fishers operating in the Gulfs and West Coast regions of the State.
For more information refer to page 63 and:
Currie, D.R. and Hooper, G.E. (2006). Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus) Fishery 2004/05. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0274-3. SARDI Research Report Series No 124. 66p.
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Marine Scalefish Fishery
Australian herring Snapper
Garfish King George whiting
Snook
Australian salmon
Introduction
The South Australian Marine Scalefish fishery is the oldest fishery in the State (est. 1836) and has been a limited-entry fishery since 1977. The fishery is a multi-method and a multi-species fishery using around 27 different devices and methods. It is managed by input controls including limited entry, gear restrictions, and area closures, as well as output controls such as minimum legal length.
The fishery operates between the Western Australian and Victorian borders (Map 10, Appendix 4). The South Australian marine waters are divided into Marine Fishing Areas enabling spatial research, development, and management of the fishery.
This fishery has traditionally been one in which fishing effort has shifted temporally and spatially between species, depending on their relative abundance and value.
SARDI research projects have concentrated on providing information on key biological parameters for several of the major species, namely King George whiting (Sillaginodes punctata), snapper (Pagrus auratus), tommy ruff (Arripis georgiana), Australian salmon (Arripis truttacea), garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir), calamary (Sepioteuthis australis), cuttlefish (Sepia apama), mud cockles (Katelysia spp), and sand crabs (Ovalipes australiensis).
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In the 2005/06 season, the marine scalefish commercial fishery harvested 3,186 tonnes of mixed species valued at around $17 million from State waters (Table 1). The catch for the State decreased by 507 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $679,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
In terms of production, snapper was the highest producing species in 2005/06, (529 tonnes) (Figure 19) however, King George whiting has the highest value at $3.94 million (Figure 20).
Yellow-eye Mullet Yellow Fin whiting Australian Salmon Australian Herring 1% 4% (130 tonnes) 6% 4% (38 tonnes) (177 tonnes) (126 tonnes) Cuttlefish <1% Southern Calamary (7 tonnes) 10% Garfish (311 tonnes) 12% Snook (369 tonnes) 2% (61 tonnes) King George whiting 11% Snapper (336 tonnes) 17% Shark Mud Cockles (529 tonnes) 5% 12% (152 tonnes) (385 tonnes) Sand Crabs Mulloway 4% 0% (142 tonnes) Goolwa Cockles Oceanjackets (5 tonnes) <1% Other Marine Species 5% (1 tonne) 8% (268 tonnes) (149 tonnes)
Figure 19: Other Marine Fisheries Production (whole weight) for 2005/06
Yellow Fin whiting Australian Salmon Yellow-eye Mullet 5% 2% Australian herring 1% ($A 848,000) ($A 350,000) 2% ($A 104,000) ($A 318,000) Cuttlefish Southern Calamary <1% 12% ($A 21,000) ($A 2.1 million) Garfish Snook 12% 1% ($A 2.1 million) ($A 171,000) Snapper King George whiting 19% 23% ($A 3.2 million) ($A 3.9 million) Shark Mud Cockles 3% 7% ($A 521,000) ($A 1.2 million) Sand Crabs 3% ($A 529,000) Mulloway <1% Oceanjackets ($A 28,000) Goolwa Cockles Other Marine Species 1% <1% 8% ($A 185,000) ($A 1,000) ($A 1.3 million)
Figure 20: Other Marine Fisheries Value for 2005/06
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Table 18: Species Catch - Marine Scale Fishery (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) 498 489 339 308 363 332 304 275 236 204 284 322 302 231 262 197 152 183 126 Australian Salmon 668 418 404 508 601 586 524 769 487 552 628 524 457 581 455 576 158 249 177 Calamary, Southern 206 265 208 279 329 287 326 337 382 356 426 435 400 488 340 346 303 504 311 Cockle, Goolwa 206 163 138 293 438 304 378 351 454 345 371 341 329 377 302 101 3 37 1 Cockle, Mud n/a n/a n/a 26 30 36 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 149 157 227 239 271 346 385 Crab, Blue Swimmer 184 282 360 434 425 511 544 608 655 464 469 501 466 556 559 583 611 632 649 Crab, Sand 28 96 142 149 101 73 51 39 54 87 129 129 148 162 127 93 96 148 142 Cuttlefish 1 3 332383571 26317015161927116 9 7 Garfish 380 463 516 454 514 515 472 392 511 513 504 421 476 532 470 332 321 364 369 Leather Jacket 664 959 77 80 69 46 45 36 29 40 37 37 36 38 27 38 22 41 19 Leather Jacket, Ocean 0 0 917 949 1008 842 730 570 529 426 475 330 316 260 395 202 498 308 149 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 152 119 176 152 128 134 110 113 71 86 107 68 74 72 57 47 45 50 38 Mulloway 12 8 128815131624 119939565 5 5 Sardines 1 0 n/a n/a 145 1230 2377 2803 3708 3428 6041 4465 3836 7368 12165 21741 33160 46388 28626 Snapper 333 423 423 457 437 386 318 223 306 305 394 447 576 577 648 533 411 504 529 Snook 72 99 104 99 100 124 121 126 151 120 113 117 93 106 99 112 81 83 61 Whiting, King George 588 620 634 692 750 700 664 615 534 586 552 594 517 453 390 398 355 347 336 Whiting, Yellowfin 22 22 32 46 43 89 69 110 93 102 74 84 112 152 148 181 163 138 130 Other Species 3146 3015 2562 2827 2357 2794 2690 2463 2030 2158 1235 714 634 727 567 728 471 597 401 Note: Other species includes: sharks, skates, rays, sea worms, flounder, morwong (all species), redfish, flathead, mullet, mixed and unidentified species, mackerel and estimated Rock Lobster fishery by-catch
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Table 19: Species Value - Marine Scale Fishery ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) 350 398 243 256 348 324 299 312 302 240 277 314 359 305 328 289 303 353 318 Australian Salmon 660 406 478 497 673 744 732 1144 708 665 804 668 563 771 550 693 268 342 350 Calamary, Southern 776 990 835 1069 1180 1169 1352 1500 1814 1730 2036 2022 1981 2429 1839 2950 2555 2823 2101 Cockle, Goolwa 167 325 146 232 411 295 314 292 382 264 227 339 274 360 292 117 3 47 1 Cockle, Mud n/a n/a n/a 116 105 125 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 288 321 467 660 840 1225 1256 Crab, Blue, Swimmer 602 1003 1291 1640 1377 1593 1808 2201 2495 2057 2173 2234 2150 3068 3461 3574 3644 3591 3626 Crab, Sand 61 254 399 517 359 285 169 163 204 322 569 620 522 528 437 427 389 534 529 Cuttlefish 2 3 3325104581 335212232729272512 17 21 Garfish 1376 1543 1402 1315 1645 1789 1596 1677 2273 1785 1619 1572 1903 1998 2028 1940 1830 1929 2104 Leather Jacket 582 733 96 104 93 42 43 38 34 46 48 52 62 53 43 54 44 78 43 Leather Jacket, Ocean 0 0 1093 1104 1109 1094 1079 818 748 402 466 512 579 501 583 411 605 441 185 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 172 132 161 168 157 178 164 158 116 148 152 114 146 179 141 119 111 116 104 Mulloway 36 30 37 30 30 59 54 68 94 42 37 37 15 42 24 35 25 32 28 Sardines 1 0 n/a n/a 164 757 1360 1630 2524 2197 3846 2500 2685 5157 8516 17827 22549 23194 16031 Snapper 1205 1592 1648 1745 1770 1796 1558 1279 1615 1516 1980 2238 3246 3340 3314 3174 2774 3184 3252 Snook 167 256 239 219 218 263 284 284 295 261 227 240 220 233 242 263 206 188 171 Whiting, King George 3676 4793 4173 4178 5279 4684 4991 5597 5011 4471 3685 4629 4847 4809 4684 5476 4289 3584 3944 Whiting, Yellowfin 93 101 133 176 187 328 279 516 448 408 302 391 555 718 863 1067 910 764 848 Other Species 7748 7080 5873 6675 6322 6649 6139 6366 6636 7004 3256 2980 2169 2344 1921 2884 2121 2307 1835 Note: Other Species includes estimated Rock Lobster fishery by-catch
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Table 20: Australian Salmon Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
1,000 tonne Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Australian Salmon applies to an annual catch limit for all commercial net fishers, whose total catch cannot exceed 1,000 tonnes at the end of each financial year
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 0.21 0.08 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.92 0.03 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.94 1.55 7.54 8.72 0.19 0.30 0.30 0.00 handlines 0.15 1.69 1.35 2.77 2.77 3.33 5.61 3.86 5.59 12.02 9.14 9.79 1.44 0.99 0.90 0.91 0.28 0.98 0.43 West Coast haul nets 303.00 158.74 8.07 200.49 9.91 25.50 9.62 0.37 10.34 99.98 4.15 2.23 0.01 4.73 13.19 14.43 15.98 11.03 0.00 other gear 0.00 0.03 0.07 0.22 0.07 0.00 0.10 5.65 0.02 3.62 0.02 0.23 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.12 0.00 0.00 Totals 303.35 160.55 9.56 203.65 12.74 29.75 15.36 9.88 16.20 115.63 13.32 13.19 3.01 13.31 22.86 15.59 16.68 12.31 0.43
mesh nets 3.74 3.25 2.82 2.24 2.95 1.99 1.39 0.72 0.63 0.25 0.46 0.45 0.50 0.21 0.09 0.01 0.24 0.15 0.25 handlines 0.34 0.10 0.31 0.14 0.84 1.58 1.37 3.58 0.94 0.50 13.91 17.66 8.68 19.12 15.47 12.61 2.11 0.18 0.22 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 65.85 134.17 230.58 176.20 138.78 205.61 191.49 141.64 140.37 126.92 258.17 101.26 228.28 170.40 305.80 35.08 14.65 60.79 67.36 other gear 0.05 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.78 0.25 0.23 0.32 0.02 2.57 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 Totals 69.98 137.92 233.70 178.57 142.57 209.17 194.25 146.04 142.72 127.92 272.76 119.69 237.48 192.30 321.38 47.72 17.00 61.12 67.84
mesh nets 3.93 8.67 2.25 3.61 2.89 5.59 3.98 2.04 4.94 6.62 8.53 6.56 3.20 2.88 4.45 6.61 2.51 1.53 2.40 handlines 0.84 2.04 3.29 7.35 1.85 2.23 3.95 4.81 3.77 4.72 13.25 28.08 16.94 30.28 5.72 2.43 2.76 0.98 1.62 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo Is. haul nets 270.70 82.42 142.91 104.63 430.97 329.75 299.85 589.61 306.89 287.58 311.32 345.74 189.77 339.76 98.34 502.54 118.53 172.18 104.28 other gear 0.03 0.44 0.01 0.18 0.00 0.12 0.36 0.01 0.01 0.22 0.00 0.28 0.11 0.04 0.15 0.67 0.04 0.26 0.00 Totals 275.50 93.57 148.46 115.75 435.71 337.70 308.14 596.47 315.61 299.14 333.10 380.65 210.00 372.96 108.66 512.25 123.84 174.95 108.30
mesh nets 5.41 2.38 6.38 5.24 4.98 3.85 2.47 5.36 8.63 4.95 6.49 9.11 4.06 0.16 0.90 0.10 0.20 0.06 0.01 handlines 12.09 17.57 3.62 4.42 4.63 3.95 1.34 6.30 3.72 2.10 0.85 1.34 1.76 2.22 1.23 0.05 0.21 0.04 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.75 1.29 1.20 0.33 0.58 1.46 2.57 4.85 0.15 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.50 0.25 0.05 0.18 0.05 0.12 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.12 0.20 0.10 0.31 0.04 0.13 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 Totals 18.74 21.49 11.25 10.16 10.23 9.37 6.39 16.58 12.60 7.17 7.68 10.54 6.13 2.42 2.27 0.15 0.44 0.10 0.01
mesh nets 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.04 1.21 0.78 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.79 1.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other haul nets 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 other gear 0.00 3.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.96 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 0.06 4.44 0.79 0.21 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.15 0.00 2.28 1.26 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
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Table 21: Southern Calamary Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 19.30 13.98 13.91 20.33 18.06 15.67 16.11 19.68 27.39 31.22 23.89 23.72 26.29 35.32 18.84 15.95 15.64 9.13 6.87 West Coast haul nets 0.05 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 other gear 0.06 0.06 0.29 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 Totals 19.44 14.11 14.23 20.36 18.07 15.67 16.12 19.68 27.41 31.23 23.91 23.73 26.29 35.33 18.91 16.00 15.68 9.13 6.90
mesh nets 1.34 1.81 0.57 1.72 1.85 1.39 0.88 0.64 0.95 0.99 0.47 1.84 0.83 0.30 0.28 0.22 0.26 0.30 0.05 handlines 26.41 50.94 25.18 57.36 73.67 78.96 89.86 98.91 127.54 99.70 117.46 131.07 129.73 156.94 113.84 122.58 105.53 161.37 96.28 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 77.73 61.14 47.04 83.58 64.44 57.37 45.28 43.46 42.54 47.28 55.63 62.24 63.30 67.82 49.87 40.62 30.57 37.27 19.28 other gear 0.11 0.23 0.28 0.13 0.19 0.15 0.18 0.04 0.18 0.14 0.48 0.17 0.19 0.15 0.12 0.73 0.23 0.11 0.29 Totals 105.60 114.12 73.07 142.79 140.14 137.87 136.21 143.05 171.21 148.11 174.03 195.32 194.05 225.21 164.11 164.15 136.59 199.05 115.90
mesh nets 0.93 1.09 0.82 1.18 1.54 0.77 0.95 0.79 0.89 1.00 2.50 0.77 0.56 0.76 0.66 0.66 0.26 0.41 0.33 handlines 42.52 89.96 77.69 48.56 96.83 59.10 84.03 89.80 111.04 110.32 134.16 123.39 104.27 133.17 90.01 113.54 105.53 197.52 128.68 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 34.55 44.61 42.04 65.22 71.37 73.05 87.58 82.92 70.87 64.37 91.37 91.43 74.60 92.35 65.31 50.89 48.46 96.58 58.15 Is. other gear 0.11 0.24 0.22 0.47 0.76 0.30 0.40 0.81 0.13 0.48 0.18 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.35 0.62 0.56 0.76 0.63 Totals 78.10 135.90 120.78 115.42 170.50 133.21 172.96 174.32 182.93 176.18 228.21 215.90 179.72 226.55 156.33 165.71 154.81 295.27 187.79
mesh nets 0.09 0.17 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.70 0.29 0.17 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.09 0.01 0.34 0.10 0.17 0.01 0.08 0.15 0.04 0.08 0.18 0.08 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.12 0.21 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.06 0.16 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 Totals 0.90 0.72 0.20 0.07 0.15 0.11 0.26 0.18 0.38 0.16 0.26 0.02 0.15 0.18 0.05 0.10 0.19 0.09 0.00
mesh nets 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.24 0.15 0.04 0.22 0.00 0.00 Other haul nets 2.21 0.06 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.24 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 other gear 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 2.23 0.07 0.07 0.29 0.03 0.36 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.08 0.23 0.48 0.26 0.04 0.22 0.01 0.00
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Table 22: King George Whiting Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 13.41 13.45 13.64 15.24 17.53 22.62 20.53 11.78 12.16 12.52 7.33 9.60 4.97 4.81 3.24 5.38 4.25 6.88 0.02 handlines 152.54 190.96 184.66 182.51 184.56 176.40 180.97 163.36 152.93 166.46 125.20 176.89 168.33 144.41 125.56 135.82 134.53 126.99 132.36 West Coast haul nets 4.74 8.57 5.11 4.04 5.98 5.66 3.14 1.42 2.04 2.67 2.97 3.69 0.40 0.52 1.06 1.60 0.77 1.83 0.20 other gear 0.27 0.65 0.07 0.92 0.11 0.08 0.02 0.08 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.47 0.43 0.37 0.29 0.55 Totals 170.95 213.64 203.49 202.71 208.18 204.76 204.66 176.63 167.14 181.66 135.51 190.22 173.74 149.82 130.33 143.23 139.92 135.99 133.13
mesh nets 12.65 10.35 9.20 7.14 11.82 11.02 5.99 5.68 8.32 9.48 13.80 15.03 11.00 4.23 2.40 4.08 2.61 4.07 1.41 handlines 143.95 128.93 125.55 161.62 202.57 170.45 177.05 180.13 145.08 162.24 177.78 159.70 152.28 133.45 123.09 110.50 91.00 85.78 100.25 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 160.11 148.51 164.82 200.73 182.04 171.83 129.84 109.52 88.88 104.95 93.01 90.08 67.56 61.03 41.62 45.58 39.74 34.27 28.36 other gear 0.81 0.34 0.12 0.21 0.21 0.25 0.08 0.06 1.46 3.02 4.23 3.75 3.04 3.10 2.96 1.54 1.98 2.54 2.58 Totals 317.52 288.13 299.69 369.71 396.64 353.55 312.96 295.39 243.74 279.69 288.83 268.57 233.88 201.81 170.07 161.7 135.33 126.66 132.60
mesh nets 12.72 17.71 16.74 10.99 12.18 15.09 18.35 15.98 15.23 18.19 15.27 19.43 17.85 16.33 11.72 20.63 19.26 11.36 6.64 handlines 49.41 60.03 64.81 69.61 84.70 80.02 81.65 82.08 73.52 69.98 73.05 66.60 55.04 53.66 44.26 47.45 38.64 39.80 40.69 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 34.53 38.68 47.93 36.87 47.30 45.61 46.00 44.38 33.78 35.45 38.60 48.67 34.97 30.24 32.36 23.20 18.88 28.72 19.61 Is. other gear 0.12 0.21 0.95 0.76 0.63 0.14 0.41 0.22 0.55 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.25 0.24 0.12 2.48 4.19 3.31 Totals 96.78 116.62 130.43 118.23 144.81 140.85 146.41 142.65 123.08 123.92 127.22 135.00 108.15 100.48 89.48 91.9 79.26 84.07 70.25
mesh nets 0.14 0.06 0.02 0.15 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.29 0.22 0.06 0.13 0.07 0.27 0.14 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.06 0.16 0.40 0.06 0.16 0.03 0.31 0.29 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.06 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.04 Totals 0.50 0.47 0.08 0.31 0.11 0.31 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.22 0.10 0.18 0.47 0.06 0.18 0.03 0.33 0.29 0.04
mesh nets 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.09 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.98 0.75 0.41 0.23 0.07 0.01 0.06 0.10 0.13 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.17 1.05 0.24 0.88 0.23 0.10 0.04 Other haul nets 1.51 0.06 0.07 0.71 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 2.50 0.89 0.61 1.02 0.11 0.23 0.06 0.10 0.19 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.35 1.13 0.30 0.88 0.25 0.10 0.04
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25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00 Catch whole (000'kg) weight 0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
West Coast Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay Gulf St Vincent/Kangaroo Is. Victor Harbor/South East
Figure 21: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Mesh Nets from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00 Catch whole weight (000'kg) whole weight Catch
0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
West Coast Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay Gulf St Vincent/Kangaroo Is. Victor Harbor/South East
Figure 22: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Handlines from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00 Catch whole (000'kg) weight 0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 West Coast Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay Gulf St Vincent/Kangaroo Is. Victor Harbor/South East
Figure 23: King George Whiting Catch by Region by Haul Nets from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 23: Snapper Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 0.59 1.97 0.23 0.18 0.30 0.24 0.10 0.10 1.19 1.56 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 handlines 13.06 10.58 4.37 6.21 6.94 2.99 10.68 4.39 1.50 4.33 7.91 11.30 12.75 11.52 10.72 9.31 10.85 9.14 15.80 West Coast haul nets 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 10.83 16.08 14.93 9.05 16.95 12.60 11.73 5.11 4.55 5.04 2.72 3.84 6.37 8.72 17.38 23.67 19.48 26.30 28.43 Totals 24.48 28.68 19.52 15.43 24.19 15.83 22.50 9.59 7.24 10.92 10.62 15.14 19.16 20.24 28.10 32.98 30.33 35.44 44.31
mesh nets 3.59 0.55 0.73 0.00 0.63 1.11 0.86 0.01 0.03 0.12 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 handlines 153.42 267.81 260.89 306.74 275.87 229.15 166.91 122.72 180.89 168.67 243.39 344.56 457.49 467.30 504.06 407.07 281.67 305.83 275.67 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 24.21 25.88 24.12 22.89 21.18 11.72 8.20 0.27 0.63 0.22 0.23 0.04 0.23 1.14 3.83 1.61 0.42 0.97 0.00 other gear 48.99 51.17 55.55 57.08 57.29 84.25 79.53 59.05 88.78 83.04 95.84 47.00 54.98 49.30 54.87 46.39 52.16 96.88 149.28 Totals 230.22 345.41 341.29 386.72 354.97 326.23 255.50 182.05 270.33 252.05 339.52 391.60 512.70 517.77 562.81 454.97 334.27 403.70 424.95
mesh nets 1.57 0.48 0.38 0.17 0.88 0.12 0.67 0.14 0.20 0.12 0.02 0.11 0.10 0.01 0.18 0.04 0.15 0.00 0.11 handlines 44.42 44.19 42.87 39.29 29.55 21.49 15.51 14.81 14.01 15.14 20.02 23.47 27.95 23.82 28.84 25.53 20.66 29.77 19.17 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 0.00 0.33 1.27 0.11 0.18 0.14 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.17 0.33 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Is. other gear 18.87 18.88 12.84 11.35 25.25 20.07 21.63 14.41 8.79 22.32 20.08 13.71 9.61 12.15 21.83 15.78 19.69 30.40 28.41 Totals 64.86 63.87 57.37 50.91 55.86 41.82 38.36 29.35 23.00 37.58 40.31 37.29 37.83 36.31 52.61 41.35 40.50 60.17 47.69
mesh nets 1.98 1.32 0.60 0.39 0.25 0.40 0.39 0.75 1.25 1.75 0.36 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.71 0.73 0.19 0.59 0.45 0.16 0.57 0.28 1.35 0.84 0.36 0.62 0.71 0.62 0.62 1.07 4.81 1.61 6.31 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 8.06 4.25 2.07 2.51 1.40 0.86 0.79 1.03 2.86 2.07 1.69 2.49 5.79 2.03 3.17 1.57 0.96 3.33 5.39 Totals 10.75 6.29 2.86 3.49 2.10 1.42 1.75 2.07 5.46 4.66 2.41 3.10 6.51 2.65 3.79 2.64 5.77 4.94 11.70
mesh nets 1.14 0.44 1.14 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other handlines 0.85 0.42 0.15 0.25 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.69 0.03 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.24 0.06 0.14 0.04 other gear 0.92 1.87 0.99 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.28 0.00 0.21 0.07 0.07 0.04 Totals 2.90 2.74 2.27 0.26 0.12 0.22 0.09 0.11 0.07 0.12 0.69 0.12 0.13 0.39 0.11 0.45 0.13 0.21 0.08
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Table 24: Yellowfin Whiting Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 handlines 0.01 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.08 0.36 0.35 0.17 0.18 0.08 0.15 0.40 0.28 0.30 0.34 0.18 0.28 0.20 West Coast other gear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 Totals 0.01 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.08 0.38 0.35 0.17 0.18 0.08 0.15 0.40 0.28 0.31 0.34 0.18 0.29 0.20
mesh nets 1.02 1.22 1.49 2.95 1.02 1.63 1.20 2.52 1.94 7.66 9.24 7.03 9.25 12.85 13.76 6.71 7.11 20.79 9.07 handlines 0.19 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.11 0.20 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.69 0.60 0.21 0.00 0.02 0.01 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 16.06 18.96 25.75 37.94 33.71 81.88 60.36 86.01 71.08 72.85 55.50 64.32 79.54 110.68 90.34 138.85 133.84 104.34 87.28 other gear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.04 Totals 17.27 20.25 27.27 40.90 34.74 83.55 61.59 88.64 73.22 80.53 64.80 71.35 88.81 124.22 104.10 145.86 140.95 125.15 96.40
mesh nets 0.98 0.55 1.82 2.75 1.47 1.42 2.21 8.34 5.56 1.96 2.73 3.42 7.12 9.44 24.88 17.39 12.22 5.11 7.52 handlines 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.12 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.49 0.14 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.05 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 3.40 0.67 2.55 2.26 6.66 4.21 5.24 12.78 13.65 19.43 5.87 9.17 15.49 17.69 18.09 17.20 9.43 7.60 26.25 Is. other gear 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.01 Totals 4.38 1.22 4.38 5.07 8.24 5.65 7.47 21.13 19.21 21.39 8.60 12.61 23.10 27.30 42.97 34.71 21.71 12.74 33.83
mesh nets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
mesh nets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other haul nets 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Table 25: Garfish Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.21 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 handlines 0.15 2.29 0.22 0.11 0.89 0.57 0.33 0.14 0.16 0.31 0.35 0.25 0.24 0.03 0.26 0.68 0.52 0.25 0.06 West Coast haul nets 21.33 16.00 20.76 21.01 20.24 22.61 13.57 25.11 24.31 23.32 21.46 16.51 9.72 7.58 10.43 6.06 5.42 14.63 2.81 other gear 2.54 1.96 0.47 2.64 1.57 1.29 1.89 1.52 1.07 1.79 3.70 1.83 2.76 1.45 1.21 0.82 1.18 1.82 0.75 Totals 24.09 20.27 21.46 23.78 22.90 24.48 15.84 26.81 25.56 25.52 25.54 18.66 12.74 9.18 18.29 7.56 7.14 16.70 3.62
mesh nets 0.31 0.34 0.27 0.18 0.98 0.39 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.00 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.23 0.04 0.02 0.04 handlines 0.03 1.18 0.31 0.98 0.57 0.86 1.03 0.87 1.03 0.55 0.39 0.22 0.35 0.92 0.23 0.72 0.26 0.04 0.34 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 210.43 273.24 298.84 270.55 304.26 242.33 228.50 175.85 216.70 267.01 265.17 196.03 222.10 221.12 212.30 124.48 147.44 138.45 130.64 other gear 15.11 13.16 17.12 6.67 14.18 27.46 20.56 15.03 30.77 33.44 32.75 29.86 33.27 19.38 10.90 13.64 10.74 12.76 9.14 Totals 225.87 287.91 316.54 278.38 319.99 271.04 250.11 191.75 248.51 301.10 298.30 226.23 255.73 241.44 223.43 139.07 158.48 151.27 140.16
mesh nets 0.16 0.21 0.05 0.11 0.18 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.07 0.01 0.06 0.05 0.12 0.74 0.01 0.09 0.44 handlines 0.68 0.21 0.75 0.72 1.57 0.97 0.32 0.05 0.10 0.28 0.08 0.05 0.09 0.19 0.88 0.14 0.00 0.16 0.00 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 111.26 141.22 154.01 126.28 137.76 163.06 166.53 121.63 171.76 151.60 153.01 152.05 174.63 253.25 181.40 150.11 134.37 167.25 203.66 Is. other gear 15.69 12.70 22.55 19.95 31.30 54.08 38.84 50.30 64.06 32.82 26.03 23.28 31.85 27.20 51.47 33.43 20.36 28.04 21.01 Totals 127.79 154.34 177.35 147.06 170.82 218.15 205.71 171.98 235.93 184.79 179.18 175.39 206.63 280.69 233.87 184.42 154.74 195.54 225.11
mesh nets 0.12 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 handlines 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.01 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.96 0.39 0.47 0.53 0.30 0.95 0.35 1.34 0.94 1.50 0.84 0.29 1.48 1.01 0.71 0.59 0.40 0.44 0.39 Totals 1.09 0.64 0.48 0.53 0.35 1.08 0.35 1.35 0.95 1.50 0.84 0.34 1.51 1.01 0.72 0.59 0.40 0.46 0.43
mesh nets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other haul nets 1.62 0.25 0.00 3.87 0.02 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 other gear 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 1.62 0.30 0.00 3.87 0.02 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00
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Table 26: Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) Regional Catch by Gear Type (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 mesh nets 2.37 1.24 4.26 3.95 0.47 2.75 3.86 0.95 0.10 0.16 0.17 0.87 2.00 2.51 2.19 2.09 1.18 0.68 0.00 handlines 0.69 0.75 0.51 0.34 0.25 0.56 1.49 1.27 0.77 1.01 1.16 1.07 1.01 1.07 1.02 0.92 0.83 0.95 1.64 West Coast haul nets 3.19 5.64 11.39 2.33 0.69 0.48 1.18 2.71 0.85 0.40 1.15 2.17 0.88 0.86 3.89 1.25 2.41 2.12 4.94 other gear 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 6.26 7.63 16.16 6.62 1.62 3.79 6.53 4.94 1.73 1.57 2.49 4.14 3.90 4.45 7.18 4.26 4.42 3.75 6.58
mesh nets 12.83 12.10 12.89 15.29 14.36 12.65 7.84 5.80 4.72 5.87 5.64 8.98 8.07 2.47 2.92 4.15 2.64 2.48 0.91 handlines 0.74 2.03 0.81 0.62 0.40 0.78 0.85 0.53 0.24 0.17 0.49 0.40 0.83 2.94 0.95 1.16 0.17 0.20 0.26 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay haul nets 281.73 257.08 188.47 159.16 184.18 169.63 185.23 183.13 146.31 142.43 177.83 205.62 194.81 140.01 145.45 117.32 116.21 146.97 105.94 other gear 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.09 0.26 0.13 0.02 0.04 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 Totals 295.30 271.24 202.23 175.12 198.99 183.15 194.17 189.58 151.29 148.51 184.15 214.99 203.71 145.65 149.32 122.63 119.03 149.65 107.12
mesh nets 13.89 7.33 9.82 9.01 9.38 16.65 9.26 5.50 5.21 5.64 7.09 9.38 10.39 7.39 6.08 4.34 0.75 0.84 0.36 handlines 0.14 0.22 0.39 0.48 0.65 0.28 0.56 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.07 0.14 0.03 0.03 0.21 0.01 Gulf St. Vincent/Kangaroo haul nets 164.75 201.60 108.92 113.05 150.26 126.77 92.92 74.23 77.38 47.00 88.83 92.05 84.07 72.19 99.20 65.85 27.65 28.38 11.87 Is. other gear 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.32 0.08 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 Totals 178.82 209.24 119.22 122.86 160.36 143.83 102.73 79.87 82.69 52.71 96.02 101.51 94.52 80.05 105.44 70.22 28.43 29.45 12.24
mesh nets 0.81 0.67 1.38 2.54 1.19 0.41 0.86 0.59 0.65 0.81 0.90 0.97 0.64 0.21 0.24 0.06 0.13 0.04 0.01 handlines 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 Victor Harbor/South East haul nets 0.39 0.29 0.48 0.29 0.31 0.11 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 other gear 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 Totals 1.25 0.97 1.87 2.83 1.54 0.52 0.93 0.62 0.65 0.81 0.90 0.99 0.77 0.21 0.29 0.08 0.15 0.04 0.01
mesh nets 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other handlines 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 haul nets 16.66 0.17 0.00 0.58 0.02 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals 16.73 0.18 0.01 0.60 0.02 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Figure 27: Victor Harbor/South East Region: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Figure 28: Other Regions: Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 27: Marine Scale Fishery Regional Effort by Gear Type (person days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Region Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 West Coast Mesh Nets 2653 3044 2197 1752 2457 2508 2041 2040 1741 2061 1337 961 978 964 638 564 410 442 2 Handlines 12642 14437 12881 12057 12245 11991 13451 12535 11004 10534 8897 10369 10817 10177 9599 10095 9786 8664 7932 Haul Nets 911 934 733 564 444 624 576 455 542 432 521 439 186 207 288 202 175 269 61 Other 2246 2116 1556 1897 1616 1474 1318 1225 912 1537 1329 1568 1484 1580 2143 1838 1506 2089 2282 Spencer Gulf/ Mesh Nets 2759 2802 2343 1987 1856 1803 1309 1397 1430 2072 2033 1955 1533 783 452 366 459 525 272 Coffin Bay Handlines 15010 15786 15069 16767 20284 19904 19332 19660 19221 17968 18076 16956 17224 17752 17291 17531 14360 12829 11047 Haul Nets 14185 14442 12692 12539 13818 13398 13183 11947 11308 11414 11420 9352 9033 7920 7075 7177 6278 6020 3999 Other 7565 8228 8813 7755 8755 9194 9006 8048 9557 9379 8454 5681 5100 4051 3611 3184 3233 3617 4715 Gulf St. Vincent/ Mesh Nets 5222 5168 5198 4668 4027 4257 3727 4214 3482 3345 2641 1708 1356 1290 1322 1702 969 835 463 Kangaroo Island Handlines 10164 11732 11497 11461 13732 13481 13127 12708 12740 11987 11819 11116 10256 9192 7355 8087 7495 8101 7452 Haul Nets 7861 7961 7477 8476 9268 8883 8241 7377 6856 6005 6156 5672 5452 5238 5237 4815 4639 5287 3859 Other 7878 7442 7706 7412 9594 11374 10204 10526 11948 8618 7319 6519 6002 4482 4731 4486 4028 4873 4281 Victor Harbor/ Mesh Nets 4085 3661 3884 3921 2950 4163 3553 3748 3499 3033 980 980 737 347 484 148 62 74 29 South East Handlines 1233 1667 1335 1430 593 707 380 370 558 483 266 207 281 250 251 215 344 234 200 Haul Nets 97 154 5620263510211 08280500 0 0 Other 17691 17811 15157 16409 17767 19203 18029 14554 14875 14211 13305 10974 9188 2171 1634 855 431 634 519 Other Mesh Nets 3179 3154 2797 3179 3329 2037 2435 2261 1738 1696 177 56 0 6 0 2 26 21 0 Handlines 85 187 201 43 63 34 14 177 28 84 66 13 33 114 72 61 24 18 12 Haul Nets 282 12 2 36 10 24 0 0 2 5 16 4 62 89 5 0 0 4 0 Other 2648 2692 2715 2376 2825 1817 1803 1458 1230 1274 1410 1064 923 506 750 551 987 519 354
Notes: Mesh Nets: shark nets, gill nets, bait nets Handlines: handline, troll lines, jigging Haul Nets: haul nets, salmon nets, purse seine nets Other: crab (hoop) net, crab trap, drop line, dab net, dredge, fish trap, long line, octopus trap, fishing pole, rake, lobster pot, trawling net, trot line, drop net, spade, fork, hand.
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Figure 29: Marine Scale Fishery Mesh Nets Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Figure 30: Marine Scale Fishery Handlines Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Figure 31: Marine Scale Fishery Haul Nets Effort by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Figure 32: Marine Scale Fishery Other Gear Type by Region from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 28: Marine Scale Fishery Gear Effort by Region (person days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Gear Region 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Mesh Nets West Coast 2653 3044 2197 1752 2396 2508 2041 2040 1741 2061 1337 961 980 964 638 564 410 442 2 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay 2759 2802 2343 1987 1856 1803 1309 1397 1430 2072 2033 1955 1533 783 452 366 459 525 272 Gulf St. Vincent/KI 5222 5168 5198 4668 4027 4257 3727 4214 3482 3345 2641 1708 1356 1290 1322 1702 969 835 463 Victor Harbor/South East 4085 3661 3884 3921 2950 4163 3553 3748 3499 3033 980 980 737 347 484 148 62 74 29 Other 3179 3154 2797 3179 3390 2037 2435 2261 1738 1696 177 56 0 6 0 2 26 21 0 Handlines West Coast 12642 14437 12881 12057 12245 11991 13451 12535 11004 10534 8897 10369 10817 10177 9599 10095 9786 8664 7932 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay 15010 15786 15069 16767 20284 19904 19332 19660 19221 17968 18076 16956 17224 17753 17291 17531 14360 12829 11047 Gulf St. Vincent/KI 10164 11732 11497 11461 13732 13481 13127 12708 12740 11987 11819 11116 10256 9192 7355 8087 7495 8101 7452 Victor Harbor/South East 1233 1667 1335 1430 593 707 380 370 558 483 266 207 281 250 251 215 344 234 200 Other 85 187 201 43 63 34 14 177 28 84 66 13 33 114 72 61 24 18 12 Haul Nets West Coast 911 934 733 564 444 624 576 455 542 432 521 439 186 207 288 202 175 269 61 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay 14185 14442 12692 12539 13818 13398 13183 11947 11308 11414 11420 9352 9033 7920 7075 7177 6278 6020 3999 Gulf St. Vincent/KI 7861 7961 7477 8476 9268 8883 8241 7377 6856 6005 6156 5672 5452 5238 5237 4815 4639 5287 3859 Victor Harbor/South East 97 154 56 20 26 35 10 21 1 0 8 2 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 Other 282 12 2 36 10 24 0 0 2 5 16 4 62 89 5 0 0 4 0 Other Gear West Coast 2246 2116 1556 1897 1560 1474 1318 1225 912 1537 1329 1568 1484 1580 2143 1838 1506 2089 2282 Spencer Gulf/Coffin Bay 7565 8228 8813 7755 8755 9194 9006 8048 9557 9379 8454 5681 5100 4051 3611 3184 3233 3617 4715 Gulf St. Vincent/KI 7878 7442 7706 7412 9594 11374 10204 10526 11948 8618 7319 6519 6002 4482 4731 4486 4028 4873 4281 Victor Harbor/South East 17691 17811 15157 16409 17767 19203 18029 14554 14875 14211 13305 10974 9188 2171 1634 855 431 634 519 Other 2648 2692 2715 2376 2881 1817 1803 1458 1230 1274 1410 1064 923 506 750 551 987 519 354
Note Mesh Nets: shark nets, gill nets, bait nets Handlines: handline, troll lines, jigging Haul Nets: haul nets, salmon nets, purse seine nets Other : crab (hoop) net, crab trap, drop line, dab net, dredge, fish trap, dredge, fish trap, long line, octopus trap, fishing pole, rake, lobster pot, trawling net, trot line, drop net, spade, fork, hand
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Within the Marine Scalefish fishery there are numerous smaller fisheries now influencing the overall production figures and enhancing the economic value of the fishing industry. These smaller fisheries include seaworms, rays and skates, and shark species
In 2005/06 7 tonnes of seaworms valued at around $338,000 were harvested from State waters (Table 29 and Figure 33). The total catch for the state decreased by 1 tonne from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the state decreased by $146,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The catch has been relatively stable over the last few years however, value has fluctuated over time. The highest catch per financial year occurred in 1991/92 (18 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 2003/04 and 2005/06 (7 tonnes). The highest value for seaworms occurred in 2003/04 ($927,000). Table 29: Seaworms Catch (000’kg) and Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Seaworms 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Catch (000'kg) 11 12 16 16 18 15 12 15 15 12 12 11 12 14 9 8 7 8 7 Value ($,000) na 72 0 126 157 67 99 228 609 720 557 594 595 690 729 685 927 484 338
20 1000 18 900 16 800 14 700 12 600 10 500 8 400 Catch (000'kg) 6 300 Value ($A,000) 4 200 2 100 0 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 33: Seaworms Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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Table 30: Shark, Rays & Skates Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 Shark, Rays & Skates 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Rays & Skates 58 48 42 38 71 68 65 59 44 56 49 48 49 53 58 50 35 37 29 Shark Species 2494 2516 2096 2217 2052 2188 1974 1826 1744 1856 605 453 358 297 207 203 204 192 152 Total Catch 2552 2564 2139 2255 2123 2256 2038 1885 1788 1912 654 501 407 350 265 253 239 229 181
Table 31: Shark, Rays & Skates Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06 Shark, Rays & Skates 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Rays & Skates 30 44 32 22 42 48 56 48 38 38 36 46 49 52 58 39 42 39 32 Shark Species 6780 6134 5066 5663 5568 5577 5028 5233 5406 5721 1587 1275 1048 908 553 577 585 601 521 Total Value 6809 6177 5098 5685 5610 5625 5084 5281 5444 5759 1623 1321 1097 960 611 616 627 640 553
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Figure 34: Total Shark, Rays and Skates Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Note: The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) figures from 1998/99 financial year onwards were unavailable at the time of printing this report. The AFMA fishery took 751,136kg of shark from South Australian waters during the 1997/98 financial year valued at $2,223,169 which is not shown on this graph.
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For more information refer to:
Ferguson, G. (2000). Yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii). Fishery Assessment report to PIRSA for the Marine Scalefish Fishery Management Committee. South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 00/10. SARDI, Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 42p.
Fowler, A.J., McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J.E., Jackson, W.B. and Jennings, P.R. (2005). Snapper (Pagrus auratus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA for the Marine Scalefish Fishery Management Committee. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0068-2. 99p
Hall, K.C. (2002). Cuttlefish (Sepia apama). South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 01/09. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia. 35p
Jones, G.K. and Westlake, M. (2003). Marine Scalefish and Miscellaneous fisheries: Australian salmon and herring (Arripis truttacea and A. georgiana), Sand crabs (Ovalipes australiensis), Tube worms (Diopatra caciculata), Blood worms (Glycera sp). South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 01/18. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 47p.
McGarvey, R. Fowler, A.J. and Feenstra, J.E. (2006). Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0152-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 163. 55p.
McGarvey, R. Fowler, A.J. Feenstra, J.E. Jackson, W.B. and Jennings, P.R. (2005). King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctata) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA for the Marine Scalefish Fishery Management Committee. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0152-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 91. SARDI, Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 88p.
McGlennon, D. (1997). Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi). Report to the Scalefish Management Committee on Yellowtail Kingfish. South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series, 8p.
O’Sullivan, S. and Jones, K. (2003). Assessment of the biological basis for changing the minimum legal size of snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae) in the SA Marine Scalefish Fishery. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD03/0042. SARDI, Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 41p.
Steer, M.A. and Hall, K.C. (2005). Estimated abundance and biomass of the unique spawning aggregation of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Report to Coastal Protection. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0012-1. SARDI Research Report Series No 97. 11p.
Steer, M.A. Lloyd, M.T. and Jackson, W.B. (2006). Southern Calamary (Sepioteuthis australis) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA. August 2006. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/006-2. SARDI Research Report Series No 149. 93p.
Steer, M.A. McGarvey, R., Feenstra, J.E., and Fowler, A.J. (2006). The South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery. Stock Status Report. Report to PIRSA. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD05/0025-2. SARDI Research Report Series No 178. 28p.
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Inland Waters Fishery
Murray Cod Callop
Mulloway Black Bream
Introduction
The Inland Waters fishery is a multispecies, multigear fishery, encompassing the inland rivers and lakes plus the Coorong region of the State. Since July 2003, the commercial fishing of some native species has been prohibited in the River Murray.
River Murray
The main native species of freshwater fish targeted by commercial fishers in the River Murray (Map 13, Appendix 4) were Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii), callop (Macquaria ambigua) and bony bream (Nematalosa erebi). In July 2003, the River Murray Fishery was restructured into a non-native species dominant fishery. Commercial fishing of Murray cod and callop is now prohibited in the South Australian section of the river.
Lakes and Coorong
The Lakes and Coorong fishery in South Australia encompasses Lake Albert and Lake Alexandrina, the Coorong, and its adjacent ocean beach (Goolwa to Kingston in the South East) (Map 14, Appendix 4).
In 1984/85 the Lakes and Coorong fishery was divided into 16 areas for the purpose of collecting more detailed commercial catch and effort data. The commercial fishery is managed through a regime of input and output controls such as, limited entry, gear restrictions, spatial and temporal closures, and size limits for individual species. Licences in the Lakes and Coorong fishery are fully transferable.
Callop and bony bream are still the main targeted native species in the Lakes and Coorong fishery along with estuarine associated species such as mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) and yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri).
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In 2005/06 2,412 tonnes of inland waters species valued at around $4.8 million were harvested from State waters (Table 1). The inland waters catch for the State increased by 154 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $1.15 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
In terms of production and value Goolwa cockles are the highest producing species (1,024 tonnes, $1.6 million) (Figure 35 and 36). European carp has the second highest production level (737 tonnes), however in terms of value callop is worth an estimated $1.2 million, compared to European carp estimated at $914,000.
Australian Salmon Black Bream <1% <1% Bony Bream (3 tonnes) (7 tonnes) 13% Yellow-eye Mullet (318 tonnes) 5% (126 tonnes) Callop 5% (123 tonnes)
Goolwa Cockles 43% European Carp (1,024 tonnes) 31% (737 tonnes)
Other Inland Species Flounder 1% <1% (29 tonnes) Mulloway (7 tonnes) Murray Cod 2% <1% (n/a) (38 tonnes)
Figure 35: Inland Waters Fishery Production (whole weight) for 2005/06
Australian Salmon Black Bream <1% 1% ($A 4,000) ($A 69,000) Yellow-eye Mullet 6% Bony Bream ($A 310,000) 7% ($A 318,000)
Goolwa Cockles 34% ($A 1.6 million) Callop 25% ($A 1.2 million) Other Inland Species 3% ($A 127,000) European Carp 19% ($A 914,000)
Murray Cod Mulloway Flounder <1% 4% 1% (n/a) ($A 193,000) ($A 62,000)
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Table 32: Freshwater Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Freshwater Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Bream, Bony 988 984 1172 977 1129 702 741 888 752 734 800 687 475 542 375 217 279 340 318 Callop 63 96 139 164 157 279 299 286 293 235 191 155 97 173 97 64 82 103 123 Carp, European 485 437 502 657 1154 863 1009 904 876 911 676 552 350 356 279 417 579 567 737 Cod, Murray 8 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4 8 21 26 29 7 0 n/a n/a Redfin 72 92 59 37 32 40 69 44 24 30 22 45 24 25 10 6 n/a 11 22 Yabbie 13 10 12 162 24 16 2 0 6 11 0 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a Other Freshwater 12 1 1111112 10130000 0
Table 33: Freshwater Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Freshwater Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Bream, Bony 408 359 460 341 333 253 244 339 278 272 322 281 245 270 327 232 279 340 318 Callop 251 522 736 816 791 1186 1175 1594 1711 1805 1422 1243 950 1428 475 706 835 1039 1222 Carp, European 214 157 207 266 452 358 372 478 328 338 271 344 316 282 266 299 403 375 914 Cod, Murray 35 49 27 0 0 0 3 9 37 75 76 116 305 366 494 163 0 n/a n/a Redfin 154 158 119 6875 81 129 109 67 84 56122 69 80 34 25 n/a 44 105 Yabbie 98 109 81 789 119 80 14 1 38 410 0 13 1 1 0 n/a n/a Other Freshwater 01 0 2362531 000131100 0 Note: Bony Bream and European Carp includes catches taken from the river fishery
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Table 34: Lakes and Coorong Fishery Effort (Person Days) by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Lakes & Coorong Gear 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Fishery Cockle Rake 564 817 941 780 1003 1090 1303 972 1050 926 1422 1421 2242 2123 2073 2737 2910 3100 3147 Mullet Net 2823 3359 3350 2986 3126 3086 2492 2441 2256 1741 1614 1618 1377 1412 1537 1478 977 1141 1109 Gill Net 9353 9245 8411 8440 8975 7629 7808 8580 8620 8839 8941 8409 7569 7449 6227 5151 5637 6112 6321 Swinger Net 47 21 31 71 129 205 389 321 202 243 72 172 307 530 230 198 128 129 146 Other 805 467 369 204 118 94 118 166 81 210 244 115 277 106 77 83 140 106 77 Notes: Other gear = dab net, drum, handline, haul net, ring, set line, yabby pots and other Lakes and Coorong Fishery includes Lake George There has been a moratorium on both commercial and recreational fishing in the Lake George fishery since 21st April 1999 after a significant fish kill in February the same year.
10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 Person Days 3000 2000 1000 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 37: Lakes and Coorong Fishery - Effort by Gear Type from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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For more information refer to:
Ferguson, G. (2006). The South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery. Stock Status Report for PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0099-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 142. 12pp.
Ferguson, G. (2006). Fisheries biology of the Greenback Flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) (Gunther 1862) Teleostei: Pleuronectidae in South Australia. Report for PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD06/0008-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1562. 18pp.
Ferguson, G. and Mayfield, S. (2006). The South Australian Goolwa Cockle (Donax deltoides) fishery. Fishery Assessment Report for PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Research Report Series No 150. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD06/0005-1. 30p.
Ferguson, G. and Ward, T.M. (2003). Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) Fishery. Fishery Assessment report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD03/0040. SARDI, Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 55p.
Fowler, A.J. and Eglinton, Y.M. (2002). Mud Cockles (Katelysia spp.). South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 01/12. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide.26p
Higham, J. Ferguson, G. and Ye, Q. (2005). Lakes and Coorong Yellow-Eye Mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) Fishery. Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0162. 43pp.
Pierce, B.E and Doonan, A.M. (1999). A summary report on the status of selected species in the River Murray and Lakes and Coorong Fisheries. South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 99/1. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia 14p.
Ye, Q. (2004). Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua). Fishery Assessment report to PIRSA Fisheries for the Inland Fishery management Committee. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0167. 75pp.
Ye, Q., Fleer, D and Jones, G.K. (2000). Lake George fishery assessment report. Fishery assessment report to PIRSA Fisheries. South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 00/18. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide. 23pp.
Ye, Q. Jones, G.K. and Pierce, B. (2000). Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii). Fishery Assessment report to PIRSA for the Inland Waters Fishery Management Committee. South Australian Fishery Assessment Series 00/17. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide. 47p
Ye, Q., McNeil, D.G., and Higham, J. (2006).Fish community assessment prior to resnagging in the lower Murray River, South Australia. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD06/0007-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 147. 18pp
Ye, Q., Short, D., de Jong, M., Jones, K. and Fleer, D. (2002). Monitoring the recovery of fish stock and overall ecological health of Lake George. Report for the Lake George Management Committee. Natural Heritage Trust and SARDI Aquatic Sciences, 62p.
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Miscellaneous Fisheries, King Crab and Octopus
Introduction
In addition to the traditional higher value South Australian fisheries there are numerous smaller fisheries that now influence the overall production figures and enhance the economic value of the fishing industry. These smaller fisheries include king crabs and octopus, whose catches and values are shown below.
King Crab
King crab is caught in the marine scalefish fishery and as a by-catch in the rock lobster fishery. In 2005/06 19 tonnes of king crab valued at around $221,000 were harvested from State waters (Table 35 and 36). The king crab catch for the State remained the same from 2004/05 to 2005/06, while the value increased by $3,000. Table 35: South Australian King Crab Catch (000'kg) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 Crustaceans 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Crab, King 7 12 29 16 12 30 33 31 21 18 19 18 19 19
Table 36: South Australian King Crab Value ($,000) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 Crustaceans 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Crab, King 73 100 385 260 203 757 1008 872 641 447 430 268 218 221
Octopus
Octopus is taken in the marine scalefish fishery and as by-catch in the rock lobster fishery. In 2005/06 92 tonnes of octopus valued at around $493,000 were harvested from State waters (Figure 38, Table 37 and 38). The octopus catch for the State decreased by 22 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $134,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06. Linnane et al (2006) stock assessment report provides estimates of octopus catch rates.
The highest catch was taken in 1992/93 (407 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 2002/03 (81 tonnes). Octopus values range from a high of $1.04 million in 1991/92 to a low of $219,000 in 1986/87. Table 37: Octopus Catch (000'kg) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 Molluscs 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Octopus 407 173 116 229 235 221 214 178 174 86 81 133 114 92
Table 38: Octopus Value ($,000) from 1992/93 to 2005/06 Molluscs 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Octopus 549 265 331 684 673 497 601 543 642 331 410 788 627 493
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450 1200 400 1000 350 300 800 250 600 200 150 400 Value ($A,000) Catch (000'kg) (000'kg) Catch 100 200 50 0 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 38: Octopus Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Currie, D.R. Mayfield, S., and McGarvey, R. (2006). South Australian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) fishery. Fisheries Assessment Report for PIRSA. SARDI Research Report Series No. 137. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD04/0215-3. 37pp.
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2 Individual South Australian Species
2.1 Overview
Within South Australian waters 90 different species of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs are taken by the commercial fishing sector. Of these 90 species, there are 23 species that are taken on a regular basis. The main species fished are:
Abalone Mud cockles Australian herring Mulloway Australian salmon Oceanjackets Blue swimmer crabs Sand crabs Bony bream Sardines Callop Snapper Cuttlefish Southern calamary European carp Southern rock lobster Flounder Snook Garfish Western King prawns Goolwa cockles Yellow-eye mullet King George whiting
Some species are taken in more than one fishery and the catch and value for individual species, regardless of fishery, are summarised in Table 39. The highest producing fish species in South Australia is sardines (28,626 tonnes).
Southern Calamary Yellow-eye Mullet Australian Salmon Australian herring 3% 1% 2% Snook Abalone 1% 1% 8% Blue Crabs Snapper 6% 5% Bony Bream 3% Sand Crabs Callop 1% 1% Cuttlefish Rock Lobster <1% 21% European Carp 7% Flounder Garfish <1% 3% Goolwa Cockles Prawns 10% 19% King George whiting 3% Oceanjackets Mulloway Mud Cockles 1% <1% 3%
Figure 39: Main Species production (excludes sardines) (whole weight) in 2005/06
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Table 39: Species Production and Value from 2000/01 to 2005/06 - All Fisheries Combined
Species Name 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 000’kg $,000 000’kg $,000 000’kg $,000 000’kg $,000 000’kg $,000 000’kg $,000 Abalone 867 40011 850 34755 890 36289 879 31582 902 33821 896 33859 All Shark 297 908 207 553 203 577 204 585 192 601 152 521 Aust Herring (Tommy Ruff) 231 305 262 328 197 289 152 303 183 353 126 318 Australian Salmon 583 773 455 550 576 693 158 268 252 347 180 354 Bream, Black 8 64 9 73 13 121 11 106 6 58 7 72 Bream, Bony 542 270 375 327 217 232 279 279 340 340 318 318 Calamary, Southern 488 2429 340 1839 346 2950 303 2555 504 2823 311 2101 Callop 173 1428 97475 64 706 82 835 103 1039123 1222 Carp, European 356 282 279 266 417 299 579 403 567 375 737 914 Crab, Blue Swimmer 556 3068 559 3461 583 3574 611 3644 632 3591 649 3626 Crab, King 21 641 18 447 19 430 18 268 19 218 19 221 Crab, Sand 162 528 127 437 93 427 96 389 148 534 142 529 Cockle, Goolwa 1250 1193 1085 1049 1187 1373 1073 1441 1103 1352 1052 1698 Cockle, Mud 157 321 227 467 239 660 271 840 346 1225 385 1256 Cod, Murray 26 366 29 494 7 163 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Cuttlefish 19 29 2727 11 25 6 12 9 177 21 Flathead 2 7 2 6 2 8 2 6 2 9 2 9 Flounder 19 113 26183 6 53 6 49 9 787 62 Garfish 532 1998 470 2028 332 1940 321 1830 364 1929 369 2104 Leather Jacket 38 53 27 43 38 54 22 44 41 78 19 43 Leather Jacket, Ocean 260 501 395 583 202 411 498 605 308 441 149 185 Mackerel, Blue 0 1 5 10 1 2 2 0 3 4 2 1 Morwong 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 8 0 1 Morwong, Blue 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 Mullet, Red 5 21 4 12 4 17 3 18 4 21 5 33 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 199 473 213 502 214 511 155 367 160 361 165 415 Mulloway 145 638 114558 51 293 36 187 44 24843 221 Octopus 174 642 88331 81 410 133 788 114 62792 493 Parrotfish 20 42 24 36 27 34 22 80 24 53 18 42 Prawn, Western King 2988 52682 2610 47405 1740 32459 2130 43506 2173 35804 2070 36909 Rays & Skates 53 52 58 58 50 39 35 42 36 39 29 32 Redfin 25 80 10 34 6 25 9 32 11 44 22 105 Redfish 1 4 3 9 4 13 3 10 8 27 4 14 Rock Lobster 2562 83095 2392 91546 2361 82690 2400 61365 2343 66040 2365 81170 Sardine 7368 5157 12165 8516 21741 17827 33160 22549 46388 23194 28626 16031 Sea Urchin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seaworms 14 690 9 729 8 685 7 927 8 484 7 338 Snapper 578 3341 648 3314 533 3174 411 2774 504 3184 529 3252 Snook 106 233 99 242 112 263 81 206 83 188 61 171 Striped Perch 15 18 19 22 23 24 24 25 21 17 28 27 Sweep 1 5 2 9 2 6 2 7 2 7 1 5 Trevally 22 46 513 4 9 4 9 10 2210 32 Whiting, King George 453 4810 390 4684 398 5476 355 4289 347 3584 336 3944 Whiting, Yellowfin 152 718 148 863 181 1067 163 910 138 764 130 848 Yabbie 2 13 01 0 1 0 0 n/a n/an/a n/a Other Species 293 532 224 446 208 416 149 377 164 320 49 277
See appendix 1 for a complete list of Other Species Other Species includes estimated Rock Lobster fishery by-catch
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2.1.1 Rock Lobster
In 2005/06 2,365 tonnes of rock lobster valued at around $81.17 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 40, Table 40 and 42). The rock lobster for the State increased by 22 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $15.13 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 1991/92 (3,162 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1986/87 (2,207 tonnes). Rock lobster values range from a high of $91.8 million in 2001/02 to a low of $32 million in 1986/87.
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Figure 40: Rock lobster Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.2 Abalone
In 2005/06 896 tonnes of abalone valued at around $33.85 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 41, Table 39). The abalone catch for the State decreased by 6 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value increased by $38,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
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Figure 41: Abalone Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.3 Prawns, Western King
In 2005/06 2,070 tonnes of prawns valued at around $36.9 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 42, Table 40 and 42). The prawn catch for the State decreased by 103 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $1.1 million from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 2000/01 (2,988 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1986/87 (1,393 tonnes). Prawn values range from a high of $52.6 million in 2000/01 to a low of $16.1 million in 1986/87.
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Figure 42: Prawn Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.4 Sardines
The sardine fishery is the largest by total weight of catch in Australia. However, in the southern hemisphere, there are several other larger fisheries in terms of value and by weight of the total catch. The sardine fishery in South Australia is a quota-managed fishery.
The highest catch (46,388 tonnes) and value ($23.1 million) of sardine was taken in 2004/05 (Figure 43, Table 40 and 42). 50000 25000 45000 40000 20000 35000 30000 15000 25000 20000 10000 Value ($A,000) Catch (000'kg) 15000 10000 5000 5000 0 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 43: Sardine Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.5 Blue Swimmer Crab
In 2005/06 649 tonnes of blue swimmer crabs valued at around $3.6 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 44, Table 40 and 42). The blue swimmer crab catch for the State increased by 17 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value increased by $35,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 1995/96 (655 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1986/87 (157 tonnes). Blue swimmer crab values range from a high of $3.64 million in 2003/04 to a low of $404,000 in 1986/87. 700 4000
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Figure 44: Blue Swimmer Crab Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.6 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff)
The highest catch of Australian herring was taken in 1987/88 (498 tonnes) and the lowest in 2005/06 (126 tonnes) (Figure 45, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 decreased from the previous year by 57 tonnes.
Australian herring values range from a high of $398,000 in 1988/89 to a low of $240,000 in 1996/97 (Table 42). In 2005/06 the value for Australian herring decreased by $35,000 to $318,000 from the previous year.
In 2005/06 the targeted effort was 101 person days (Table 41). This is a decrease of 219 person days from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1987/88 (1,170 person days) and the lowest was 101 person days in 2005/06.
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Figure 45: Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.7 Australian Salmon
The highest catch of Australian salmon was taken in 1994/95 (769 tonnes) (Figure 46, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 decreased from the previous year to 180 tonnes.
Australian salmon values range from a high of $1.14 million in 1994/95 to a low of $270,000 in 2003/04 (Table 42). The total value for the State increased by $7,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
In 2005/06 the targeted effort recorded for Australian salmon was 211 person days (Table 41). The effort decreased in 2005/06 by 169 person days from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1998/99 (1,840 person days) and the lowest was in 2005/06.
1400 2.00 1.80 1200 1.60 1000 1.40 1.20 800 1.00 600 0.80 Catch (000'kg) Value ($A,000)
400 0.60 Effort (000'Days) 0.40 200 0.20 0 0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 46: Australian Salmon Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.8 Cuttlefish
In 2005/06 7 tonnes of cuttlefish valued at around $21,000 were harvested from State waters (Figure 47, Table 40 and 42). The cuttlefish catch for the State decreased by 2 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $4,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
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Figure 47: Cuttlefish Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.9 Garfish
The highest catch of garfish was taken in 2000/01 (532 tonnes) and the lowest catch in 2003/04 (321 tonnes) (Figure 48, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 increased from that of the previous year to 369 tonnes.
Value of the garfish catch ranged from a high of $2.27 million in 1995/96 to a low of $1.13 million in 1986/87. The value for garfish in 2005/06 increased to $2.1 million from the previous year, i.e. an increase of $175,000 (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort for garfish was 3,777 person days (Table 41). The effort decreased in 2005/06 by 1013 person days from that of the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1995/96 (7,120 person days) and the lowest was 3,777 person days in 2005/06. 2500 8.00 7.00 2000 6.00
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2.00 Effort (000'Days) 500 1.00 0 0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 48: Garfish Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06 2.1.10 Whiting, King George
The highest catch of King George whiting was taken in 1991/92 (750 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 2005/06 (336 tonnes). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 has decreased from the previous year (Figure 49, Table 40).
The value of this fishery ranges from a high of $5.59 million in 1994/95 to a low of $3.53 million in 1986/87. In 2005/06 the value increased to $3.94 million from the previous year, an increase of $360,000 (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort on King George whiting was 15,484 person days (Table 41), which is the lowest targeted effort recorded. The highest effort was recorded in 1986/87 (37,010 person days).
6000 40.00 35.00 5000 30.00 4000 25.00 3000 20.00 15.00 2000 Catch (000'kg)Catch Value ($A,000) 10.00 Effort (000'days) 1000 5.00 0 0.00 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 49: King George Whiting Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.11 Mud Cockle
In 2005/06 385 tonnes of mud cockle valued at around $1.25 million were harvested from State waters (Table 40 and 42). The mud cockle catch for the State increased by 39 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value increased by $31,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06. 2005/06 recorded the highest catch of mud cockles, while the lowest was recorded in 1991/92 (105,000). The majority of the data for some of the years were confidential (n/a).
2.1.12 Mulloway
The highest catch of mulloway was taken in 2000/01 (145 tonnes) and the lowest catch in 1987/88 (26 tonnes) (Figure 50, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 decreased from the previous year to 43 tonnes.
Mulloway values range from a high of $639,000 in 2000/01 to a low of $77,000 in 1987/88. The value for mulloway decreased to $221,000 from the previous year, a decrease of $27,000 (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort on mulloway was 708 person days (Table 41). The effort decreased in 2005/06 by 222 person days from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 2000/01 (2,640 person days) and the lowest was 708 person days in 2005/06. 160 700
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Figure 50: Mulloway Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.13 All Leatherjackets (Ocean Jackets, Leatherjackets)
The highest catch of leatherjackets was taken in 1991/92 (1,077 tonnes) and the lowest catch was recorded in 2005/06 (168 tonnes) (Figure 51, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 was lower than that of the previous year by 57 tonnes.
The total value of all Leatherjackets ranged from a high of $1.2 million in 1990/91 to a low of $228,000 in 2005/06 (Table 42). The value for Leatherjackets in 2005/06 decreased by $291,000 to $228,000 from the previous year.
In 2005/06 the targeted effort on Leatherjackets was 675 person days (Table 41). The effort decreased in 2005/06 by 235 person days from the previous year. The highest targeted effort was recorded in 1988/89 (5,340 person days) and the lowest was 660 person days in 2000/01.
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Figure 51: All Leatherjackets Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.14 Goolwa Cockle
In 2005/06 1,052 tonnes of Goolwa cockle valued at around $1.69 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 52, Table 40). The Goolwa cockle catch for the State decreased by 51 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State increased by $346,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 2000/01 (1,250 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1989/90 (302 tonnes). Goolwa cockle values range from a high of $1.69 million in 2005/06 to a low of $ 250,000 in 1987/88 (Table 42).
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Figure 52: Goolwa Cockle Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.15 Sand Crab
In 2005/06 142 tonnes of sand crabs valued at around $529,000 were harvested from State waters (Figure 53, Table 40 and 42). The sand crab catch for the State decreased by 6 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $5,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 2000/01 (162 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1986/87 (26 tonnes). Sand crab values range from a high of $620,000 in 1998/99 to a low of $50,000 in 1986/87.
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Figure 53: Sand Crab Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.16 Snapper
The highest catch of snapper was taken in 2001/02 (648 tonnes) and the lowest in 1994/95 (223 tonnes). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 has increased from that of the previous year to 529 tonnes (Figure 54, Table 40).
Value of the commercial snapper fishery ranged from a high of $3.34 million in 2000/01 to a low of $1.20 million in 1987/88. The 2005/06 value for snapper increased to $3.25 million, an increase of $68,000 from the previous year (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort recorded for snapper was 5,923 person days (Table 41), a decrease of 517 person days from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1986/87 (9,930 person days) and the lowest was 5,870 person days in 2003/04.
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Figure 54: Snapper Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.17 Snook
The highest catch of snook was taken in 1995/96 (151 tonnes) and the lowest in 2005/06 (61 tonnes). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 decreased from that of the previous year to 61 tonnes (Figure 55, Table 40).
Snook values range from a high of $295,000 in 1995/96 to a low of $167,000 in 1987/88. The value for snook has decreased to $171,000 from the previous year, a decrease of $17,000 (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort on snook was 578 person days (Table 41). The effort decreased in 2005/06 by 62 person days from that of the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1994/95 (1,970 person days). 350 2.50
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Figure 55: Snook Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.18 Southern Calamary
In 2005/06 311 tonnes of southern calamary valued at around $2.10 million were harvested from State waters (Figure 56, Table 40). The southern calamary catch for the State decreased by 193 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $722,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06 (Table 42).
The highest catch was taken in 2004/05 (504 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 1986/87 (202 tonnes). Southern calamary values range from a high of $2.95 million in 2002/03 to a low of $639,000 in 1986/87.
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Figure 56: Southern Calamary Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.19 Mullet, Yellow-eye
The highest catch of Yellow-eye mullet was taken in 1989/90 (522 tonnes) and the lowest was in 2003/04 (155 tonnes) (Figure 57, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 increased from the previous year to 165 tonnes.
Yellow-eye mullet values range from a high of $511,000 in 2002/03 to a low of $207,000 in 1998/99. In 2005/06 the value of Yellow-Eye mullet increased to $415,000 from the previous year, i.e. an increase of $54,000 (Table 42).
In 2005/06 the targeted effort recorded for Yellow-eye mullet was 1,184 person days (Table 41), a decrease of 196 person days from the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1987/88 (4,900 person days) and the lowest was 1,150 person days in 2003/04. 600 6.00
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Figure 57: Yellow - Eye Mullet Catch, Value and Effort from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.20 Bream, Bony
In 2005/06 318 tonnes of bony bream valued at around $318,000 were harvested from State waters. The bony bream catch for the State decreased by 22 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06 (Table 40). The total value for the State also increased by $22,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06 (Table 42).
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2.1.21 Callop (Golden Perch)
The highest catch was taken in 1993/94 (299 tonnes) and the lowest catch in 1987/88 (63 tonnes) (Figure 58, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 has increased from previous years to 123 tonnes, an increase of 20 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. Catch has been increasing for callop since 2002/03 and value since 2001/02.
The value in 2005/06 has increased from the previous year to $1.22 million (Table 42). This is an increase of $183,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06. Callop values range from a high of $1.81 million in 1996/97 to a low of $251,000 in 1987/88. 350 2000 1800 300 1600 250 1400 200 1200 1000 150 800 Value ($A,000) Catch (000'kg) Catch 100 600 400 50 200 0 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 58: Callop Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
2.1.22 European Carp
The highest catch was taken in 1991/92 (1,154 tonnes) and the lowest was recorded in 2001/02 (279 tonnes) (Figure 59, Table 40). The commercial harvest in 2005/06 has increased from the previous year to 737 tonnes, an increase of 170 tonnes.
The value in 2005/06 has increased from the previous year to $914,000, an increase of $539,000 (Figure 45, Table 42). European carp values range from a high of $914,000 in 2005/06 to a low of $136,000 in 1986/87. 1400 1000 900 1200 800 1000 700 600 800 500 600 400 Value ($A,000) Catch (000'kg) 400 300 200 200 100 0 0 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06
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Figure 59: European Carp Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
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2.1.23 Flounder
In 2005/06 7 tonnes of flounder valued at around $62,000 were harvested from State waters (Figure 60, Table 40 and 42). The flounder catch for the State decreased by 2 tonnes from 2004/05 to 2005/06. The total value for the State decreased by $16,000 from 2004/05 to 2005/06.
The highest catch was taken in 1990/91 (66 tonnes). Flounder values range from a high of $219,000 in 1999/00 to a low of $19,000 in 1989/90 and 1994/95.
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Figure 60: Flounder Catch and Value from 1987/88 to 2005/06
In 2005/06 the targeted effort for flounder was 306 person days (Table 41). The effort increased in 2005/06 by 76 person days from that of the previous year. The highest effort was recorded in 1991/92 (1,580 person days) and the lowest was 20 person days in 1988/89.
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Table 40: Species Catch (000’kg) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Marine Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Abalone 1037 973 960 863 885 869 802 851 902 903 813 933 881 867 850 890 879 902 896 All Leather Jackets 664 959 994 1029 1077 888 775 606 558 466 512 367 352 298 422 240 520 349 168 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) 498 489 340 309 363 332 304 275 236 204 284 322 302 231 262 197 152 183 126 Australian Salmon 669 422 411 513 624 589 525 769 492 555 632 527 461 583 455 576 158 252 180 Bream, Bony 988 984 1172 977 1129 702 741 888 752 734 800 687 475 542 375 217 279 340 318 Callop 63 96 139 164 157 279 299 286 293 235 191 155 97 173 97 64 82 103 123 Calamary, Southern 206 265 208 279 329 287 326 337 382 356 426 435 400 488 340 346 303 504 311 Cockles, Goolwa 308 303 302 541 771 748 843 747 927 830 1040 976 1085 1250 1085 1187 1073 1103 1052 Cockles, Mud n/a n/a n/a 26 30 36 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 149 157 227 239 271 346 385 Cod, Murray 8 6 4000013 64821262970 n/a n/a Crab, Blue Swimmer 184 282 360 434 425 511 544 608 655 464 469 501 549 556 559 583 611 632 649 Crab, Sand 28 96 142 149 101 73 51 39 54 87 129 129 148 162 127 93 96 148 142 Cuttlefish 1 3 3 3 2 3 8 35 71 263 170 15 16 19 27 11 6 9 7 European Carp 485 437 502 657 1154 863 1009 904 876 911 676 552 350 356 279 417 579 567 737 Flounder 11 4 4 66 58 28 10 4 31 16 11 28 40 19 26 6 6 9 7 Garfish 380 463 516 454 514 515 472 392 511 513 504 421 476 532 470 332 321 364 369 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 298 354 522 376 326 344 292 353 267 248 265 207 224 199 213 214 155 160 165 Mulloway 26 33 48 50 53 50 98 94 82 66 59 104 72 145 114 51 36 44 43 Octopus 153 218 219 184 292 407 173 116 229 235 221 214 178 174 86 81 133 114 86 Prawn, Western King 1862 1984 1970 2086 2155 1645 1919 2058 2271 2024 2759 2761 2416 2988 2610 1740 2130 2173 2070 Rock Lobster 2468 2275 2525 2666 3162 2818 2598 2613 2587 2543 2623 2729 2719 2562 2392 2361 2400 2343 2365 Sardines 1 0 n/a n/a 145 1230 2377 2803 3708 3428 6041 4465 3836 7368 12165 21741 33160 56952 28626 Snapper 333 423 423 457 437 386 318 223 306 305 394 449 578 578 648 533 411 504 529 Snook 72 99 104 99 100 124 121 126 151 120 113 117 93 106 99 112 81 83 61 Whiting, King George 588 620 634 692 750 700 664 615 534 586 552 594 517 453 390 398 355 347 336 Whiting, Yellowfin 22 22 32 46 43 89 69 110 93 102 74 84 112 152 148 181 163 138 130
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Table 41: Targeted Effort for Selected Species (000’ Person Days) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Marine Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 All Leather Jackets 4.35 5.34 3.07 2.45 2.72 2.84 2.19 1.82 2.11 1.43 1.68 1.43 1.12 0.66 1.02 0.76 1.02 0.91 0.67 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) 1.17 0.91 0.73 0.53 0.81 0.98 0.81 0.51 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.43 0.45 0.31 0.45 0.49 0.38 0.32 0.10 Australian Salmon 1.61 1.15 0.92 1.37 1.61 1.24 1.61 1.07 1.00 1.35 1.44 1.84 1.06 1.39 1.10 0.83 0.51 0.38 0.21 Flounder 0.19 0.02 0.07 1.43 1.58 1.29 0.38 0.10 0.59 0.24 0.19 0.59 0.87 0.44 0.47 0.16 0.25 0.23 0.31 Garfish 6.45 6.79 6.17 5.75 6.81 6.21 5.77 5.66 7.12 6.14 5.25 4.88 5.26 4.73 4.46 3.91 4.71 4.79 3.78 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 4.90 4.52 4.59 4.31 4.22 4.15 3.39 3.72 2.98 2.69 2.45 2.15 1.91 1.83 1.87 1.65 1.15 1.38 1.18 Mulloway 0.76 1.59 1.60 1.10 1.51 1.44 2.20 2.25 1.66 1.41 1.45 1.97 1.92 2.64 1.98 1.23 1.14 0.93 0.71 Parrotfish 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.15 0.06 0.09 0.17 0.09 0.41 0.34 0.35 0.27 0.30 0.45 0.30 0.30 0.21 Snapper 9.19 8.85 9.35 8.73 8.65 8.85 8.17 6.53 7.51 6.95 7.32 7.24 7.34 7.34 7.54 7.35 5.87 6.44 5.92 Snook 1.62 1.58 1.18 1.39 1.25 1.74 1.82 1.97 1.71 1.33 1.14 0.97 1.16 1.09 1.18 0.90 0.73 0.64 0.58 Whiting, King George 33.05 34.54 31.82 31.38 36.13 33.68 33.74 32.97 28.49 27.07 24.32 24.56 23.65 21.21 19.75 20.79 18.81 17.02 15.48 Whiting, Yellowfin 0.24 0.20 0.21 0.32 0.29 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.42 0.54 0.50 0.65 0.59 0.77 1.04 0.99 1.07 1.10 0.87
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Table 42: Species Value ($,000) from 1987/88 to 2005/06
Marine Species 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 Abalone 13219 14542 16694 14008 15095 23726 27242 22766 22475 25184 26883 27161 32129 40011 34755 36289 31582 33821 33859 All Leather Jackets 582 733 1189 1208 1201 1137 1122 856 782 448 514 564 641 554 626 465 649 519 228 Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) 350 398 243 257 348 324 299 312 302 240 277 314 359 305 328 289 303 353 318 Australian Salmon 662 411 488 502 693 747 733 1144 715 669 809 672 568 773 552 694 270 347 354 Bream, Bony 408 359 460 341 333 253 244 339 278 272 322 281 245 270 327 232 279 340 318 Callop 251 522 736 816 791 1186 1175 1594 1711 1805 1422 1243 950 1428 475 706 835 1039 1222 Calamary, Southern 776 990 835 1069 1180 1169 1352 1500 1814 1730 2036 2022 1981 2429 1839 2950 2555 2823 2101 Cockles, Goolwa 250 604 320 430 724 727 700 621 780 637 636 952 904 1193 1049 1373 1441 1352 1698 Cockles, Mud n/a n/a n/a 116 105 125 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 288 321 467 660 840 1225 1256 Cod, Murray 35 49 270003937 75761163053664941630 n/a n/a Crab, Blue Swimmer 602 1003 1291 1640 1377 1593 1808 2201 2495 2057 2173 2234 2533 3068 3461 3574 3644 3591 3626 Crab, Sand 61 254 399 517 359 285 169 163 204 322 569 620 522 528 437 427 389 534 529 Cuttlefish 2 3 3325104581 335212232729272512 17 21 European Crap 214 157 207 266 452 358 372 478 328 338 271 344 316 282 266 299 403 375 914 Flounder 38 20 19 153 183 106 45 19 138 75 63 133 219 113 183 53 49 78 62 Garfish 1376 1543 1402 1315 1645 1789 1596 1677 2273 1785 1619 1572 1903 1998 2028 1940 1830 1929 2104 Mullet, Yellow-Eye 347 382 476 419 410 450 433 483 406 427 399 207 433 473 502 511 367 361 415 Mulloway 77 124 160 174 207 191 377 398 331 266 257 451 366 639 558 293 187 248 221 Octopus 293 449 381 383 1038 549 265 331 684 673 497 601 543 642 331 410 788 627 460 Prawn, Western King 20778 23026 22746 21716 19653 19709 24132 24496 26324 25151 33246 39615 43771 52682 47404 32459 43506 35804 36909 Rock Lobster 37978 26891 36489 44933 57753 55341 66587 74082 68404 71817 78575 73908 81049 83097 91861 82666 61365 66040 81170 Sardines 1 0 n/a n/a 164 757 1360 1630 2524 2197 3846 2500 2685 5157 8516 17827 22549 23194 16031 Snapper 1205 1592 1648 1745 1770 1796 1558 1279 1615 1516 1983 2243 3246 3340 3314 3174 2774 3184 3252 Snook 167 256 239 219 218 263 284 284 295 261 228 240 220 233 242 263 206 188 171 Whiting, King George 3676 4793 4173 4178 5279 4684 4991 5597 5011 4471 3686 4629 4847 4809 4684 5476 4289 3584 3944 Whiting, Yellowfin 93 101 133 176 187 328 279 516 448 408 302 391 555 718 863 1067 910 764 848
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Ferguson, G. (2006). Fisheries biology of the Greenback Flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) (Gunther 1862) Teleostei: Pleuronectidae in South Australia. Report for PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD06/0008-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 1562. 18pp.
Ferguson, G. and Mayfield, S. (2006). The South Australian Goolwa Cockle (Donax deltoides) fishery. Fishery Assessment Report for PIRSA Fisheries. SARDI Research Report Series No 150. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No RD06/0005-1. 30p.
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Hall, K.C. (2002). Cuttlefish (Sepia apama). South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 01/09. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia. 35p
Jones, G.K. and Westlake, M. (2003). Marine Scalefish and Miscellaneous fisheries: Australian salmon and herring (Arripis truttacea and A. georgiana), Sand crabs (Ovalipes australiensis), Tube worms (Diopatra caciculata), Blood worms (Glycera sp). South Australian Fisheries Assessment Series 01/18. SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, 47p.
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Between May 2000 and April 2001 a National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey of Australia (FRDC Project No 99/158) was conducted. The survey examined the non-commercial components of Australian fisheries and comprised three independent surveys, the National Recreational Fishing Survey, the Indigenous Fishing Survey of Northern Australia, and the Overseas Visitor Fishing Survey. Data collected from the surveys include the number of fish caught, where they were caught, gear type used, species composition, the number of fishers and their demographic profiles, and expenditure associated with the fishing activities.
The following information relates to the South Australian component of the fishing survey.
For the purposes of the survey the State was divided into 35 geographic regions for determining catch and fishing effort (Map 15, Appendix 4). The regions were selected based on being adjacent to the marine coast and to match the Marine Fishing Areas used in the commercial fishery either on a single or amalgamated block basis.
Attributable expenditure was reported on a regional basis as 10 land-based economic zones. These 10 economic zones are the official population statistical blocks used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics during their census collections.
Expansion factors were applied to multiply the collected data up to the South Australian resident recreational fisher population.
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The table below shows the estimated harvest and released/discarded numbers for species within South Australian waters provided by the National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey.
Table 43: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey Production Figures from May 2000 to April 2001
SA Recreational Fisheries Production Figures Harvest Released/discarded Total Catch % released (numbers) (numbers) (numbers)
ROCK LOBSTER Northern Zone 19,305 6,374 25,679 24.8 Southern Zone 94,374 28,498 122,872 23.2 TOTAL 113,679 34,872 148,551 23.5
ABALONE Greenlip 4,536 3,854 8,390 45.9 Blacklip 10,042 134 10,176 1.32 Abalone - unspecified 3,202 0 3,202 0 TOTAL 17,780 3,988 21,768 18.3
PRAWNS Spencer Gulf 10,807 0 10,807 0
CRABS
Blue Swimmer Crabs 1,139,795 535,104 1674899 31.9
SQUID/CUTTLEFISH Squid (Southern Calamary) 1,014,101 16,109 1,030,210 1.6 Squid - unspecified 7,902 303 8,205 3.7 Cuttlefish 25,901 4,580 30,481 15.0 TOTAL 1,047,904 20,992 1,068,896 1.9
OTHER MARINE SPECIES Australian Salmon 713,470 215,751 929,221 23.2 Flounder 2,994 88 3,082 2.9 Garfish 1,511,250 199,040 1,710,290 11.6 King George Whiting 2,238,071 820,849 3,058,920 26.8 Leatherjackets 155,168 226,194 381,362 59.3 Mulloway 24,515 60,529 85,044 71.2 Pipi (Cockles) 1,474,859 352,908 1,827,767 19.3 Snapper 115,798 325,781 441,579 73.8 Snook – shortfinned pike 185,183 13,433 198,616 6.8 Pike - unspecified 764 574 1,338 42.9 Tommy Ruff 2,973,402 775,734 3,749,136 20.7 Yellowfin Whiting 352,585 113,615 466,200 24.4
INLAND WATERS SPECIES Australian Salmon 2,298 3,683 5,981 61.6 Bream – black / southern 80,884 204,545 285,429 71.7 Bream - Bony 1,674 261 1,935 13.5 Callop (Golden Perch) 86,732 135,107 221,839 60.9 European Carp 483,310 19,344 502,654 3.8 Mulloway 2,489 5337 7,826 68.2 Murray Cod 2,278 1,088 3,366 32.3 Yellow Eye Mullet 18,150 235 18,385 1.3
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Abalone Prawns 0% 0% (17,780) (10,807) Rock lobster Blue Crabs 1% 10% (113,679) (1,139,795)
Calamary/Cuttlefish 9% (1,047,904)
Other Marine Species 80% (9,562,112)
Figure 61: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey - Marine Harvest (numbers)
Yellowfin Whiting Australian Salmon Tommy Ruff 4% (352,585) 18% 14% (713,470) (2,973,402)
Snook/Pike Garfish 4% 6% (186,947) (1,511,250)
Snapper 18% (115,798)
Pipi (Cockles) 1% King George Whiting (1,474,859) 29% (2,238,071) Mulloway Leatherjackets 4% 2% (24,515) (155,168)
Figure 62: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey– Other Marine Species Harvest (numbers)
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Bream Mulloway Yellow Eye Mullet 12% 0% 3% (82,558) (2,489) (18,150) Australian Salmon 0% Murray Cod (2,298) 0% (2,278)
Callop 13% (86,732)
European Carp 72% (483,310)
Figure 63: South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey – Inland Waters Species Harvest (numbers)
For more information refer to:
Jones, K and Doonan, A (2005). 2000-01 National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey – South Australian Regional Information. South Australian Fisheries Management Series No. 46. 99p
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Appendix 1: Other Species Listing
Anchovy Blue Groper Boarfish By-catch Conger Eel Crown Crab Deep Sea Trevalla Freshwater Mussel Gurnard Perch Hapuka King Scallop Other Freshwater Other Or Mixed Species Queen Scallop Razor Fish Rock Crab SkipJack Tuna Snoek Southern Rod Cod Striped Perch Warehou Whiting, Weedy Yellowtail Kingfish
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Appendix 2: List of species by scientific and common name
Appendix 2.1: Molluscs
Scientific Name Common Name
Crassostrea gigas Pacific Oysters Donax deltoides Goolwa Cockle Haliotis laevigata Greenlip Abalone Haliotis rubra Blacklip Abalone Katelysia sp Mud Cockles Mytilus galloprovincialis (= Mytilus edulis Blue Mussels planulatus) Octopus maorum Maori Octopus Sepia apama Giant Cuttlefish Sepioteuthis australis Southern Calamary Pecten fumatus King Scallop Chlamys bifrons Queen Scallop Mimachlamys asperrimus Doughboy Scallop
Family
Pinnidae Razor Fish / Razor Clam
Appendix 2.2: Crustaceans
Scientific Name Common Name
Cherax destructor Yabbie Cherax tenuimanus Marron Jasus edwardsii Southern Rock Lobster Nectocarcinus intigrifrons Rock Crab Ovalipes australiensis Sand Crab Melicertus latisulcatus Western King Prawn Portunus pelagicus Blue Crab Pseudocarcinus gigas King Crab
Appendix 2.3: Echinoderms
Scientific Name Common Name
Heliocidaris erythrogramma Sea Urchins
Appendix 2.4: Fish
Scientific Name Common Name
Acanthopagrus butcheri Black Bream Aldrichetta forsteri Yellow Eye Mullet Argyrosomus japonicus Mulloway Cyprinus carpio European Carp Maccullochella peelii peelii Murray Cod Macquaria ambigua Callop Nematalosa erebi Bony Bream Perca fluviatilis Redfin
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Fish
Scientific Name Common Name
Acheorodus gouldii Blue Groper Arripis georgiana Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) Arripis truttacea Australian Salmon Centroberyx Redfish Centroberyx lineatus Swallowtail Dactylophora nigricaus Dusky Morwong Dinolestes lewiui Long Finned Pike Engraulis australis Australian Anchovy Epinephelus sp. Southern Rock Cod Genypterus blacodes Ling Hyperoglyphe antarctica Deep Sea Trevalla Hyporhamphus melanochir Garfish Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack Tuna Kyphosus sydeyanus Drummer Lates calcarifer Barramundi Liza argentea Jumper Mullet Nemadactylus douglasii Blue Morwong Neosebastes Gurnard Perch Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow Trout Oplegnathus woodwardi Knife Jaw Pagrus auratus Snapper Pelates octolineatus Striped Perch Pentaceropsis recurvirostris Boarfish Polyprion oxygeneios Hapuka Pseudocaranx sp. Trevally Rexea solandri Gemfish Sardinops sagax Pilchards Scomber australasicus Blue Mackerel Scorpis sp. Sweep Seriola hippos Samson Fish Seriola lalandi Yellowtail Kingfish Seriolella brama Warehou Sillaginodes punctata King George whiting Sillago bassensis School whiting Sillago schomburgkii Yellowfin whiting Sphyraena sp. Snook Thunnus maccoyii Southern Bluefin Tuna Thyrsites atun Snoek / Barracouta Trachurus declivis Jack Mackerel Upeneichthys vlamingii Red Mullet
Family
Cheilodactylidae Morwong Congridae Conger Eels Labriidae Parrotfish Monocanthidae Leather Jackets Odacidae Weedy whiting Platycephalidae Flathead Plueronectidae Flounder
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Appendix 3 Table 44: Fishery Licence Holders as at 30th June each Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Abalone Central Zone 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Southern Zone 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Western Zone 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Blue Crab Gulf waters 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8
Inland Waters Lakes and Coorong 39 38 39 38 38 38 38 36 37 37 37 36 River 39 39 31 30 30 30 30 30 n/a 6 5 6
Prawn St Vincent Gulf 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Spencer Gulf 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 West Coast 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Rock Lobster Northern Zone 79 77 75 73 71 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 Southern Zone 187 186 185 184 183 181 181 181 181 181 181 181
Scale Fish Marine Scale 504 477 461 441 421 412 395 384 383 377 351 346 Restricted 93 58 52 51 43 38 33 32 32 26 17 15 Miscellaneous 30 24 23 23 21 20 17 16 20 19 21 21
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Appendix 4 Map 1: Rock Lobster Fishery
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Map 2: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery
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WA e Lake Torrens G a i r 1A d ® n e 1D # r 32°0'0"S #Ceduna 32°0'0"S 1B # Thevenard 2B # 2A Laura Bay 1E 2G # Smoky Bay 2F 2H 2C 3B Haslam # # Port Augusta 141°0'0"E 2J 3A 2D 2E 1C 3C # Chinaman Creek #Streaky Bay 4B4A 4C 4D Point Douglas# 4F4E Whyalla# 4G 4H5C 33°0'0"S 5A # # 33°0'0"S 5E 6CPort Kenny Cowled Landing Port Pirie 5B5D # # 6A Venus Bay Murninnie Landing### # Port Davis 5F 6B6D6E 7A 7B8A 9D 8B8E #Elliston #Port Broughton 9C 9F 8F # 9A 8P Cowell Lucky# Bay 9H 8G8N 9B 9E # 10A10B Tickera # 11A Arno Bay # 10C Wallaroo 11B 21A Moonta Bay 11C 20C 21G # 34°0'0"S 12A Port Neill# Port Hughes 34°0'0"S 12B 21F Port Wakefield # r 21H Port Price e 12C # v Balgowan i Tumby Bay R 13A Chinaman Wells # 13E Ardrossan# y Farm Beach # 13F13D # Port Parham a #Port Victoria r 13C r Louth Bay Pine Point u 14B14C # 22A 14D Coffin Bay 20A Port Julia22B M 14F 20B # # Port Gawler # Port Rickaby 14E 15A Port Lincoln Port Vincent# #St Kilda 15B 19A 19E 23A Port Minlacowie # Point# Souttar24A Hardwicke Bay 16A 18L # # 24B Port Adelaide 17A 18K Corny Point # Stansbury24C 16C17B 18J Port TurtonWool Bay #West Beach 16B 18G # Port Giles 18B Coobowie# 35°0'0"S 18H # Edithburgh 35°0'0"S 19F 23B Port Moorowie 24D # O'sullivan Beach Marion Bay Pondalowie Bay# # 24F 24E Port Noarlunga 17C # 23CStenhouse Bay Port Willunga 23D 25A #Normanville Rapid Bay# # Wirrina Goolwa# # # 32A Cape Jervis# Victor Harbor Port El li ot Kingscote#32B 32C# 25C 25D Penneshaw# 25B 26A American River 31C 30B # 31A31B Vivonne Bay28B 30C 26B 30A 27A27B 28A 29A 36°0'0"S 29B29C 36°0'0"S
Victoria 33A # Kingston SE 33B# 33CCape Jaffa 37°0'0"S 34A34B 37°0'0"S #Robe 34C 34D 35A#Nora Creina 35C35D35E 36A # Beachport 36B# 36CSouthend 37A 37B37C 37F 37J#Carpenter Rocks # 39A39D Blackfellows Caves 38°0'0"S 39E39F #Port Macdonnell 38°0'0"S 07515022530037.5 39G40B40C40D Kilometres
129°0'0"E 130°0'0"E 131°0'0"E 132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E
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Map 3: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery - Southern Zone
140°0'0"E
141°0'0"E ®
33A
# Kingston SE
33B
37°0'0"S 33C 37°0'0"S
34A 34B # Robe 34C 34D 35A 35B 35C
35D 35E
36A
36B ! Victoria Southend 36C
37A 37B 37C 37D 37F Mount Gambier 37E ! 37H 37G 37J 39B 39A
38°0'0"S 39C 39D 39E Port Macdonnell 38°0'0"S 39F ! 39G 40A 40B 40C 40D
010 20406080 Kilometres
140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E
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Map 4: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery - Central Zone
137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E
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# Port Broughton Cowell #
21J
21A 34°0'0"S 21D 21B 20C 21G 34°0'0"S 21C
# Port Wakefield 21E 21F # Spencer 21H Ardrossan# Gulf
22A 22B
Gulf
24B St Vincent 23A 24A # Adelaide 35°0'0"S 24C 35°0'0"S Edithburgh # 24D
23B 24E # 24F Port Noarlunga
23D 23C 25A Investigator Strait Goolwa # 32A Kingscote # 32B 25D 32C 25C 31C 25B
26A
29D 30B 31A 31B 36°0'0"S 28B 30C 36°0'0"S 26B 30A 27A 27B 28A 29A 29B
29C Central Zone
025507510012.5 Kilometres
137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E
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Map 5: South Australian Commercial Abalone Fishery - Western Zone
129°0'0"E 130°0'0"E 131°0'0"E 132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E
31°0'0"S 31°0'0"S ®
L a k e
G a i r d 1A n Fowlers Bay e 1D # r 32°0'0"S 32°0'0"S # Ceduna 1B 2B 2A 2G 1E #Smoky Bay 2F 2H 2C 3B 2J 3A 2D 2E 1C 3C #Streaky Bay 4C 4B 4A 4D 4E 4H Wh 5C 33°0'0"S 4F 4G 6C 33°0'0"S 5E 5A 6D # Venus Bay 5B 6A 5D 5F 6B 6E 7A 8B 8A 9D 7B 8Q 9C 8C Elliston 8F 9F # Cowell 9A 8N 8G # 9E 9H 8P 9B 8E 10A 10B 8D 11A Western Zone 10C 11B 34°0'0"S 11C 20C 34°0'0"S 12A 12B 12C 13A 13E 13F 13D 13B 14A 13C 14B 20B 14C14D Port 20A 14F # 14E 15A Lincoln 19A Central Zone 15B 19E 16A 17A 18L 18K 16B 17B 18J 35°0'0"S Ed 35°0'0"S 16C 17C 18G 18H 17C 19F
King s
05010015020025 Kilometres 29 36°0'0"S
129°0'0"E 130°0'0"E 131°0'0"E 132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E
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Map 6: Commercial Prawn Fishery Zones
133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E d n e r 32°0'0"S 32°0'0"S Ceduna # ® 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308309 310 311312 319 318 317 316315 314 313 ! Smoky Bay 320 321 322 323324 325 326327 ! 337 336 335 334333 332 331 330 329 328 Port Augusta 347 338 339 340 341342 343 344 345 346 348 357 356 355 354353 352 351 350 349 Chinaman Creek 361362 363 364 365 366 367 358 359 360 ! Streaky Bay 368 369 370 371372 373 374 375 376 377 387 386 385 384383 382 381380 379 378 33°0'0"S Whyalla ! 2 1 33°0'0"S 3 4 5 11 10 6 101 9 ! ! 8 Venus Bay 12 13 7 14 15 Port Pirie 20 1918 17 16 102 114110105 24 26 117113109106 2122 23 30 25 27 103 116112107104 29 28 115111108 33 32 31 !Elliston !Port Broughton 34 36 Cowell! 35 37 120 121125 39 38 119 122 40 42 115 43 114 124 44 West Coast ! 116118123 47 Arno Bay 109 113 46 117 52 45 ! Wallaroo 103 110 112 51 111 34°0'0"S 104 102 53 50 49 48 34°0'0"S 105 101 56 54 Port Neill! 57 67 107 106 60 66 203 202 201 59 58 55 68 r 108 61 65 e 204 205 206 76 v 62 63 64 i 77 70 69 R 209 208 207
75 Ardrossan! y 210211 212 74 73 72 71 a 79 r r 81 82 1 u ! 83 84 85 Coffin Bay 80 2 5 M 90 89 4 6 88 3 Port Lincoln 100 87 86 7 16 91 8 15 10 9 17 92 14 18 ! 94 95 32 !Hardwicke Bay 13 19 93 12 31 33 Port Adelaide 98 20 30 11 21 34 35°0'0"S 29 35 22 28 49 99 23 36 48 35°0'0"S 97 96 Edithburgh ! 27 37 50 26 47 51 38 46 ! Marion Bay 120 112 25 39 52 64 ! 119 111 24 45 53 Port Noarlunga 113 110 40 44 63 118 114 100 41 54 62 117 109 101 43 55 65 115 108 99 42 61 66 116 102 98 56 60 75 107 103 89 57 67 Spencer Gulf 106 97 90 59 68 74 104 96 88 58 105 91 87 69 73 Gulf St Vincent 95 92 82 70 72 9486 83 93 85 81 71 ! 84 80 Victor Harbor ! 76 Kingscote 79 77 78
36°0'0"S 0408012016020 36°0'0"S Kilometres
132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E
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Map 7: Gulf St. Vincent Commercial Prawn Fishery
137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E 138°30'0"E
34°0'0"S 34°0'0"S
5
Spencer Gulf
ARDROSSAN ! Gulf St Vincent
34°30'0"S 34°30'0"S
1
2 5 4 6
3 7 16
8 15 17 9 ! 14 18 32 PORT 10 13 ADELAIDE HARDWICKE BAY 19 ! 31 33 12 20 30 34 11 21 29 35 35°0'0"S 49 35°0'0"S 22 28 36 48 23 27 50 EDITHBURGH ! 37 47 51 26 38 121 46 ! 52 25 120 39 64 112 45 PORT 53 111 24 63 NOARLUNGA 119 40 113 44 110 54 100 62 118 41 114 43 65 109 55 101 61 117 99 66 115 42 108 56 102 60 75 98 67 116 89 107 57 103 59 97 68 74 90 106 88 104 58 96 69 73 91 87 105 82 35°30'0"S 95 70 72 35°30'0"S 92 86 83 94 93 81 71 85 84 80 76 ! 79 KINGSCOTE 77 B a Western Cove 78 c k s ta i rs P a s s a g e
D'Estrees Bay
36°0'0"S 36°0'0"S Vivonne Bay
010 20406080 Kilometres
137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E 138°30'0"E
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Map 8: Spencer Gulf Commercial Prawn Fishery
136°0'0"E 136°30'0"E 137°0'0"E 137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E
5
! 32°30'0"S PORT AUGUSTA 32
33°0'0"S 33 ! 2 WHYALLA 1 3 4 5 11 10 6 9 ! 8 PORT 12 13 14 7 15 PIRIE 20 19 18 17 16
24 26 21 22 23 30 25 27 33°30'0"S 33 29 28 33 32 31 ! COWELL 36 PORT ! 34 35 37 BROUGHTON 121 39 120 125 40 38 119 122 42 115 43 114 124 44 116 118 123 47 ARNO BAY ! 109 46 WALLAROO 113 117 52 45 ! 103 110 112 51 34°0'0"S 34 102 111 53 50 49 104 48 101 105 56 54 PORT NEILL ! 57 67 107 106 60 66 68 61 59 58 55 108 65 76 62 63 64 77 70 69 75 ARDROSSAN ! 74 73 72 71 34°30'0"S 79 34
81 82 83 84 85 80
90 89 88 87 86 100 91 92 94 95 ! HARDWICKE BAY 93 98 35°0'0"S 35
99 EDITHBURGH ! 96 97 MARION BAY !
35°30'0"S 35
! KINGSCOTE 025507510012.5 Kilometres
136°0'0"E 136°30'0"E 137°0'0"E 137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E
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Map 9: West Coast Commercial Prawn Fishery
133°0'0"E 133°30'0"E 134°0'0"E 134°30'0"E 135°0'0"E
31°30'0"S 5 31°30'0"S
32°0'0"S 32°0'0"S
301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 ! 319 318 317 316 315 314 313 SMOKY BAY 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 32°30'0"S 32°30'0"S 337 336 335 334 333 332 331 330 329 328
338339 340341 342 343 344 345 346 347 357 356 355 354 353 352 351 350 349 348
358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 ! STREAKY BAY 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377
387 386 385 384 383 382 381 380 379 378 33°0'0"S 33°0'0"S
! VENUS BAY 101
106 102 117 113 109 105 114 110 33°30'0"S 107 33°30'0"S 111 104 103 115 108 112 116 ! ELLISTON
West Coast Flinders Island
34°0'0"S 34°0'0"S
203 202 201 204 205 206
209 208 207 210 211 212 34°30'0"S 34°30'0"S
!
35°0'0"S 35°0'0"S
015 30 60 90 120 Kilometres
133°0'0"E 133°30'0"E 134°0'0"E 134°30'0"E 135°0'0"E
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Map 10: Ports of Landing and Marine Fishing Blocks used in the Marine Scalefish fishery
129°0'0"E 130°0'0"E 131°0'0"E 132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E
L a k # e A Lake Torrens G a i W r 1 2 3 Fowlers d n e Bay! r ® 32°0'0"S !Thevenard 32°0'0"S
9 !Smoky Bay !Port Augusta 45 6 7 # 10A 11 8A 8B ! # # Streaky Bay 21A 10B 16 # 17 Whyalla ! # 33°0'0"S # 21C 33°0'0"S ! 21B ! Port Pirie Venus Bay
12 13 14 15 New South Wales !Elliston 23 !Port Broughton Cowell ! # 20 22 18 Arno Bay ! 19 ! Wallaroo Port Neill ! !Port Hughes 34°0'0"S 34°0'0"S r 29 32 e v 27A i R
31 Ardrossan 27B ! y # ! 35 Port Parham a r 2425 26 r
u
Port M # !Port Gawler ! 33 Lincoln 30 36 28 ! 34 Port Adelaide Coobowie! 35°0'0"S ! 35°0'0"S 43 Port Noarlunga 39A 40C 40B 44A 40A Goolwa 37 38 ! 41 ! 39B Kingscote 42
B 44B 45 46
36°0'0"S 36°0'0"S
47 48 49 50 51 Victoria !Kingston SE
37°0'0"S 37°0'0"S !Robe 52 # 53 54 55 ! Beachport 57 56 !Carpenter Rocks Port Macdonnell 38°0'0"S ! 38°0'0"S
58
040 80 160 240 320 Kilometers 39°0'0"S 39°0'0"S
128°0'0"E 129°0'0"E 130°0'0"E 131°0'0"E 132°0'0"E 133°0'0"E 134°0'0"E 135°0'0"E 136°0'0"E 137°0'0"E 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E
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Map 11: Spencer Gulf Blue Crab Fishery
136°30'0"E 137°0'0"E 137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E
32°0'0"S 32°0'0"S 5
32°30'0"S PORT AUGUSTA ! 32°30'0"S
1
2
3 4 33°0'0"S 33°0'0"S WHYALLA ! 67 5 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
18 19 20 21 17 33°30'0"S 33°30'0"S
23 24 25 26 22
! 28 29 30 31 COWELL 27
37 44 32 33 34 35 36 43
WALLAROO 46 47 48 38 39 40 41 42 ! 45 34°0'0"S 34°0'0"S
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 59
34°30'0"S 34°30'0"S
010 20406080 Kilometres
136°30'0"E 137°0'0"E 137°30'0"E 138°0'0"E
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Map 12: Gulf St. Vincent Blue Crab Fishery
138°0'0"E 138°30'0"E
5
1 2
3 4
ARDROSSAN !
5 6 7 38 34°30'0"S 34°30'0"S 8 9 10 11 37 39 40 12 1314 15 16 40
17 1819 20 21 41 36
PORT VINCENT ! 23 24 25 26 27 35 22 NORTH ARM 28 29 3031 32 33 34 PORT ADELAIDE ADELAIDE ! 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 35°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 50 51 5253 54 56 57 49
59 60 61 62 63 64 65 58
66 6768 69 70 71 72 73
7475 76 77 78 79 80 81
88 8283 84 85 86 87
35°30'0"S 35°30'0"S
0102030405 Kilometres
138°0'0"E 138°30'0"E
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Map 13: Inland Waters Fishery – River Murray
138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E
Spencer Gulf
® Lock 6
! WALLAROO
34°0'0"S Area 2 Lock 2
Tiparra Bay CADELL Area 1 Wales South New MORGAN ! ! Lock 3 34°0'0"S
A W ! RENMARK r ! e WAIKERIE v i !COBDOGLA R
! BERRI y !BLANCHETOWN a ! r ARDROSSAN r Lock 5 u
M Lock 4 Lock 1 ! Wardang Island LOXTON 3 ! SWAN REACH a
e r Gulf A St Vincent ! HARDWICKE BAY PORT ADELAIDE ! ! PURNONG ADELAIDE ! MANNUM ! 35°0'0"S Victoria EDITHBURGH ! 35°0'0"S Troubridge Island Sturt Bay ! ! MURRAY BRIDGE PORT NOARLUNGA
! MILANG WELLINGTON tor Strait ! Investiga GOOLWA ! VICTOR HARBOR ! B a c KINGSCOTE ! ks ta ir s P ! a ss MENINGIE a ge Kangaroo Island The Pages C o o r o n g 36°0'0"S 010 20406080 Kilometres
138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 36°0'0"S 141°0'0"E
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Map 14: Lakes and Coorong Fishery 138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E
! WELLINGTON Gulf St Vincent MILANG! ® 4
GOOLWA !
VICTOR HARBOR ! B a c ! Nepean ks KINGSCOTE ta 5 Bay ir s 15 P 7 a 6 ! ss MENINGIE a g 8 e 11 Kangaroo Island 9
D'Estrees C 10 o 12 Bay o 36°0'0"S ro n g 13 36°0'0"S
! SALT CREEK
16 14
South Australia
010 20406080 Kilometres ! KINGSTON SE
138°0'0"E 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E
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Map 15: National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey
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