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Coral Sea Fishery 'Strategic Assessment' STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT REPORT September 2010 CORAL SEA FISHERY 1 Strategic Assessment Report – Coral Sea Fishery - August 2010 Executive Summary This report has been prepared by AFMA for the assessment of the Coral Sea Fishery (CSF) as an approved Wildlife Trade Operation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA). On 16 November 2007, DEWHA advised AFMA that it was satisfied that the operation of the CSF was consistent with the objectives of the wildlife trade provisions in Part 13A of the EPBC Act, and that it is unlikely to be detrimental to the survival or conservation status of any taxon to which the fishery operation relates, or threaten any relevant ecosystem in the short term. The Wildlife Trade Operation (WTO) approval was provided for a relatively short period of 16 months, to provide for reassessment of the fishery once key management arrangements such as the ecological risk assessment and harvest strategy for the fishery were completed. The WTO approval has since been extended a number of times and is now due to expire on 19 November 2010. The WTO declaration was subject to conditions which have been outlined in this report and which have been met by AFMA. The CSF is a relatively small but diverse fishery, targeting a wide range of species with methods including line, trap, trawl and hand collection. Entry to the CSF is limited to the existing 16 fishing permits. The CSF operates over a large area encompassing a diverse range of habitats and species from east of Sandy Cape (Fraser Island) to east of Cape York. The Fishery commences east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) and extends to the edge of the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). The CSF is part of the Coral Sea Conservation Zone, declared in 2009 by the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts. It excludes the areas of the Coringa-Herald and Lihou Reef National Nature Reserves. Together the Nature Reserves cover approximately 17,000 square kilometres of coral reef habitat and contribute significantly to conservation objectives in the region. The fishery is managed by AFMA in consultation with a range of stakeholders under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (the Act). Policies such as harvest strategies, bycatch and discard work plans and voluntary industry codes also contribute to the management of the fishery. 2 Strategic Assessment Report – Coral Sea Fishery - September 2010 CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 2 1 Description of the fishery ................................................................................................. 4 2 Management arrangements .............................................................................................. 9 3 Changes to management arrangements ......................................................................... 9 4 Consultation processes .................................................................................................. 11 5 Outcomes of review processes...................................................................................... 12 6 Harvest strategies – an overview ................................................................................... 12 7 Fishery sectors – gear and method descriptions......................................................... 13 8 Other types of permits .................................................................................................... 15 9 Allocation between fishing sectors ............................................................................... 16 10 Status of export approval/accreditation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 ...................................................................................................... 16 11 Observers ......................................................................................................................... 16 12 Catch verification............................................................................................................. 17 13 Vessel Monitoring Systems ............................................................................................ 17 14 Protected species, threat abatement plans, recovery plans, domestic and international agreements................................................................................................ 17 15 Impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem ...................................................................... 18 16 Spatial issues................................................................................................................... 19 17 Performance of the fishery against objectives, performance indicators and performance measures................................................................................................... 19 18 Compliance risks present in the fishery and actions taken to reduce these risks ... 20 19 Compliance with threat abatement plans, recovery plans, domestic and international agreements................................................................................................ 20 20 Catch data ........................................................................................................................ 21 21 Total catch of target species (including retained and discarded catch) .................... 21 22 Total catch of target species taken in other fisheries.................................................. 22 23 Catch of byproduct species (reported by species) ...................................................... 24 24 Total catch of bycatch species (reported by species if possible)............................... 24 25 Harvest by each sector (i.e. commercial, recreational, indigenous and illegal)........ 24 26 Effort data including information on any trends........................................................... 25 27 Spatial issues/trends....................................................................................................... 27 28 Status of target stock ...................................................................................................... 29 29 Interactions with protected species............................................................................... 29 30 Impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem ...................................................................... 30 31 Progress in implementation of recommendations and conditions resulting from the previous assessment of the fishery .............................................................................. 32 32 Research and Monitoring................................................................................................ 34 33 References ....................................................................................................................... 37 34 Appendices ...................................................................................................................... 37 3 Strategic Assessment Report – Coral Sea Fishery - September 2010 1 Description of the fishery The CSF lies east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) and extends to the edge of the Australian Fishing Zone (Figure 1). The fishery extends north from Sandy Cape (Fraser Island), to Cape York. It excludes the areas of the Coringa-Herald and Lihou Reef National Nature Reserves. Together the Nature Reserves cover approximately 17,000 square kilometres of coral reef habitat. The CSF often experiences adverse weather conditions which can make fishing difficult at certain times of the year. Figure 1. Area of the Coral Sea Fishery 4 Strategic Assessment Report – Coral Sea Fishery - August 2010 The CSF is a diverse fishery employing a range of fishing methods to target a wide variety of species. Participation in the CSF is limited to 16 fishing permits, this means that new entrants to the fishery must purchase an existing permit and transfer this into their name before entering the fishery. AFMA maintains a register of all Commonwealth fishing permits on its website. Table 1. Summary of the Coral Sea Fishery by sector Number of Target species Fishing method/gear Permits Trawl and Tropical finfish and 2 Otter trawl, demersal finfish traps Trap crustaceans Demersal longlines, trotlines, droplines, Classes Chondrichthyes handlines and demersal finfish traps. Line and 8 (cartilaginous fishes) and Automatic baiting is available for use with Trap Osteichthyes (bony fishes) the longline method, subject to application and additional conditions being met. Tropical Rock Lobsters (Panulirus ornatus, Lobster and P. v e r s ic o l or and to a lesser Hand collection with or without underwater 3 Trochus degree P. pennisiulatus) breathing apparatus. Trochus (Trochus niloticus or Tectus pyramis) Classes Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) and Cast, scoop and seine nets, and handlines Osteichthyes (bony fishes) with barbless hooks may be used with or Live rock (limestone covered without the aid of underwater breathing Aquarium 2 with coralline algae and apparatus other encrusting species) Live rock collection using non mechanical Coral is not permitted to be implements taken in the CSF. Amberfish (Thelenota anax) Blackfish (probably Actinopynga miliaris) Black teatfish (Holothuria whitmaei) Greenfish (Stichopus chloronotus) Lollyfish (Holothuria atra) Prickly redfish (Thelenota ananas) Sea Hand collection with
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