MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL MARINE SCALEFISH FISHERY Approved by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries pursuant to section 44 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007. Hon Gail Gago MLC Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 1 October 2013 Page 1 of 141 PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture (A Division of Primary Industries and Regions SA) GPO Box 1625 ADELAIDE SA 5001 www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries Tel: (08) 8226 0900 Fax: (08) 8226 0434 © Primary Industries and Regions South Australia 2013 Disclaimer: This management plan has been prepared pursuant to the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (South Australia) for the purpose of the administration of that Act. The Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA (and the Government of South Australia) make no representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this management plan or as to the suitability of that information for any particular purpose. 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The South Australian Fisheries Management Series Paper number 59: Management Plan for the South Australian Commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery ISBN 978-0-9807387-7-3 ISSN 1322-8072 Page 2 of 141 CONTENTS 1 FISHERY TO WHICH THIS PLAN APPLIES ........................................................ 7 2 CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER MANAGEMENT PLANS ..................................... 7 3 TERM OF PLAN ................................................................................................... 8 4 DESCRIPTION OF FISHERY ............................................................................... 8 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Historical overview ........................................................................................ 9 4.3 Biological and environmental characteristics ............................................... 12 4.4 Economic characteristics ............................................................................. 18 4.5 Social characteristics ................................................................................... 23 5 CO-MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................ 28 6 ALLOCATION OF ACCESS BETWEEN SECTORS .......................................... 29 6.1 Sectors of the Marine Scalefish Fishery....................................................... 29 6.2 Spatial scale of allocation ............................................................................ 30 6.3 Species allocated ........................................................................................ 31 6.4 Future allocations ........................................................................................ 31 6.5 Sector allocations ........................................................................................ 32 6.6 Information used to allocate shares ............................................................. 34 6.7 Review of allocations ................................................................................... 35 6.8 Review process ........................................................................................... 35 6.9 Allocation triggers ........................................................................................ 37 7 ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) RISK ASSESSMENT AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS .................................................................................... 41 8 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................... 46 8.1 Goal 1 – Ensure the Marine Scalefish Fishery resources are harvested within ecologically sustainable limits ................................................................................. 46 8.2 Goal 2 –Optimum utilisation and equitable distribution of the Marine Scalefish Fishery resources ................................................................................................... 46 8.3 Goal 3 – Minimise impacts on the ecosystem .............................................. 47 8.4 Goal 4 – Cost effective and participative management of the Marine Scalefish Fishery ................................................................................................................... 47 9 HARVEST STRATEGY....................................................................................... 55 9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 55 9.2 Harvest strategy for secondary and tertiary species .................................... 57 9.3 Southern Garfish harvest strategy ............................................................... 59 9.4 Snapper harvest strategy ............................................................................ 68 9.5 King George Whiting harvest strategy ......................................................... 81 9.6 Southern Calamari harvest strategy ............................................................ 87 9.7 Vongole (Mud Cockle) harvest strategy ....................................................... 91 10 OTHER COMMERCIAL FISHING ....................................................................... 95 10.1 Research fishing .......................................................................................... 95 10.2 Exploratory and developmental fishing ........................................................ 95 11 RESEARCH AND MONITORING ....................................................................... 95 11.1 Stock assessment and biological monitoring ............................................... 95 11.2 Economic assessment and monitoring ........................................................ 98 Page 3 of 141 11.3 Social assessment and monitoring .............................................................. 99 12 COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING ................................................................... 99 12.1 Objectives ................................................................................................... 99 12.2 Cost recovery .............................................................................................. 99 12.3 Planning .................................................................................................... 100 13 REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................. 101 13.1 Licensing ................................................................................................... 101 13.2 Management arrangements ....................................................................... 104 13.3 Fish processing ......................................................................................... 108 14 REVIEW OF PLAN ........................................................................................... 109 14.1 Key issues that may be considered in the review ...................................... 109 15 RESOURCES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN ................................. 111 15.1 Cost recovery - overview ........................................................................... 111 15.2 Management costs .................................................................................... 111 16 REFERENCES ................................................................................................. 113 17 ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................... 117 18 COMMON FISHERY MANAGEMENT TERMS ................................................. 118 19 APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 127 19.1 Appendix 1 – Calculation of allocation triggers .......................................... 127 19.2 Appendix 2 - Methodology for ESD risk assessment ................................. 128 19.3 Appendix 3 - Overview of the ESD Risk Assessment ................................ 134 19.4 Appendix 4 – Summary table of performance indicators and trigger reference points to monitor fishery performance .................................................................. 139 19.5 Appendix 5 – Commercial MSF possession limits for selected Commonwealth-managed marine scalefish species ............................................. 140 19.6 Appendix 6 – AFMA fishery possession limits for SA-managed marine scalefish species .................................................................................................. 140 19.7 Appendix 7 - Schedule 1 - Aquatic resources prescribed for the MSF under Schedule 1 of the Regulations .............................................................................
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