Risk Scores
UN Sustainable Development Goal
| Species Name | Jurisdiction | Fishery | Method | Certified by GSSI recognised scheme | Target Species | Outlook | Outlook - C1 text | Environmental Impact | Outlook | Outlook - C2 text | Management | Outlook | Outlook - C3 text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bight Redfish | Commonwealth | SESSF (GABTS) | Demersal Otter Trawl | Low |  |
The stock is currently well above the target reference point, and catches are well below the RBC. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements, although the introduction of the Commonwealth’s South West marine reserves may increase the level of vulnerable habitat protection. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Blue-Eye Trevalla | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
The 2017 stock assessment estimated the stock to be between the limit and target reference points. Although catch rate has declined over the past two years, catches have been below Recommended Biological Catch (RBC) which should lead to stock growth towards the target reference point. | Medium | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Blue Eye Trevalla | Commonwealth | SESSF (SHS) | Longline | Low | |
The 2017 stock assessment estimated the stock to be between the limit and target reference points. Although catch rate has declined over the past two years, catches have been below Recommended Biological Catch (RBC) which should lead to stock growth towards the target reference point. | Low | |
Additional analysis of the extent of spatial overlap between autoline gear and high risk habitats may result in a lower risk score. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Blue Eye Trevalla | Commonwealth | SESSF (SHS) | Dropline | Low | |
The 2017 stock assessment estimated the stock to be between the limit and target reference points. Although catch rate has declined over the past two years, catches have been below Recommended Biological Catch (RBC) which should lead to stock growth towards the target reference point. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs. Effort has declined in the dropline sector in recent years. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Blue Grenadier | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
The most recent stock assessment (2013) predicted spawning biomass to remain well above the target reference point. | Medium | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Deepwater Flathead | Commonwealth | SESSF (GABTS) | Demersal Otter Trawl | Low | |
The most recent assessment (2013) estimated the stock was at or around the target reference point, and catches are currently below the recommended biological catch (RBC). Nevertheless, the most recent fishery independent survey (2015) found a decrease in relative biomass compared with previous surveys, which is consistent with industry observations of decreased availability. An updated stock assessment was scheduled for 2016 and it possible that risk scores may increase with the new assessment. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements, although the introduction of the Commonwealth’s South West marine reserves may increase the level of vulnerable habitat protection. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Deepwater Flathead | Commonwealth | SESSF (GABTS) | Danish Seine | Low | |
The most recent assessment (2013) estimated the stock was at or around the target reference point, and catches are currently below the recommended biological catch (RBC). Nevertheless, the most recent fishery independent survey (2015) found a decrease in relative biomass compared with previous surveys, which is consistent with industry observations of decreased availability. An updated stock assessment was scheduled for 2016 and it possible that risk scores may increase with the new assessment. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements, although the introduction of the Commonwealth’s South West marine reserves may increase the level of vulnerable habitat protection. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Eastern School Whiting | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Danish Seine | Low |  |
In the NSW OTF, the NSW Government is currently implementing a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which will include the introduction of a combined total allowable catch (TAC) and individual transferable quotas (ITQs) for Eastern School Whiting and Stout Whiting. The catch quota is expected to commence by end 2018. The new quota system should offer the opportunity to introduce well-defined harvest control rules (HCRs) which are complementary to the existing SESSF HCR. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Gemfish - Eastern | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | High |  |
Stock projections suggest the stock should rebuild to the limit reference point by 2027, although recruitment levels have been below average in recent years and there is limited evidence of recovery to date. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Gemfish - Western | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Medium | |
There are uncertainties around the Tier 1 and Tier 4 assessments for this stock, although catches have been stable in recent years and are low as a proportion of the RBC and below the Great Australian Bight catch trigger. Alternative assessment approaches are currently being explored. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Gemfish - Eastern | Commonwealth | SESSF (SHS) | Longline | High | |
Stock projections suggest the stock should rebuild to the limit reference point by 2027, although recruitment levels have been below average in recent years and there is limited evidence of recovery to date. | Low | |
Additional analysis of the extent of spatial overlap between autoline gear and high risk habitats may result in a lower risk score. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Gemfish - Western | Commonwealth | SESSF (SHS) | Longline | Medium | |
There are uncertainties around the Tier 1 and Tier 4 assessments for this stock, although catches have been stable in recent years and are low as a proportion of the RBC and below the Great Australian Bight catch trigger. Alternative assessment approaches are currently being explored. | Low | |
Additional analysis of the extent of spatial overlap between autoline gear and high risk habitats may result in a lower risk score. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Gould’s Squid | Commonwealth | SESSF (GABTS) | Demersal Otter Trawl | Low | |
Fishing effort is currently low in the context of historical effort levels, influenced by economic conditions. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements, although the introduction of the Commonwealth’s South West marine reserves may increase the level of vulnerable habitat protection. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Gould’s Squid | Commonwealth | SSJF | Jig | Low | |
Fishing effort is currently low in the context of historical effort levels, influenced by economic conditions. | Low | |
Squid jig gear is relatively benign, with few non-target species interactions. No major changes are expected to Component 2 scoring. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Gould’s Squid | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
Fishing effort is currently low in the context of historical effort levels, influenced by economic conditions. | Medium | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Ocean Jacket | Commonwealth | SESSF (GABTS) | Demersal Otter Trawl | Medium | |
Ocean Jacket is a bycatch species in the GABTS, and has been subject to large fluctuations in abundance elsewhere. Relative biomass fell substantially in the 2015 fishery independent survey compared to the 2011 survey. Standardised catch rates to 2013 remained high by historical levels, although there is uncertainty around the robustness of standardised CPUE as an index of abundance as a result of high levels of historical discarding. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements, although the introduction of the Commonwealth’s South West marine reserves may increase the level of vulnerable habitat protection. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Ocean Jacket | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Medium | |
Ocean Jacket is a bycatch species in the CTS, and has been subject to large fluctuations in abundance elsewhere. Catch rates increased between 2003 and 2007 and have remained at relatively high levels since. ShelfRAG noted that ERAs for the SESSF have rated Ocean Jackets relatively low risk, and stable/rising CPUE provide little incentive for inclusion in the quota system. | Medium | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Orange Roughy - Cascade | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
Spawning biomass estimates prior to 2009 were well above target levels and catches have been well below the RBC in all but one year (2009) since then. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Orange Roughy - Eastern | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
The most recent assessments suggest the stock trajectory is increasing, with the stock now above the limit reference point after a long period of being classified as overfished. Recovery should continue under conservative catch limits. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Pink Ling - Western | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
Stock assessments show the western Pink Ling stock is above the target, with catches well below western RBC levels. | Low | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Pink Ling - Eastern | Commonwealth | SESSF (CTS) | Otter Trawl | Low | |
The Pink Ling eastern stock is projected to recover to BMSY or above within two mean generation times under the current Commonwealth harvest strategy. The NSW Government is currently implementing a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which aims to reduce excess harvesting capacity and link shares to either catch or fishing effort. A catch quota is expected to commence for Pink Ling in the OTLF from December 2018. | Medium | |
Lower risk scores may be achieved with additional evidence that measures in place to ensure the CTS does not hinder recovery of ETP species are being implemented successfully. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs | |
| Banana Prawn | Commonwealth | NPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Blue Endeavour Prawn | Commonwealth | NPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Brown Tiger Prawn | Commonwealth | NPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Grooved Tiger Prawn | Commonwealth | NPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Red Endeavour Prawn | Commonwealth | NPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Balmain Bug | New South Wales | OTF | Otter Trawl | Medium | |
The harvest strategy in both main fisheries (ECOTF, OTF) is expected to be strengthened in the coming few years. In the OTF, the NSW Government has implemented a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which will reduce excess harvesting capacity by increasing minimum shareholdings with a plan to introduce ITEs in the Inshore and Offshore Prawn share classes by end 2018. In the ECOTF, harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring if …. | |
| Eastern King Prawn | New South Wales | OTF | Otter Trawl | Medium | |
The harvest strategy in both main fisheries (ECOTF, OTF) is expected to be strengthened in the coming few years. In the OTF, the NSW Government has implemented a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which will reduce excess harvesting capacity by increasing minimum shareholdings with a plan to introduce ITEs in the Inshore and Offshore Prawn share classes by end 2018. In the ECOTF, harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs. | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring, if these include improvement in harvest strategies and implementation of effort controls. | |
| Eastern School Whiting | New South Wales | OTF | Trawl | Low | |
In the OTF, the NSW Government is currently implementing a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which will include the introduction of a combined total allowable catch (TAC) and individual transferable quotas (ITQs) for Eastern School Whiting and Stout Whiting. The catch quota system is expected to commence by end 2018. Risk scores will reduce if a harvest control rule is implemented such that TACs are responsive to the state of the stock and act to reduce exploitation if the point of recruitment impairment is approached. | Medium | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Eastern School Whiting | New South Wales | OTF | Danish Seine | Low | |
In the OTF, the NSW Government is currently implementing a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which will include the introduction of a combined total allowable catch (TAC) and individual transferable quotas (ITQs) for Eastern School Whiting and Stout Whiting. The catch quota system is expected to commence by end 2018. Risk scores will reduce if a harvest control rule is implemented such that TACs are responsive to the state of the stock and act to reduce exploitation if the point of recruitment impairment is approached. | Medium | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Pink Ling | New South Wales | OTLF | Setline/Trotline | Low | |
The Pink Ling eastern stock is projected to recover to BMSY or above within two mean generation times under the current Commonwealth harvest strategy. The NSW Government is currently implementing a Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program which aims to reduce excess harvesting capacity and link shares to either catch or fishing effort. A catch quota is expected to commence for Pink Ling in the OTLF from December 2018. | Medium | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Sea Mullet | New South Wales | EGF | Mesh Net | Medium | |
Significant reform processes are underway in both main jurisdictions harvesting the eastern Australian stock of Sea Mullet. In NSW, the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program will address excess fishing capacity by linking shares to catch or effort. In Queensland, a harvest strategy with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
The sector appears relatively well placed against habitat and ecosystem performance indicators. The exploitation status of Dusky Flathead is currently uncertain. | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Sea Mullet | New South Wales | EGF | Haul Net | Medium | |
Significant reform processes are underway in both main jurisdictions harvesting the eastern Australian stock of Sea Mullet. In NSW, the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program will address excess fishing capacity by linking shares to catch or effort. In Queensland, a harvest strategy with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
The sector appears relatively well placed against habitat and ecosystem performance indicators. The exploitation status of Common Silverbiddy is uncertain. | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Sea Mullet | New South Wales | OHF | Haul Net | Medium | |
Significant reform processes are underway in both main jurisdictions harvesting the eastern Australian stock of Sea Mullet. In NSW, the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program will address excess fishing capacity by linking shares to fishing effort. In Queensland, a harvest strategy with well-defined harvest control rules is intended to be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
Improvements in risk scoring may be made with a strengthened capacity to respond to changes in stock status of main other species and independent validation of rates of interaction with ETP species. | Medium | |
Reforms being implemented through the Commercial Fisheries Business Adjustment Program may lead to a reduction in some risk scoring. | |
| Black Jewfish | Northern Territory | CLF | Line | High | |
New management arrangements were introduced in 2015 which are expected to lead to stock recovery. A new harvest strategy including HCRs will be developed under a new Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Medium | |
Management arrangements introduced in 2015 are expected to lead to stock recovery for the main other species, Golden Snapper. | Low | |
The fishery is generally well-placed against Management System indicators, and the one medium risk score may reduce to low if short and long term objectives for the CLF are included in the new harvest strategy. | |
| Black Jewfish | Northern Territory | DF | Demersal Trawl | High | |
New management arrangements were introduced in the Coastal Line Fishery in 2015 which are expected to lead to stock recovery. A new harvest strategy for the Coastal Line Fishery will be developed consistent with a new Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Low | |
No major changes to Component 2 performance indicators expected. | Low | |
The fishery is generally well-placed against Component 3. No major changes expected. | |
| Blacktip Sharks - Gulf of Carpentaria | Northern Territory | ONLF | Pelagic Gillnet | High | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. In the Queensland, GOCIFFF harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. Measures are also planned to improve validation of logbook data and accuracy of reporting. | Low | |
No major changes to Component 2 scoring are expected. | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include fishery specific objectives and a harvest strategy consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | |
| Blacktip Sharks - North and West Coast | Northern Territory | ONLF | Pelagic Gillnet | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Low | |
No major changes to Component 2 scoring are expected. | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include fishery specific objectives and a harvest strategy consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | |
| Grey Mackerel - Gulf of Carpentaria | Northern Territory | ONLF | Pelagic Gillnet | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Low | |
No major changes to Component 2 scoring are expected. | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include fishery specific objectives and a harvest strategy consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | |
| Grey Mackerel - Western NT | Northern Territory | ONLF | Pelagic Gillnet | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. In the Queensland, GOCIFFF harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Low | |
No major changes to Component 2 scoring are expected. | Low | |
Management arrangements in the ONLF are currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include fishery specific objectives and a harvest strategy consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | |
| Saddletail Snapper | Northern Territory | DF | Demersal Trawl | Medium | |
A new harvest strategy for the Demersal Fishery is expected to be developed consistent with a new Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Low | |
No major changes expected. | Low | |
The fishery is generally well-placed against Component 3 indicators. No major changes expected. | |
| Saddletail Snapper | Northern Territory | DF | Trap/Line | Medium | |
A new harvest strategy for the Demersal Fishery is expected to be developed consistent with a new Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | Low | |
No major changes expected. | Low | |
The fishery is generally well-placed against Component 3 indicators. No major changes expected. | |
| Balmain Bug | Queensland | ECOTF | Demersal Trawl | Medium | |
Harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
The outcomes of an ecological risk assessment for the fishery south of the GBRMP, as well as other bycatch and discards research, should be available for future assessments. Additional mechanisms to validate fisher reporting will be developed as a priority under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
Stakeholder engagement processes have been strengthened and fishery specific objectives will be developed as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. The MCS system is moving increasingly towards an intelligence and risk-drive model. | |
| Blacktip Sharks | Queensland | GoCFFF | Gillnet | High | |
In the GOCIFFF harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. Improved arrangements for monitoring and validation of fisher logbooks will also be introduced. Management arrangements in the NT ONLF are also currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | High | |
Improved arrangements to monitor and assess impacts on non-target species are proposed to be introduced as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. These include a new ecological risk assessment (ERA) for the Gulf Fin Fish Fishery by 2020, and improved arrangements to validate ETP species interactions. | Medium | |
A range of improvements to the management system are proposed as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027, including strengthened stakeholder engagement, measures to strengthen compliance and measures to evaluate the performance of the management system (e.g. through monitoring against harvest strategies). | |
| Coral Trout | Queensland | CRFFF | Line | Low | |
Catches remain well below estimates of MSY and commercial TAC continues to be adjusted to meet a target reference point well above BMSY. | Low | |
Additional monitoring of other species targeted by the QCRFFF expected under the Monitoring and Research Plan under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. Updated ERA also expected to be undertaken. | Medium | |
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) will be required on all commercial line boats by 2018 which will assist in monitoring compliance with spatial closures. | |
| Eastern King Prawn | Queensland | ECOTF | Demersal Trawl | Medium | |
Harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control ruleswill be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
The outcomes of an ecological risk assessment for the fishery south of the GBRMP, as well as other bycatch and discards research, should be available for future assessments. Additional mechanisms to validate fisher reporting will be developed as a priority under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
Stakeholder engagement processes have been strengthened and fishery specific objectives will be developed as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. The MCS system is moving increasingly towards an intelligence and risk-drive model. | |
| Grey Mackerel | Queensland | GoCFFF | Gillnet | Low | |
In the GOCIFFF harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. Improved arrangements for monitoring and validation of fisher logbooks will also be introduced. Management arrangements in the NT ONLF are also currently under review with a new management plan scheduled to be released shortly. This is expected to include well-defined harvest control rules consistent with the NT Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy. | High | |
Improved arrangements to monitor and assess impacts on non-target species are proposed to be introduced as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. These include a new ecological risk assessment (ERA) for the Gulf Fin Fish Fishery by 2020, and improved arrangements to validate ETP species interactions. | Medium | |
A range of improvements to the management system are proposed as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027, including strengthened stakeholder engagement, measures to strengthen compliance and measures to evaluate the performance of the management system (e.g. through monitoring against harvest strategies). | |
| Moreton Bay Bugs | Queensland | ECOTF | Demersal Trawl | Medium | |
Harvest strategies with well-defined harvest control rules will be developed by 2018 as part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
The outcomes of an ecological risk assessment for the fishery south of the GBRMP, as well as other bycatch and discards research, should be available for future assessments. Additional mechanisms to validate fisher reporting will be developed as a priority under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Medium | |
Stakeholder engagement processes have been strengthened and fishery specific objectives will be developed as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. The MCS system is moving increasingly towards an intelligence and risk-drive model. | |
| Redthroat Emperor | Queensland | CRFFF | Line | Medium | |
The Queensland Government has committed to developing harvest strategies with formal control rules for all major fisheries by 2020, as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. | Low | |
Additional monitoring of other species targeted by the QCRFFF expected under the Monitoring and Research Plan under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027. Updated ERA also expected to be undertaken. | Medium | |
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) will be required on all commercial line boats by 2018 which will assist in monitoring compliance with spatial closures. | |
| Australian Sardine | South Australia | SASF | Purse Seine | Low | |
Spawning biomass has been maintained above target levels for the majority of the last decade. | Low | |
Ecosystem impacts are well understood, which is important given Australian Sardine is a low trophic level species. No major changes are expected to Component 2 PIs. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 PIs. | |
| Western King Prawns | South Australia | SGKPF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Redthroat Emperor | Western Australia | WCDSIMF | Line | High | |
Fishing mortality on indicator species in the West Coast Demersal Fisheries Resource is generally declining and spawning potential ratio is generally increasing. A stock assessment of the Western Australian stock of Redthroat emperor is scheduled for 2017. | High | |
Catches of main other species are below target levels and should lead to stock rebuilding. The stock assessment for indicator species will be updated in 2017. | Low | |
No major changes are expected. | |
| Brown Tiger Prawns | Western Australia | EGPTF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Western King Prawns | Western Australia | EGPTF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Western King Prawns | Western Australia | SBPTF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Western King Prawns | Western Australia | SBPTF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Moreton Bay Bugs | Commonwealth | NPF | Demersal Trawl | Medium | |
Catches have remained well below estimates of acceptable biological catch (ABC) for the past decade. Given Moreton Bay Bugs are taken as a byproduct and catch has remained well below ABC, there is limited incentive to undertake formal stock assessments and develop well-defined HCRs. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 2 arrangements. | Low | |
No major changes are expected to Component 3 arrangements. | |
| Western Rock Lobster | Western Australia | WRLF | Pot | MSC | |||||||||
| Pipi | South Australia | LCF | Rake | MSC | |||||||||
| Patagonian Toothfish | Commonwealth | MITF | Longline | MSC | |||||||||
| Mackerel Icefish | Commonwealth | HIMIF | Trawl | MSC | |||||||||
| Patagonian Toothfish | Commonwealth | HIMIF | Longline | MSC | |||||||||
| Blue Swimmer Crab | Western Australia | PHECF | Crab Pots | MSC | |||||||||
| Sea Mullet | Western Australia | PHECF | Gillnet | MSC | |||||||||
| Sea Mullet | Western Australia | PHECF | Haul Net | MSC | |||||||||
| Species Name | Jurisdiction | Fishery | Method |