❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Demersal Gill net Fishery, specifically concerning fishing activity, catch records, and regulations in specified blocks between 2000 and 2005. The answer provides data on catches and explains the unitised management system.
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In reference to the Demersal Gill net Fishery, I ask –
(1) How many licensed shark net fishing boats operate in Block 33151, including Block 9601?
(2) What is the total annual catch records in these blocks for shark and scale fish, in the years –
(a) 2000;
(b) 2001;
(c) 2002;
(d) 2003;
(e) 2004; and
(f) 2005?
(3) What catches of both shark and scale fish have been recorded by the same operators using hand lines?
(4) What is the maximum net length allowable at any one time?
(5) If the maximum was used each set, how many days could the licensee operate in one season?
(1) How many licensed shark net fishing boats operate in Block 33151, including Block 9601?
(2) What is the total annual catch records in these blocks for shark and scale fish, in the years –
(a) 2000;
(b) 2001;
(c) 2002;
(d) 2003;
(e) 2004; and
(f) 2005?
(3) What catches of both shark and scale fish have been recorded by the same operators using hand lines?
(4) What is the maximum net length allowable at any one time?
(5) If the maximum was used each set, how many days could the licensee operate in one season?
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Answered
26 February 2007
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Fisheries
Response time
88 days
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(f) 2005?
The protection of this information is vital because commercial fishers provide detailed catch and effort data that is crucial to the sustainable management of our fisheries. Section 250 provides the necessary assurance to the fishing industry that this information, which is otherwise commercial in confidence, will not be made publicly available. (1) Prior to the new management arrangements which came into place in June 2006, operators in the Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Longline Managed Fishery were entitled to use either gillnets or longlines, and could nominate which month(s) the operator wished to use those units. The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(1) Prior to the new management arrangements which came into place in June 2006, operators in the Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Longline Managed Fishery were entitled to use either gillnets or longlines, and could nominate which month(s) the operator wished to use those units. The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(e) 2004; and (f) 2005?
(f) 2005?
The protection of this information is vital because commercial fishers provide detailed catch and effort data that is crucial to the sustainable management of our fisheries. Section 250 provides the necessary assurance to the fishing industry that this information, which is otherwise commercial in confidence, will not be made publicly available. (1) Prior to the new management arrangements which came into place in June 2006, operators in the Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Longline Managed Fishery were entitled to use either gillnets or longlines, and could nominate which month(s) the operator wished to use those units. The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(1) Prior to the new management arrangements which came into place in June 2006, operators in the Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Longline Managed Fishery were entitled to use either gillnets or longlines, and could nominate which month(s) the operator wished to use those units. The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The average number of boats that fished each year in blocks 33151 and 9601 between 2000 and 2005 is 3.3 (ranging between 6 and 1). ( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
( 2a-f) The total shark (and ray) catches (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 180 tonnes. The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The total scalefish catch taken (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 56 tonnes. (3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(3) The total shark, ray and scalefish catch taken by handline (to the nearest tonne live wt) over the 6 year period by the same vessels fishing in blocks 33151 and 9601 is 20 tonnes. (4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(4) This fishery is unitised, whereby the units represent a measure of fishing effort and are based on a combination of net length and time. Under the new management arrangements for the fishery, each unit is equivalent to 270m of gillnet (or 90 hooks if using a longline) and are exhausted after 11 days of use (or after 19 days of use in Zone 2, which extends from near Walpole, east through to the WA/SA border). The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
The maximum amount of gillnet that can be used at one time is 8,235m which is equivalent to 30.5 units. The total number of units available in Zone 1 of the Fishery, which includes Blocks 33151 and 9601, is 1116.5 units and these are shared among 24 licences that are held by 18 individual licensees. It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
It is important to note that under previous management arrangements, each of these units could potentially have been used for a period of 1 month and the reduction to 11 days represents a significant reduction in fishing effort. (5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
(5) This completely depends on the number of units held by the operator. However, in the unlikely event that one operator was to purchase or lease all of the units in the fishery they would just have sufficient capacity to be able to fish the maximum gillnet entitlement for every day of the season (noting that there is a 2 month closure in place to protect pupping whiskery sharks from 16 August through to 15 October). In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
In reality, this fishery (in particular Zone 1) is made up of a mixture of different types of fishing operations. There are two licensees with relatively large unit holdings that have historically fished very intensively throughout the year from large boats that are less restricted in poor weather. The remainder of the licensees in this zone, have moderate to very small unit holdings.
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