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A Review Of Size Limits For Finfish In Western Australia : Discussion Paper, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries Nov 2016

A Review Of Size Limits For Finfish In Western Australia : Discussion Paper, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

This management paper is designed to present proposals for changes to size limits that apply to finfish within Western Australia in line with the associated policy. In November 2016, the Department of Fisheries (Department) developed a policy on the application of fish size limits in Western Australia (Fisheries Management Paper no. 279 - Policy on the application of fish size limits in Western Australia).


Policy On The Application Of Fish Size Limits In Western Australia, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries Nov 2016

Policy On The Application Of Fish Size Limits In Western Australia, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

Fisheries managers can utilise a range of different types of management tools to assist with the sustainable management of fish stocks and to achieve other fisheries management objectives. For commercial fisheries these types of tools may include input controls (e.g. a limit on the number of operators, explicit effort limits and gear restrictions) and output controls (e.g. total allowable catches, individual catch quotas) or spatial and temporal restrictions. Recreational fisheries often have daily bag limits and possession limits as quasi output controls, while seasonal or other temporal closures can operate as input controls and be a component of limiting total …


Draft Allocation Report Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource / By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee Nov 2016

Draft Allocation Report Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource / By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee

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Integrated Fisheries Management (IFM) is an initiative aimed at addressing the issue of how fish resources in Western Australia should be shared between competing users within the broad context of “Ecologically Sustainable Development”, or ESD, so that they can be managed to a sustainable allowable harvest level. The Minister for Fisheries (Minister) established the Integrated Fisheries Management Allocation Advisory Committee (Allocation Committee), under Section 42 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), in 2004 to investigate IFM resource allocation issues and make recommendations to him on optimal resource use.


Draft Allocation Report : Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) : Resource : By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Department Of Fisheries Nov 2016

Draft Allocation Report : Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) : Resource : By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Department Of Fisheries

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No abstract provided.


A Review Of Size Limits For Finfish In Western Australia : Discussion Paper, Department Of Fisheries Nov 2016

A Review Of Size Limits For Finfish In Western Australia : Discussion Paper, Department Of Fisheries

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No abstract provided.


Policy On The Application Of Fish Size Limits In Western Australia, Department Of Fisheries Nov 2016

Policy On The Application Of Fish Size Limits In Western Australia, Department Of Fisheries

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No abstract provided.


Integrated Fisheries Management Resource Report Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource, Department Of Fisheries Nov 2016

Integrated Fisheries Management Resource Report Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource, Department Of Fisheries

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This report has been prepared to provide the Intergrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee (Allocation Committee) with a summarised, factual account of the nature and status of the Pinctada maxima (P. maxima) pearl oyster resource and current and historical trends in its use and conservation.


Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy, 2016-2021. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries. Aug 2016

Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy, 2016-2021. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries.

Fisheries management papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries (the Department) are formal documents prepared to support the decision-making processes and ensure these processes are consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD; Fletcher 2002) and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM; Fletcher et al. 2010). The objectives of ESD are reflected in the objects of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), Section 3, and the draft Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2015 (ARMB), Clause 9, which will replace the FRMA once enacted.


North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy, 2016-2021. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries Aug 2016

North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy, 2016-2021. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries (the Department) are formal documents prepared to support decision-making processes and ensure these processes are consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD; Fletcher 2002) and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM; Fletcher et al. 2010). The objectives of ESD are reflected in the objects of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), Section 3, and the draft Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2015 (ARMB), Clause 9, which will replace the FRMA once enacted.


North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Aug 2016

North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

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No abstract provided.


Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Aug 2016

Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Resource : Draft Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Western Australian Silver-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource Harvest Strategy 2016-2021, Version 1.0 : Pearl Oyster Fishery, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries Jun 2016

Western Australian Silver-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource Harvest Strategy 2016-2021, Version 1.0 : Pearl Oyster Fishery, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries (the Department) are formal documents prepared to support decision-making processes and ensure these processes are consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD; DoF 2002) and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM; DoF 2010; Fletcher et al. 2012). The principles of ESD are reflected within the Pearling legislative framework and the draft Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2015, Clause 9, which will replace the Pearling Act 1990 (PA) once enacted.


Western Australian Silver-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource : Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Jun 2016

Western Australian Silver-Lipped Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource : Harvest Strategy : 2016 – 2021 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.