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Protecting Breeding Stock Levels Of The Blue Swimmer Crab Resource In The South West : A Review Of Management Arrangements, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development Oct 2018

Protecting Breeding Stock Levels Of The Blue Swimmer Crab Resource In The South West : A Review Of Management Arrangements, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

This discussion paper identifies that the existing management arrangements do not adequately address the protection of the breeding stock across the resource because they have been developed at the scale of local estuaries and embayments. In particular, the arragements are not achieving appropriate levels of protection for mated, pre-spawned females, which become highly vulnerable to capture in late autumn, winter and spring.


Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries Sep 2018

Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022, Western Australia. Dept. Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (the Department) are formal documents that are prepared based on a formal policy (Department of Fisheries 2015) to support the decision-making processes and ensure consistency 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 Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 (ARMA), Clause 9, which will replace the FRMA once enacted.


Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development Sep 2018

Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Fisheries Division (Fisheries) utilises an Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) approach which considers all relevant ecological, social, economic and governance issues to deliver community outcomes. In order to assess the level of fisheries’ impacts and prioritise management activities across these four areas, periodic Ecological Risk Assessments (ERA) are undertaken for fisheries resources in Western Australia (WA).


Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy : 2018 – 2022 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Sep 2018

Marine Aquarium Fish Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy : 2018 – 2022 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (Ebfm) Risk Assessment Of The Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery 2014, Department Of Fisheries Sep 2018

Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (Ebfm) Risk Assessment Of The Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery 2014, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Draft Management Plan For The Southern Demersal Gillnet And Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries Sep 2018

Draft Management Plan For The Southern Demersal Gillnet And Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource Allocation Report / By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Western Australia. Department Of Fisheries, Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee Jun 2018

Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource Allocation Report / By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Western Australia. Department Of Fisheries, Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee

Fisheries management papers

This report documents the Allocation Committee’s final position and recommendations on the allocations for the Pinctada maxima resource and has been prepared for consideration by the Minister to determine the allocation of the Pinctada maxima resource.


Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Maxima) Resource Allocation Report : Prepared By The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee, Department Of Fisheries Jun 2018

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

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Primary Industries & Regional Development May 2018

Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

There are currently five Instruments of Exemption which allow for commercial fishing for crab in the Kimberley Developing Crab Fishery (Developing Fishery). Three of the Exemptions are held by non-indigenous commercial operators, and two are held by Aboriginal Body-C orporates who fish in smaller areas with the consent of traditional owners. These Exemption holders have been accessing the Developing Fishery since it first commenced in 2006. The total catch of mud crab for the Developing Fishery peaked in 2015 at 15.3t. This catch represented a 20% increase on the reported catch from 2014 and is 39% higher than catches recorded …


Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Western Australia. Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development May 2018

Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Western Australia. Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

An Instrument of Exemption currently allows for commercial fishing for crabs in the Pilbara. The Pilbara crab resource has been accessed commercially through the Pilbara Developing Crab Fishery (Developing Fishery) since it commenced in 2001, with the majority of effort being undertaken in Nickol Bay, near Dampier. Crab stocks in the Pilbara region are highly variable which can be attributed to environmental fluctuation, however, catches have remained steady over the past five years.


Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries May 2018

Draft Management Plan For The Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Draft Management Plan For The Kimberley Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries May 2018

Draft Management Plan For The Kimberley Crab Managed Fishery, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.


Western Australian Sea Cucumber Resource - Harvest Strategy 2018-2023, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development May 2018

Western Australian Sea Cucumber Resource - Harvest Strategy 2018-2023, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

This publication of harvest strategies is intended to make the decision-making considerations and processes for the management of specified aquatic resources publicly transparent and provide a basis for informed dialogue on management actions with resource users and other stakeholders.


Octopus Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development Apr 2018

Octopus Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2018-2022. Version 1.0, Western Australia. Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development

Fisheries management papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian (WA) Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) are formal documents that are prepared based on a formal policy (Department of Fisheries 2015) to support the decision-making processes and ensure consistency 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 Aquatic Resources Management Act (ARMA) 2016, Clause 9, which will replace the FRMA once enacted.


Octopus Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy : 2018 – 2022 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Apr 2018

Octopus Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy : 2018 – 2022 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

No abstract provided.