Victorian Fisheries Authority Commercial Fish Production

Information Bulletin July 2016 to June 2017

VictorianFisheriesAuthorityCommercialFishProductionInformationBulletin2017

Notestothereader ThisannualVictorianFisheriesAuthorityCommercialFishProductionInformationBulletinisproducedbyVictorianFisheriesAuthority.ThisissueiscompiledfromcatchandeffortdatasuppliedbyVictoriancommercialfisheryaccesslicenceholdersonmandatorymonthlyfishingreturnsandfromaquacultureproductiondatasuppliedbyVictorianaquaculturelicenceholders onmandatory 6monthly aquaculture returns. In previous years, production valuewas estimated frompriceatfirstsaledatasuppliedbytheMelbourneFishMarket,selectedfishprocessorsandselectedfishaquaculturefarms.Pricedataisunavailableforthemajorityofspeciessince2010/11.Theprovisionofaccurateandtimelydatafromlicenceholdersandprocessorsisacknowledged.All data in this bulletin have been computer validated and do not include data received or processed after 1November.Fisheryproductioncomplianceratesforsubmissionofreturnformsbythatdatewere100%forthefiscalyears2012/13to2016/17. Aquacultureproductioncomplianceratesforsubmissionofreturnformsby1Novemberwere100%forthefiscalyears2012/13to2016/17.Datapresentedinthispublicationhavebeenprovidedinanaggregatedformtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofindividual licenceholders;summarydataarenotprovidedwhere less than five licenceholdershavesupplied thedataunlesspriorpermissionwasobtained.TheStateofVictoriaanditsemployeesdonotguaranteethatthepublicationiswithoutflawofanykindoriswhollyappropriateforyourparticularpurposesandthereforedisclaimallliabilityforanyerror,loss,orotherconsequence,whichmayarise fromyourelyingonany information in thispublication. Datacanchange fromone issueof thebulletintothenextissueasaresultofimprovedcompliance,correctionofdataerrors,oruseofmorerepresentativepricedata.TomaintainconsistencywithotherStatesandtheCommonwealth,thenamesforfishusedinthisBulletinarethosein the List of Standardised Australian Fish Names developed as a National Standard based on the Codes forAustralianAquaticBiota(http://www.marine.csiro.au/caab/namelist.htm).Therefore,somefishnamesaredifferentfrom thoseused inpreviousBulletins,andmaybedifferent from thenamesusedon thecatchandeffort returnscompleted by fishers. Readers should refer to the list of names on pages 20 and 21 of theBulletin to find anypreviouslyusedspeciesnames. CopiesofthisBulletinandfurtherinformationavailablefrom: CatchandEffortUnit

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VictorianFisheriesAuthorityCommercialFishProductionInformationBulletin2017

Table of Contents

FisheryProduction

Introduction 3NumberofFisheryAccessLicences(September2017) 3VictoriaStatewide(Teleosts)catchandvalue,2012/132016/17 4VictoriaStatewide(Molluscs,Echinoderms,CrustaceansandChondrichthyans)catchandvalue,2012/132016/17 5PortPhillipBaycatch,1978/792016/17 6WesternPortcatch,1978/792016/17 7CornerInletcatch,1978/792016/17 8GippslandLakesandLakeTyerscatch,1978/792016/17 9Offshorecatch,1978/792016/17 10SouthernRockLobster(WesternZone)catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear,1982/832016/17 11SouthernRockLobster(WesternZone)catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear2016/17 11GiantCrab(WesternZone)catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear,1982/832016/17 12GiantCrab(WesternZone)catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear2016/17 12SouthernRockLobster(EasternZone)catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear,1982/832016/17 13SouthernRockLobster(EasternZone)catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear2016/17 13Abalonecatchandeffortbyquotayearandzone,1995/962016/17 14Marketing,ScientificandPreviouslyUsedNamesforFisheryProduction 15,16

AquacultureProduction

Introduction 17NumberofAquacultureLicences 17GrowoutProduction(excludingMolluscs),2012/132016/17 18OngrowingandGrowoutProduction(Molluscs),2012/132016/17 19StatewideAquacultureProductionandValueTotal,2012/132016/17 19AreasofWaterLicensedforCultivationBlueMusselsandOtherMolluscs(Bivalves),2012/132016/17 20

VictorianfisheriesproductionsummaryInorderofweightforfiscalyear2016/17.

Species

Weight1 Value2 Weight1 Value2 Weight1 Value2

MolluscsandEchinodermsAbalone 739 20,200 728 19,911 716 20,499Octopus 21 86 19 nd3 45 ndSquids 59 742 47 nd 33 ndScallop id4 id id id id idOther 133 na5 177 na 46 na

Subtotal 952 na 971 na 968 na

CrustaceansRockLobster,southern 289 24,296 288 24,516 262 22,856Prawns 157 nd 175 nd 74 ndCrab,giant id nd 9 nd 10 ndOther 146 na 79 na 105 na

Subtotal 592 na 551 na 451 na

TeleostsandChondrichthyansSardine,Australian(Pilchard) 863 1,536 1,524 1,682 2,344 1,711Australiansalmon 211 141 450 251 265 162Whiting,KingGeorge 115 2,522 213 nd 115 ndEels,freshwater 51 689 39 507 93 ndGarfish,southern(sea) 34 252 28 nd 61 ndSnapper 147 1,385 108 nd 54 ndBreams 65 716 45 nd 48 ndChondrichthyans6 41 223 38 nd 19 ndOther 739 na 621 na 555 na

Subtotal 2,266 na 3,066 na 3,554 na

Total 3,810 na 4,588 na 4,832

Aquaculture7

Salmonids 1,140 nd 1,343 nd 1,282 14,674Mussel,Blue 1,014 nd 764 nd 1,136 4,316Abalones 436 nd 326 nd 462 17,716WarmwaterFinfish(Inland) 270 nd 236 nd 256 idYabby(freshwater) 3 nd 1 nd 3 idEels,Freshwater id nd id nd 6 idOther8 id nd 0 nd 2 idOrnamentalFish9 no nd no nd no id

Total 2,896 2,676 3,147 48,271

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

1Weight(live,tonnes);2,Value($000)fromJan2011,MelbourneFishMarketpricedatacollectionceased.Selectedprocessorsarestillprovidingpricedataforsomespeciesincludingabalone,rocklobster,Australiansalmon,pilchardsandeels;3nd,nodataobtained;4id,insufficentdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata);5na,notapplicable;6Sharkcarcassweight(beheadedandevisceratedwithfinsattached)forVictorianProclaimedwatersonly;7Aquacultureweightandvaluedoesnotincludehatcheryproduction; 8musselsandcrustaceans;9no,numberonlyofornamentalfishavailable(2,777,000for2014/15,2,438,000for2015/16and2,283,000for2016/17).

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NumberofFisheryAccessLicences(Sept2017)

Abalone,WesternZone 14 Bay&InletFisheriesAbalone,CentralZone 34 CornerInlet 18Abalone,EasternZone 23 GippslandLakes 10Bait(General) 12 GippslandLakes(Bait) 9GiantCrab 14 GippslandLakes(MusselDive) 2Eel,FisheryA(Transferable) 18 LakeTyers(Bait) 1Ocean(General) 171 MallacootaLowerLake(Bait) 1PurseSeine(Ocean) 1 PortPhillipWesternPort 10RockLobster,WesternZone 71 PortPhillipBay(MusselBait) 1RockLobster,EasternZone 36 ScallopDive(PortPhillipBay) 1Scallop(Ocean) 90 SnowyRiverFishery(Bait) 2SeaUrchin 10 SydenhamInletFishery(Bait) 2Trawl(Inshore) 54Wrasse(Ocean) 22 TotalBay&Inlet 57

Total 570 TotalAllFisheries 627

Permits 15

NumberofLicensedPots(30July2017)

RockLobsterPots,WesternZone 5,162Pots,EasternZone 2,073 TotalAllPots 7,235

Fishery ProductionIntroductionVictorias commercial fisheries began at the time of European settlement during the1840s. These fisheries have been managed under various Fisheries Acts since 1859 andfishery catch data have been collected continuously since 1911. Catch and effort data forthe period since June 1978 have been stored in an electronic database where the data aresecure and readily accessible for various uses.

This information bulletin is designed to meet the data needs of the fishing industry,fishery researchers, Fisheries Victoria, the Victorian Government, the CommonwealthGovernment, and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation.

Under the Fisheries Act 1995, lodgement of catch and effort return forms is a condition ofa fishery access licence. Individual returns are collected under Section 146 of the Actand are treated confidentially according to the Fisheries Act 1995 and the InformationPrivacy Act 2000. The data is released in aggregated form only. To preserveconfidentiality, data is not reported if less than five licence holders have contributed toit.

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FisheryProduction

VictoriaStatewide(Teleosts)Commercialcatchandvalueforeachmajorspeciescaughtduring2012/132016/17(fiscalyears)ExcludeslandingsfromCommonwealthwatersbytheSouthEastFisheryandSouthernSharkFishery.Valueisestimatedfromvarioussources.

Selectedspecies

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

TeleostsAnchovy,Australian 68 116 94 44 8 nd nd nd nd ndAustralianherring 12 15 13 16 4 nd nd nd nd ndAustraliansalmon 364 381 211 450 265 200 217 141 247 162Barracouta 1 5 2 1 2 nd nd 8 nd ndBream,black 92 54 65 44 47 nd nd 716 nd ndBream,yellowfin id2 id id 1 id nd nd id nd ndCarp,European 38 54 56 101 102 nd nd nd nd ndEel,longfin 13 17 id id 3 250 297 id 249 41Eel,southernshortfin 73 77 51 39 91 896 1,051 689 503 1,179Flathead,dusky 9 8 9 16 19 nd nd nd nd ndFlathead,rock 107 81 69 45 46 nd nd 458 nd ndFlathead,southernbluespotted 28 25 27 20 21 nd nd 107 nd ndFlathead,southernsand 9 8 7 6 4 nd nd 30 nd ndFlathead,tiger 1 5 4 2 6 nd nd 16 nd ndFlatheads,other 4 1 1 2 1 nd nd nd nd ndFlounder,greenback 18 13 13 14 15 nd nd 41 nd ndGarfish,river id id id id id nd nd id nd ndGarfish,southern 49 48 34 28 61 nd nd 252 nd ndHerringcale id id id id id nd nd nd nd ndLeatherjackets 11 10 13 15 14 nd nd 43 nd ndLuderick 7 6 5 2 3 nd nd 21 nd ndMackerel,jack 14 11 13 9 8 nd nd 55 nd ndMorwong,banded 1 1 2 3 3 16 25 52 nd ndMorwong,dusky 1 2 1 1 0 nd nd 3 nd ndMullet,red 2 4 3 3 1 nd nd 14 nd ndMullet,sand id id id id id nd nd id nd ndMullet,sea 6 5 9 3 14 nd nd 37 nd ndMullet,yelloweye 53 48 40 32 33 nd nd 79 nd ndMullets,other 1 1 1 1 0 nd nd 4 nd ndPerch,estuary 1 1 1 0 5 nd nd nd nd ndPike,unspecified 32 39 60 32 12 nd nd 271 nd ndSardine,Australian(Pilchard) 1,134 1,076 863 1,524 2,344 669 560 1,536 960 1,711Snapper 152 144 147 108 54 nd nd 1,385 nd ndSprat,sandy id id id id id nd nd id nd ndTailor 33 27 26 40 61 nd nd 109 nd ndTrevally,silver 24 24 32 35 48 nd nd 116 nd ndWarehou,blue 0 1 1 1 2 nd nd nd nd ndWhiting,blueweed 2 2 4 5 5 nd nd 17 nd ndWhiting,KingGeorge 104 85 115 213 115 nd nd 2,522 nd ndWhiting,school 4 10 11 6 7 nd nd nd nd ndWrasse,bluethroat 10 15 26 26 18 169 243 444 545 129Wrasse,purple 2 2 1 1 1 38 24 15 21 3Wrasses 19 11 2 3 5 318 193 31 61 47Otherteleosts 530 412 193 139 68 nd nd nd nd nd

Subtotal 3,029 2,845 2,225 3,026 3,516

Production(liveweight,tonnes) Value($000)

1nd,nodataobtained;2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother.

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FisheryProduction

Commercialcatchandvalueforeachmajorspeciescaughtduring2012/132016/17(fiscalyears)

Species2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

MolluscsandEchinodermsAbalone,Blacklip 825 731 736 725 716 26,208 21,378 20,117 19,829 20,412Abalone,Greenlip 7 3 3 3 3 216 96 83 82 87Calamari,Southern(squid 36 35 57 44 32 nd nd 734 nd ndCuttlefishes 0 0 0 0 id nd nd 1 nd ndMussel,Blue id id id 0 0 nd nd nd nd ndOctopuses 24 23 21 18 45 nd nd 86 nd ndPeriwinkles id id id id id nd nd nd nd ndScallop id id id id id nd nd id nd ndBlackSeaUrchin 21 9 22 5 45 nd nd nd nd ndWhiteSeaUrchin 36 23 15 id 24 nd nd nd nd ndSquid,Goulds 1 2 2 3 1 nd nd 8 nd ndOther 90 101 86 111 100 nd nd nd nd nd

Subtotal 1,040 927 952 909 967

CrustaceansBug(shovelnoselobster) 16 16 10 8 8 nd nd 41 nd ndCrab,Giant 10 7 id 9 id nd nd nd nd ndCrab,Sand 3 32 109 55 67 nd nd 451 nd ndCrab,Velvet id id id 2 1 nd nd nd nd ndCrab(unspecified) 5 11 13 9 10 nd nd 13 nd ndPrawn,EasternKing 33 122 85 52 33 nd nd nd nd ndPrawn,School 13 37 72 113 40 nd nd nd nd ndRockLobster,Southern 307 312 289 288 262 17,000 21,710 24,296 24,517 20,792Yabby(freshwater) 1 2 2 2 2 nd nd 77 nd ndOtherCrustaceans 2 3 1 15 18 nd nd nd nd nd

Subtotal 390 542 592 552 442

Chondrichthyans3

Elephantfish 3 3 3 1 1 nd nd 11 nd ndShark,Angel 1 2 1 2 id nd nd nd nd ndShark,Gummy 17 18 18 16 15 nd nd 195 nd ndShark,Saw 0 1 0 0 0 nd nd nd nd ndShark,School 1 1 1 1 1 nd nd 3 nd ndShark,Broadnose id id 0 0 0 nd nd 2 nd ndRays4 4 3 3 3 0 nd nd 12 nd ndOtherChondrichthyans 18 16 15 15 13 nd nd nd nd nd

Subtotal 44 43 41 38 30

Total 4,504 4,356 3,810 4,526 4,955

VictoriaStatewide(Molluscs,Echinoderms,Crustaceans&Chondrichthyans)

Production(liveweight,tonnes) Value($000)

ExcludeslandingsfromCommonwealthwatersbytheSouthEastFisheryandSouthernSharkFishery.Valueisestimatedfromvarioussources.

1nd,nodataobtained;2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother;3Scallopliveweights(shellweight)reported;4sharkcarcassweight(beheadedandguttedwithfinsattached)forVictorianProclaimedWatersonly;4weightofmarginsofpectoralfins(`flaps)only.

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FisheryProduction

PortPhillipBay

CommercialcatchforeachmajorspeciescaughtinPortPhillipBayduring1978/792016/17Excludesdataforabalones,bluemussel,southernrocklobster,andcommercialscallop

Year

Aus

tralia

n Sa

rdin

e (P

ilcha

rd)

1978/79 142 54 221 5 10 12 22 7 87 46 16 189 39 514 1,3641979/80 176 103 466 13 21 19 23 9 95 60 11 197 42 344 1,5801980/81 131 66 496 21 15 16 19 4 106 45 19 207 51 212 1,4101981/82 145 83 508 31 17 14 13 5 104 45 14 172 40 99 1,2901982/83 198 111 522 42 15 13 14 5 73 41 9 143 43 87 1,3171983/84 129 83 592 61 19 12 19 5 73 53 12 129 45 72 1,3051984/85 69 74 457 56 14 14 21 17 76 67 10 113 33 81 1,1021985/86 69 67 606 19 16 19 23 14 55 78 8 114 78 79 1,2441986/87 141 48 1,067 19 11 17 22 11 54 86 7 108 64 137 1,7921987/88 102 41 1,104 24 11 9 22 13 58 56 7 125 60 73 1,7051988/89 33 19 1,443 21 6 10 16 17 47 41 6 174 81 109 2,0231989/90 17 20 836 31 6 10 8 16 47 37 7 139 134 252 1,5591990/91 46 72 1,363 47 3 11 10 7 59 33 6 146 67 193 2,0621991/92 46 62 1,487 32 4 12 8 9 56 34 8 93 49 187 2,0871992/93 89 109 2,058 23 6 15 6 12 52 35 7 63 59 150 2,6841993/94 105 48 2,035 20 9 19 7 21 53 30 8 65 58 130 2,6071994/95 86 22 1,451 18 10 11 10 12 38 35 4 47 48 89 1,8821995/96 165 47 1,339 18 8 11 11 11 18 31 10 42 62 98 1,8711996/97 491 36 596 26 8 13 13 18 13 29 15 34 90 85 1,4681997/98 182 38 463 18 12 14 8 12 33 36 22 40 131 98 1,1071998/99 118 22 38 25 10 6 6 7 29 31 18 59 101 169 6401999/00 99 80 id2 37 15 7 5 7 33 19 12 36 126 314 7902000/01 162 37 108 52 13 6 4 7 44 19 9 54 85 75 6752001/02 138 32 145 61 21 15 6 8 31 23 14 55 53 151 7532002/03 106 33 100 41 13 14 7 11 35 20 15 64 49 89 5972003/04 61 32 216 46 13 8 4 5 27 12 10 82 57 56 6292004/05 48 27 id 58 20 12 4 8 25 18 20 95 70 75 4792005/06 34 18 id 42 19 10 4 8 16 12 13 75 74 84 4092006/07 32 24 99 31 26 11 4 7 19 16 10 95 65 49 4882007/08 86 21 186 30 34 9 5 5 24 15 10 94 104 45 6682008/09 55 29 id 24 30 10 4 5 21 19 4 87 84 124 4952009/10 44 32 230 35 31 14 2 4 18 18 3 83 86 82 681

19 42 id 39 23 14 2 3 29 17 5 111 108 119 529id 36 209 30 22 14 3 6 41 16 5 163 101 134 779id 24 263 21 27 16 2 5 11 17 4 134 65 120 712

id 27 208 24 36 16 1 3 4 15 5 140 41 95 612

9 45 350 28 21 16 1 4 9 13 6 144 66 110 822

id 20 242 23 13 7 1 3 5 7 5 103 71 113 613nd3 1 id 9 1 1 id 1 1 id 3 43 35 173 268

1ReductioninlicencenumbersandintroductionofcatchlimitsfromApril2016; 2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother;3nd,nodataobtained.

2016/17

2015/161

Sha

rk, g

umm

y

Sna

pper

Whi

ting,

Kin

g G

eorg

e

Oth

er

2011/122012/13

2013/14

2014/15

Tot

al

2010/11

Production(tonnes)

Ancho

vy,A

ustralian

(whitebait)

Aus

tralia

n sa

lmon

Cal

amar

i, so

uthe

rn

(squ

id)

Fla

thea

d, ro

ck

Fla

thea

d, so

uthe

rn

blue

spot

ted

Fla

thea

d, so

uthe

rn sa

nd

Flo

unde

r, gr

eenb

ack

Gar

fish,

Sou

ther

n (S

ea)

Mul

let,

yello

wey

e

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Fishery Production

WesternPort

CommercialcatchforeachmajorspeciescaughtinWesternPortduring1978/792016/17

Year

1978/79 22 0 2 3 0 39 1 28 36 6 4 7 17 49 2151979/80 28 7 2 5 0 35 1 39 29 9 4 7 15 44 2261980/81 37 0 1 11 0 35 1 20 25 6 6 5 19 38 2041981/82 24 0 1 15 0 22 2 26 29 6 3 4 15 32 1791982/83 19 1 1 12 0 23 2 13 26 4 3 2 10 26 1421983/84 22 0 2 14 1 15 4 26 28 5 2 1 13 28 1611984/85 14 0 1 8 2 12 7 26 31 7 3 0 8 39 1581985/86 8 0 2 9 2 13 3 16 31 8 2 2 12 20 1281986/87 16 3 2 13 3 10 4 19 24 8 3 1 15 21 1421987/88 6 0 4 7 2 12 4 18 19 9 3 2 16 29 1311988/89 7 1 3 8 2 13 3 27 20 14 2 2 17 23 1421989/90 10 0 3 10 3 17 3 27 33 16 1 3 22 23 1711990/91 12 0 4 7 3 20 5 24 33 14 1 4 24 22 1741991/92 5 0 1 6 3 17 6 28 20 15 1 3 11 22 1401992/93 9 0 1 7 4 11 4 17 18 7 1 3 9 13 1071993/94 12 0 2 7 8 14 5 25 17 9 2 2 9 19 1321994/95 7 8 2 5 10 14 5 26 16 9 1 2 7 16 1291995/96 6 0 1 7 11 15 3 36 14 10 0 1 9 21 1341996/97 4 0 0 5 12 17 1 14 13 8 0 1 13 20 1081997/98 3 0 1 6 10 19 1 11 12 11 0 1 16 22 1131998/99 3 0 0 6 11 17 1 6 9 9 1 1 17 17 981999/00 4 0 0 6 3 9 0 4 5 4 1 0 12 13 622000/01 3 0 0 4 2 9 0 2 5 4 0 0 7 8 442001/02 2 0 0 7 2 9 1 4 3 3 0 0 7 14 522002/03 2 0 0 5 2 10 0 2 3 3 0 1 5 7 402003/04 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 1 3 3 0 0 4 3 262004/05 4 0 0 7 3 11 0 5 3 5 1 1 10 9 592005/06 1 nd 0 7 3 11 0 5 2 6 0 id 11 8 562006/07 4 nd id 9 4 7 0 12 3 9 1 id 14 8 732007/08 id nd id 5 id 2 id 3 1 4 id id 5 5 282008/09 nd nd nd nd id nd nd nd nd id id nd id id 32009/10 nd nd nd id nd nd nd nd nd id id nd id id 0

nd nd nd id id nd nd nd nd id nd nd id nd 0nd nd nd id id id nd nd nd id id nd id id 1nd nd nd id id id nd nd nd id id nd id id 0nd nd nd id id nd nd nd nd id id nd id id 0nd nd nd id nd nd nd nd nd id id nd id id 0nd nd nd id id id nd nd nd nd nd nd id id 0nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 0

1nd,nodataobtained;2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother.

Total

Production(tonnes)

Australiansalm

on

AustralianSardine

(Pilcha

rd)

Barracouta

Calam

ari,So

uthern

(squ

id)

Eleph

antfish

Flathead,ro

ck

Floun

der,greenb

ack

Garfish,Sou

thern

(Sea)

Mullet,yello

weye

Sha

rk,gum

my

Sna

pper

Whitin

g,BlueWeed

Whitin

g,King

George

Other

2016/17

2010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/16

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FisheryProduction

CornerInlet

CommercialcatchforeachmajorspeciescaughtinCornerInletduring1978/792016/17

Year

1978/79 17 0 10 7 30 24 0 14 10 3 2 0 34 25 1761979/80 78 0 5 8 59 25 0 18 12 1 2 0 13 9 2301980/81 118 1 6 12 25 31 0 21 15 1 5 0 48 24 3071981/82 59 1 7 11 15 53 0 38 6 1 9 0 42 8 2501982/83 98 2 9 12 25 35 1 25 5 1 11 0 35 7 2661983/84 10 2 9 10 32 25 0 15 4 0 3 0 33 5 1481984/85 59 1 10 12 35 39 0 18 4 0 5 0 13 5 2011985/86 3 5 22 13 17 39 1 23 3 2 7 1 61 6 2031986/87 3 11 11 11 6 39 0 23 2 3 8 1 102 7 2271987/88 12 9 16 8 14 48 1 23 3 1 3 1 100 115 3541988/89 0 11 18 12 16 44 1 20 5 2 20 4 91 50 2941989/90 10 4 23 12 12 49 1 20 6 4 28 12 113 24 3181990/91 8 13 31 16 7 74 7 27 8 4 20 13 58 29 3151991/92 2 11 43 15 6 63 5 19 8 5 32 21 121 29 3801992/93 4 13 62 13 9 41 6 19 7 6 24 13 81 31 3291993/94 2 9 92 15 20 31 3 14 5 6 27 3 49 28 3041994/95 4 7 61 10 14 50 4 18 4 2 12 2 37 43 2681995/96 11 8 32 8 8 28 5 22 7 3 19 1 52 20 2241996/97 18 6 23 11 19 18 6 23 8 7 11 3 118 23 2941997/98 32 7 31 16 28 40 3 20 9 4 13 2 99 29 3331998/99 15 18 26 7 16 50 4 21 10 6 31 3 93 25 3251999/00 6 24 36 7 9 75 8 24 7 9 31 6 73 30 3452000/01 8 37 41 6 7 73 12 16 11 6 20 6 36 34 3132001/02 26 26 46 7 8 79 12 14 6 5 58 2 35 37 3612002/03 6 17 41 6 6 43 11 14 8 6 26 1 51 26 2622003/04 5 29 41 4 10 53 7 10 8 7 22 2 73 29 3002004/05 11 30 51 6 16 70 6 13 10 7 25 2 58 32 3372005/06 8 25 57 3 16 50 7 9 13 6 21 2 44 31 2922006/07 13 19 42 id1 11 48 4 8 10 3 28 2 80 29 2972007/08 16 26 37 5 11 44 3 12 10 5 45 2 94 35 3452008/09 15 30 51 6 9 41 4 17 11 12 54 2 50 53 3552009/10 12 29 97 6 6 42 6 26 9 6 28 3 39 47 356

16 32 77 id 13 40 5 8 15 6 18 2 54 51 33726 10 93 id 15 22 4 13 11 4 19 2 71 53 34315 14 80 id 13 38 2 20 9 7 13 1 37 52 30922 10 44 5 10 43 2 18 10 5 17 1 41 38 26611 28 48 4 9 25 4 14 9 6 16 3 44 42 2638 21 33 id 10 23 5 11 7 6 15 3 131 45 3189 22 45 id 14 60 6 15 9 9 25 5 78 50 346

1id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother.

Other

Total

Production(tonnes)Australiansalm

on

Calam

ari,Southern

(squ

id)

Flathead,ro

ck

Flathead,sou

thern

sand

Floun

der,greenb

ack

Garfish,Sou

thern

(Sea)

Leatherjacket

Mullet,yello

weye

Sha

rk,gum

my

2015/16

Pike,unspe

cifie

d

Treva

lly,silv

er

Whitin

g,blueweed

Whitin

g,King

George

2010/112011/122012/132013/142014/15

2016/17

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FisheryProduction

GippslandLakesandLakeTyers

CommercialcatchforeachmajorspeciescaughtinGippslandLakesandLakeTyersduring1978/792016/17

Year

1978/79 21 4 183 189 6 0 0 13 12 126 0 0 37 10 45 6461979/80 0 4 194 233 12 1 1 13 37 91 0 2 55 13 38 6941980/81 53 3 231 175 24 7 4 21 3 81 0 1 51 14 57 7251981/82 5 3 255 367 26 51 8 28 7 106 0 1 45 17 32 9511982/83 9 2 278 189 30 21 6 31 8 77 0 0 19 18 30 7181983/84 27 18 446 105 26 31 0 14 2 97 0 1 13 19 45 8441984/85 84 8 235 60 35 17 0 13 3 80 1 0 19 11 17 5831985/86 14 16 274 176 65 6 0 21 7 92 1 0 24 30 48 7741986/87 40 14 197 262 28 1 1 21 28 79 3 0 20 19 34 7471987/88 0 12 277 373 25 2 8 39 13 97 2 1 22 10 37 9181988/89 28 10 206 356 8 3 1 39 12 157 55 1 58 44 63 1,0411989/90 18 16 213 401 11 17 1 49 15 114 78 7 53 63 130 1,1861990/91 0 5 167 400 7 12 1 28 14 113 66 4 29 36 54 9361991/92 0 25 118 367 9 6 0 31 14 90 169 1 35 39 59 9631992/93 0 1 178 379 13 0 0 37 19 94 100 0 27 13 38 8991993/94 1 13 170 352 5 1 0 23 28 95 24 3 10 22 39 7861994/95 10 21 130 334 4 1 1 13 10 62 29 1 13 10 39 6781995/96 12 11 130 376 6 0 0 15 11 87 18 2 8 9 36 7211996/97 11 15 89 478 2 0 1 10 11 82 9 0 9 11 37 7651997/98 8 17 147 575 1 1 2 14 5 26 1 1 9 12 75 8941998/99 11 13 164 658 1 2 1 13 5 74 0 4 25 19 33 1,0231999/00 0 19 181 494 2 3 1 11 7 41 1 1 33 13 58 8652000/01 0 8 148 397 7 2 2 9 14 30 0 2 46 21 63 7492001/02 4 13 137 463 14 1 2 14 28 44 0 2 48 19 37 8262002/031 7 5 26 469 15 1 2 13 4 57 0 0 71 13 89 7722003/04 6 22 33 424 12 0 4 20 11 49 0 1 59 16 41 6982004/05 6 30 31 439 13 8 2 16 6 36 3 1 39 31 33 6942005/06 id 13 37 251 48 id 1 21 5 22 id 1 14 14 47 4942006/07 id 10 49 id 35 id 2 24 7 14 id 0 12 13 57 3642007/08 0 2 144 64 30 id id 43 9 24 id 2 13 7 18 3562008/09 id 4 36 105 20 id id 12 3 18 0 2 34 8 17 2592009/10 id 6 37 25 16 id 1 8 3 11 id 0 15 10 82 218

0 4 60 61 23 id 1 11 5 17 id 0 39 12 38 2910 2 96 30 23 23 id 12 8 22 id 2 22 7 20 267id 1 83 30 9 id id 7 6 16 id 1 32 3 23 221id 4 40 43 8 id id 6 5 15 0 1 26 3 119 270id 1 55 41 9 id 1 5 9 13 id 1 15 5 89 243id 0 33 92 16 id 3 2 3 14 id 0 23 4 95 284id 5 42 100 19 id 2 3 14 18 id 5 56 13 39 316

1LakeTyersfisherywasclosedinApril2003.2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother.

Production(tonnes)

Ancho

vy,A

ustralian

(whitebait)

Australiansalm

on

Bream

,black

Carp,Europ

ean

Flathead,dusky

Garfish,river

Leatherjacket

Lud

erick

Mullet,sea

Total

Trevally

,silv

er

Other

Tailor

2014/15

Mullet,yello

weye

Mussel,blue

Perch,estua

ry

2010/112011/122012/132013/14

2015/162016/17

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FisheryProduction

Offshore

Commercialcatchforeachmajorspeciescaughtoffshoreduring1978/792016/17ExcludeslandingsfromCommonwealthwatersbytheSouthEastFisheryandSouthernSharkFishery.

Year

1978/79 135 0 11 0 0 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 979 1,1501979/80 42 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 859 9141980/81 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 83 951981/82 25 0 8 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 3 34 811982/83 30 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 74 1181983/84 191 0 22 0 0 0 0 2 4 27 3 1 0 2 5,341 5,5931984/85 153 0 34 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 1 0 0 1 2,047 2,2491985/86 175 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 11 4 1 0 0 0 135 3361986/87 270 0 48 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 224 5531987/88 165 0 77 0 0 1 0 14 6 3 2 0 0 2 459 7291988/89 146 0 57 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 3 0 0 2 1,019 1,2381989/90 25 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 11 5 4 1 0 6 1,409 1,4741990/91 126 0 15 0 0 1 0 5 12 6 5 1 0 4 1,531 1,7061991/92 279 0 25 0 0 1 0 4 15 5 5 3 0 11 1,756 2,1041992/93 194 1 5 0 0 3 0 2 15 5 4 3 0 22 2,143 2,3971993/94 70 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 3 3 4 0 22 2,069 2,1891994/95 267 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 8 7 5 6 0 48 2,871 3,2211995/96 255 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 3 4 0 62 1,632 1,9781996/97 211 0 15 1 0 3 0 5 10 9 4 7 1 46 675 9871997/98 640 6 24 0 4 3 3 7 18 5 5 16 6 55 563 1,3551998/99 626 14 25 47 12 6 38 25 31 17 12 18 13 58 394 1,3361999/00 685 11 34 92 12 29 74 20 22 19 9 14 10 35 210 1,2762000/01 397 14 19 87 10 19 142 6 26 22 7 13 5 28 730 1,5252001/02 478 40 39 38 10 13 108 9 18 14 4 14 5 33 866 1,6892002/03 276 25 24 9 9 7 33 5 10 16 5 15 7 28 1,285 1,7542003/04 326 15 26 21 11 18 45 3 8 11 4 10 8 24 946 1,4762004/05 459 13 12 6 6 5 5 4 10 16 2 13 2 24 732 1,3092005/06 604 13 13 id id 3 12 3 11 5 2 12 4 20 887 1,5922006/07 856 5 5 id id 1 18 4 9 3 4 10 4 21 938 1,8822007/08 395 4 7 8 id 3 15 4 14 7 8 13 4 20 1,633 2,1392008/09 358 13 4 4 id 5 21 3 6 6 5 9 4 21 1,565 2,0272009/10 590 13 3 1 id 4 67 3 4 1 3 9 1 13 1,366 2,081

352 16 1 id id 6 47 3 6 3 2 7 2 17 2,710 3,173709 12 1 7 2 7 9 4 38 3 3 7 1 20 1,924 2,747323 16 1 3 id 7 24 3 16 1 2 7 1 18 1,402 1,824329 16 1 32 id 5 56 3 2 1 3 12 1 9 1,397 1,868154 9 1 104 id 6 52 3 3 4 4 26 1 id 833 1,200421 8 1 50 id 4 32 3 4 9 8 25 1 id 1,570 2,136250 8 1 66 id 31 33 3 6 10 2 18 1 0 2,346 2,775

1id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedasother.

2015/162016/17

Total

2010/112011/122012/132013/142014/15

Trevally

,silv

er

Whitin

g,King

George

Wrasse,bluethroat

Wrasse,purple

Wrasses

Other

Production(tonnes)

Australiansalm

on

Bug(S

hovelnose

lobster)

Barracouta

Crab,sa

nd

Morwon

g,ban

ded

Octop

uses

Prawn,easternking

Sha

rk,gum

my

Sna

pper

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FisheryProductionSouthernRockLobster(WesternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear(AprilMarch)during1982/832009/10(JulyJune)during2009/102016/17.WesternZoneSouthAustralianbordertoLongitude143o 40E(justeastofApolloBay).TotalAllowableCatchCatch(TACC)quotamanagementwasintroduced16November2001.

Season Quota Target TACCTotals Year (000) potlifts

(000)

1982/83 1Apr31Mar 571 447 443 550 436 0.79 1.01 3,4371983/84 1Apr31Mar 590 441 430 565 426 0.75 1.02 3,5541984/85 1Apr31Mar 523 390 379 507 382 0.75 1.03 3,7971985/86 1Apr31Mar 540 339 341 516 328 0.64 0.99 4,4081986/87 1Apr31Mar 562 329 331 522 315 0.60 0.99 5,0951987/88 1Apr31Mar 569 348 348 539 334 0.62 1.00 6,4501988/89 1Apr31Mar 517 281 286 504 276 0.55 0.98 4,7871989/90 1Apr31Mar 596 321 348 564 306 0.54 0.92 6,3641990/91 1Apr31Mar 589 297 313 548 277 0.50 0.95 6,0051991/92 1Apr31Mar 690 390 422 646 366 0.57 0.92 7,5951992/93 1Apr31Mar 726 401 427 650 362 0.56 0.94 8,4001993/94 1Apr31Mar 770 454 469 700 430 0.61 0.97 12,8271994/95 1Apr31Mar 759 437 444 720 421 0.58 0.98 12,9911995/96 1Apr31Mar 771 429 448 744 420 0.56 0.96 12,8831996/97 1Apr31Mar 761 394 407 721 380 0.53 0.97 12,1801997/98 1Apr31Mar 821 452 472 760 426 0.56 0.96 14,5311998/99 1Apr31Mar 836 492 534 748 428 0.57 0.92 14,9641999/00 1Apr31Mar 861 515 581 767 446 0.58 0.89 16,1252000/01 1Apr31Mar 918 554 632 817 478 0.59 0.88 19,5252001/02 1Apr31Mar 769 446 514 726 401 0.55 0.87 19,195 3202002/03 1Apr31Mar 677 438 505 656 404 0.62 0.87 17,015 4502003/04 1Apr31Mar 615 435 502 599 428 0.71 0.87 12,159 4502004/05 1Apr31Mar 638 419 465 608 403 0.66 0.90 12,374 4502005/06 1Apr31Mar 738 405 451 710 395 0.56 0.90 13,927 4502006/07 1Apr31Mar 687 325 375 662 317 0.48 0.87 12,820 4502007/08 1Apr31Mar 685 319 373 647 307 0.47 0.86 12,526 3802008/09 1Apr31Mar 587 241 275 555 234 0.42 0.88 11,822 3202009/10 1July30June 611 230 265 582 223 0.38 0.87 12,154 2402010/11 1July30June 546 235 284 524 231 0.44 0.83 11,871 2402011/12 1July30June 489 236 286 474 232 0.49 0.83 13,966 2402012/13 1July30June 476 259 298 464 256 0.55 0.87 14,295 2602013/14 1July30June 468 261 295 457 258 0.56 0.88 18,114 2602014/15 1July30June 427 230 250 416 228 0.55 0.92 19,234 2302015/16 1July30June 371 230 241 358 227 0.64 0.95 19,434 2302016/17 1July30June 328 209 206 328 209 0.64 1.04 16,517 230

SouthernRockLobster(WesternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear(JulyJune)2016/17.

Year Month Targetpotlifts(000)

2016 July 19 7 5 19 7 0.35 1.14 6442016 August 55 27 22 55 27 0.49 1.17 2,4832016 September 20 9 7 20 9 0.45 1.17 8722016 November 28 18 20 28 18 0.61 0.84 1,4162016 December 51 41 43 51 41 0.79 0.94 3,2052017 January 52 43 43 52 43 0.83 1.00 3,5072017 February 28 19 18 28 19 0.69 0.99 1,3552017 March 30 22 21 30 22 0.72 1.00 1,4032017 April 23 16 16 23 16 0.7 1.02 1,0742017 May 12 6 5 12 6 0.46 1.11 4412017 June 4 1 1 4 1 0.33 1.24 116

(tonnes) (kg/potlift) (kg)

Target pot-lifts is determined by allocating all effort to the species with catch greater than 70% of total catch prior to April 1998, but from April 1998 target species is specified in the logbooks.

Value(000) (tonnes) (000) weight catchrate weight ($000)

(tonnes) (kg/potlift) (kg)

Potlifts Weight Number Target Target Mean

Value(tonnes) (000) weight catchrate weight ($000)

MeanPotlifts Weight Number Target Target

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FisheryProductionGiantCrab(WesternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear(AprilMarch)during1982/832016/17WesternZonetheSouthAustralianbordertoLongitude143o 40E(justeastofApolloBay).TotalAllowableCatchCatch(TACC)quotamanagementwasintroduced16November2001.

Season Quota TACCTotals Year

1982/83 1Apr31Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 31983/84 1Apr31Mar 0 0 0 0 0.75 0.00 31984/85 1Apr31Mar 3 0 0 0 0.02 0.00 151985/86 1Apr31Mar 2 0 0 0 0.19 0.00 81986/87 1Apr31Mar 4 0 1 0 0.38 0.00 471987/88 1Apr31Mar 6 0 0 0 0.17 0.00 311988/89 1Apr31Mar 4 0 0 0 0.22 0.00 181989/90 1Apr31Mar 5 0 3 1 0.31 0.00 191990/91 1Apr31Mar 14 0 6 6 1.03 0.00 641991/92 1Apr31Mar 46 0 10 30 2.93 0.00 2021992/93 1Apr31Mar 146 0 30 123 4.14 0.00 6801993/94 1Apr31Mar 171 0 35 159 4.55 0.00 1,2541994/95 1Apr31Mar 67 0 17 53 3.15 0.00 9121995/96 1Apr31Mar 30 0 12 20 1.68 0.00 3941996/97 1Apr31Mar 58 0 19 41 2.2 0.00 1,5051997/98 1Apr31Mar 58 0 25 35 1.41 0.00 1,6131998/99 1Apr31Mar 51 10 17 22 1.28 0.00 1,5911999/00 1Apr31Mar 35 10 14 20 1.44 3.37 1,2772000/01 1Apr31Mar 25 7 7 11 1.59 3.31 7842001/02 1Apr31Mar 9 3 5 7 1.38 3.19 311 182002/03 1Apr31Mar 9 3 7 7 0.98 3.21 288 252003/04 1Apr31Mar 12 4 6 11 1.93 2.83 270 252004/05 1Apr31Mar 27 9 11 20 1.73 2.88 705 252005/06 1Apr31Mar 21 8 13 19 1.52 2.62 705 252006/07 1Apr31Mar 22 7 10 20 2.07 3.05 725 252007/08 1Apr31Mar 23 8 15 21 1.36 2.88 586 252008/09 1Apr31Mar 20 6 11 17 1.53 3.28 705 252009/10 1July30June 18 5 10 16 1.59 3.34 719 252010/11 1July30June 12 4 9 11 1.23 3.13 357 182011/12 1July30June 13 4 7 11 1.7 3.56 nd1 182012/13 1July30June 10 3 4 9 2.11 3.41 nd 122013/14 1July30June 7 2 3 6 1.9 3.01 159 92014/15 1July30June id id id id id id id 10.52015/16 1July30June 9 3 7 9 1.19 3.25 280 10.52016/17 1July30June id id id id id id id 10.5

GiantCrab(WesternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear(JulyJune)2016/17

Year Month

2016 July id id id id id id id2016 August id id id id id id id2016 September id id id id id id id2016 November id id id id id id id2016 December id id id id id id id2017 January id id id id id id id2017 February id id id id id id id2017 March id id id id id id id2017 April id id id id id id id2017 May id id id id id id id2017 June id id id id id id id

1id, insufficient data to report because there are less than five licence holders (policy requirement to protect commercialconfidentiality of data).

1nd,nodataobtained.

Value(tonnes) (000) potlifts weight catchrate weight ($000)Weight Number Target Target Target Mean

Mean

(000) (tonnes) (kg/potlift) (kg)

Target species is specified in the logbooks

Value

(tonnes) (000) potlifts weight catchrate weight ($000)

Weight Number Target Target Target

(000) (tonnes) (kg/potlift) (kg)

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FisheryProduction

SouthernRockLobster(EasternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebyquotayear(AprilMarch)during1982/832009/10,(JulyJune)during2009/102016/17.EasternZoneLongitude143o 40E(justeastofApolloBay)totheNewSouthWalesborder.TotalAllowableCatchCatch(TACC)quotamanagementwasintroduced16November2001.

Season Quota TACCTotals Year

1982/83 1Apr31Mar 199 140 129 0.71 1.08 1,0831983/84 1Apr31Mar 231 149 138 0.63 1.08 1,2301984/85 1Apr31Mar 223 136 116 0.61 1.17 1,3371985/86 1Apr31Mar 191 111 94 0.57 1.18 1,4701986/87 1Apr31Mar 159 96 82 0.56 1.17 1,5101987/88 1Apr31Mar 147 89 80 0.58 1.10 1,6681988/89 1Apr31Mar 159 79 79 0.52 1.00 1,3471989/90 1Apr31Mar 191 93 95 0.47 0.98 1,8241990/91 1Apr31Mar 179 75 75 0.42 0.99 1,6041991/92 1Apr31Mar 166 65 66 0.40 0.98 1,3561992/93 1Apr31Mar 190 65 62 0.35 1.04 1,3791993/94 1Apr31Mar 257 83 72 0.33 1.16 2,4371994/95 1Apr31Mar 248 70 57 0.29 1.22 2,1601995/96 1Apr31Mar 227 62 51 0.28 1.20 1,9551996/97 1Apr31Mar 212 56 45 0.27 1.24 1,7741997/98 1Apr31Mar 221 67 54 0.31 1.24 2,2591998/99 1Apr31Mar 212 63 53 0.29 1.19 1,9721999/00 1Apr31Mar 233 75 71 0.31 1.06 2,4062000/01 1Apr31Mar 229 73 68 0.31 1.07 2,5862001/02 1Apr31Mar 173 59 55 0.30 1.08 2,595 422002/03 1Apr31Mar 139 50 45 0.30 1.09 1,974 602003/04 1Apr31Mar 127 54 50 0.41 1.07 1,574 602004/05 1Apr31Mar 130 54 49 0.41 1.10 1,662 602005/06 1Apr31Mar 136 55 47 0.41 1.17 1,921 602006/07 1Apr31Mar 118 51 46 0.43 1.11 2,061 602007/08 1Apr31Mar 136 50 42 0.37 1.17 1,962 662008/09 1Apr31Mar 105 41 33 0.39 1.24 2,075 662009/10 1July30June 127 44 36 0.34 1.22 2,300 662010/11 1July30June 143 65 63 0.45 1.03 3,523 662011/12 1July30June 128 65 60 0.51 1.08 3,908 662012/13 1July30June 85 48 42 0.56 1.13 2,705 482013/14 1July30June 95 51 44 0.54 1.16 3,596 512014/15 1July30June 106 59 49 0.56 1.22 5,062 592015/16 1July30June 109 58 45 0.54 1.31 5,148 592016/17 1July30June 118 53 37 0.46 1.36 4,275 59

SouthernRockLobster(EasternZone)Catch,effortandvaluebymonthduringquotayear(JulyJune)2016/17

Year Month

2016 July 11 6 3 0.48 1.55 5302016 August 19 8 5 0.42 1.54 7552016 September 6 2 1 0.31 1.53 1742016 November 9 3 3 0.40 1.04 2812016 December 20 12 9 0.57 1.27 9162017 January 16 8 6 0.51 1.31 6692017 February 9 5 3 0.51 1.35 3482017 March 7 3 2 0.46 1.41 2112017 April 6 2 1 0.41 1.37 1572017 May 5 1 0 0.34 1.29 1122017 June 6 1 0 0.29 1.38 123

($000)Potlifts Weight Number Catch Mean Value(000) (tonnes) (000) rate weight

(kg/potlift) (kg)

Potlifts Weight Number Catch Mean Value(000) (tonnes) (000) rate weight ($000)

(kg/potlift) (kg)

Target pot-lifts is determined by allocating all effort to the species with catch greater than 70% of total catch prior to April 1998, but from April 1998 target species is specified in the logbooks.

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FisheryProduction

AbaloneCatchandeffortbyquotayear(AprilMarch)andzoneduring1995/962016/17TotalAllowableCommercialCatch(TACC)quotamanagementwasintroducedforthecommercialfisheryon1April1988.WesternZoneallVictorianwaterswestoflongitude148o E(HopkinsRivermouth).CentralZoneallVictorianwatersbetweenlongitude142o31Eand148o E.EasternZoneallVictorianwaterseastoflongitude148o E(LakesEntrance).

Quota Diver Abalone Diver Abalone Diver Abalone Diver Abaloneyear hours tonnes hours tonnes hours tonnes hours tonnes

1995/96 4,374 280 64 10,064 700 70 5,639 460 82 20,077 1,440 721996/97 3,786 278 73 8,744 698 80 5,521 460 83 18,051 1,437 801997/98 3,477 265 76 8,438 697 83 5,437 460 85 17,352 1,422 821998/99 3,542 280 79 7,763 699 90 5,391 460 85 16,696 1,440 861999/00 3,573 280 78 7,757 696 90 5,423 460 85 16,753 1,436 862000/01 3,205 280 87 7,299 697 95 5,023 459 91 15,527 1,436 922001/02 3,304 280 85 7,244 698 96 4,972 460 92 15,520 1,437 932002/03 3,340 264 79 6,979 664 95 5,267 456 87 15,586 1,384 892003/04 3,388 266 78 6,888 657 95 5,144 481 93 15,420 1,403 912004/05 3,180 254 80 6,832 617 90 4,658 482 103 14,670 1,353 922005/06 2,891 221 76 6,945 618 89 4,486 485 108 14,321 1,324 922006/07 2,142 168 78 7,854 615 78 4,317 484 112 14,312 1,267 892007/08 1,311 114 87 7,684 591 77 4,314 490 114 13,309 1,195 902008/09 904 49 54 5,642 465 82 4,318 490 113 10,865 1,004 922009/10 995 54 55 5,256 429 82 4,241 460 109 10,492 944 902010/11 1,002 54 54 4,057 300 74 3,848 428 111 8,906 782 882011/12 1,186 56 47 4,274 331 77 3,708 433 117 9,168 819 892012/13 996 49 49 4,193 311 74 3,690 436 118 8,879 796 902013/14 733 49 67 3,864 282 73 3,803 432 114 8,400 763 912014/15 821 56 68 3,972 310 78 3,886 418 108 8,680 784 902015/16 1,010 62 61 4,096 308 75 3,779 376 100 8,885 747 842016/17 863 62 72 3,757 283 75 3,849 363 94 8,469 709 84

PleaseNote:AbalonetonnesforeachzonemaydiffertoTACCasitmayincludepermitallowablecatch.

HistoryofTACCsforeachzone.

April2007toMay2007May2007toMarch20081

May2008toMarch2009April2009toMarch2010April2010toMarch2011April2011toMarch2012April2012toMarch2013April2013toMarch2014April2014toMarch2015April2015toMarch2016April2016toMarch2017April2017toMarch2018

PleaseNote:TACCforeachzonedoesnotincludepermitallowablecatch.1FurtherquotaorderamendsTACCduetoabalonedisease.

65 277 353

Total

Average Average Average Average

WesternZone CentralZone EasternZone

kg/hour kg/hour kg/hour kg/hour

TACC(tonnes)

April2002toMarch2003 266 665 465

WesternZone CentralZone EasternZone

April2003toMarch2004 275 673 488April2004toMarch2005 254 617 488April2005toMarch2006 221 620 489April2006toMarch2007 221 620 489April2006toMarch20071 1681 620 489

114 620 490114 570 49025 466 49026 432 46029 432 46043 332 43232 311 43649 282 433

63 284 363

56 311 41862 311 376

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FisheryProduction

ScalefishAnchovy,Australian(whitebait) Engraulisaustralis 37086001 Anchovy,southernAtlanticsalmon Salmosalar 37094001 AtlanticsalmonAustralianbass Macquarianovemaculeata 37311034 AustralianbassAustralianherring Arripisgeorgianus 37344001 RuffAustraliansalmon Arripistrutta&A.truttaceus 37344900 AustraliansalmonAustralianSardine(Pilchard) Sardinopssagax 37085002 PilchardsBarracouta Thyrsitesatun 37439001 BarracoutaBarramundi Latescalcarifer 37310006 BarramundiBream,black Acanthopagrusbutcheri 37353003 Bream,blackBream,yellowfin Acanthopagrusaustralis 37353004 Bream,yellowfinBreams Acanthopagrusbutcheri&A.australis 37353902Carp,European Cyprinuscarpio 37165003 Carp,EuropeanCatfish,freshwater Tandanustandanus 37192006 Catfish,nativeEel,longfin Anguillareinhardtii 37056002 Eel,longfinned(wild)Eel,southernshortfin Anguillaaustralis 37056001 Eel,shortfinned(wild)Eels,freshwater Anguillareinhardtii&A.australis 37056000 EelsFlathead,dusky Platycephalusfuscus 37296004 Flathead,duskyFlathead,rock Platycephaluslaevigatus 37296006 Flathead,rockFlathead,southernbluespotted Platycephalusspeculator 37296037 Flathead,yankFlathead,southernsand Platycephalusbassensis 37296003 Flathead,sandFlathead,tiger Platycephalusrichardsoni 37296903 Flathead,tigerFlatheads,other FamilyPlatycephalidae 37296000 Flathead,otherFlounder,greenback Rhombosoleatapirina 37461003 Flounder,greenbackGarfish,river Hyporhamphusregularis 37234012 Garfish,riverGarfish,Southern(Sea) Hyporhamphusmelanochir 37234001 Garfish,southernHerringCale Oliscyanomelas 37385001 HerringcaleLeatherjacket FamilyMonacanthidae 37465903 LeatherjacketsLuderick Girellatricuspidata 37361007 LuderickMackerel,jack Trachurusdeclivis 37337002 Mackerel,jackMorwong,banded Cheilodactylusspectabilis 37377006 Morwong,bandedMorwong,dusky Dactylophoranigricans 37377005 Morwong,duskyMullet,red Upeneichthysvlamingii 37355029 Mullet,redMullet,sand Myxuselongatus 37381003 Mullet,sandMullet,sea Mugilcephalus 37381002 Mullet,seaMullet,yelloweye Aldrichettaforsteri 37381001 Mullet,yelloweyeMullets,other FamilyMugilidae 37381000 Mullet,otherMurraycod Maccullochellapeeliipeelii 37311076 MurraycodPerch,estuary Macquariacolonorum 37311033 Perch,estuaryPerch,golden Macquariaambigua 37311075 Perch,goldenPerch,silver Bidyanusbidyanus 37321008 Perch,silverSalmonids FamilySalmonidae 37094000 SalmonidsSnapper Pagrusauratus 37353001 SnapperSnook Sphyraenanovaehollandiae 37382002 Pike,shortfinnedSprat,sandy Hyperlophusvittatus 37085005 Sprat,sandyTailor Pomatomussaltatrix 37334002 TailorTrevalla,blueeye Hyperoglypheantarctica 37445001 Trevalla,blueeyeTrevally,silver Pseudocaranxdentex 37337062 Trevally,silverTrout,brown Salmotrutta 37094004 Trout,brownTrout,rainbow Oncorhynchusmykiss 37094003 Trout,rainbowWarehou,blue Seriolellabrama 37445005 Warehou,blueWhiting,blueweed Halettasemifasciata 37385009 StrangerWhiting,KingGeorge Sillaginodespunctata 37330001 Whiting,KingGeorgeWhiting,school Sillagoflindersi 37330014 Whiting,schoolWrasse,bluethroat Notolabrustetricus 37384003 Wrasse,bluethroatWrasse,purple Notolabrusfucicola 37384021 Wrasse,saddleWrasses Family Labridae 37384000 Wrasse,unspecifiedTeleosts ClassPisces 37000000 Other

Teleosts

Marketing,ScientificandPreviouslyUsedNamesforFisheryProduction

Marketingname ScientificnameCAABTaxon

codePreviouslyusedspeciesname

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FisheryProduction

ShellfishAbalone,blacklip Haliotisrubrarubra 24038006 Abalone,blacklipAbalone,greenlip Haliotislaevigata 24038004 Abalone,greenlipAbalones Haliotisrubra&H.laevigata 24038000 AbaloneMussel,blue Mytilusgalloprovincialis 23220001 Mussel&Mussel,bluePeriwinkle ClassGastropoda 24094901 PeriwinklesScallop Pectenfumatus 23270007 Scallop,commercialOthermolluscs(bivalves) FamiliesOstreidae& 23257000& Othershellfish(bivalves)

Pectinidae 23270000Othermolluscs PhylumMollusca 23000000 Other

CephalopodsCalamari,Southern(squid) Sepioteuthisaustralis 23617005 Calamary,southernCuttlefish Sepia spp 23607901 CuttlefishesOctopus Octopus spp 23659901 OctopusesSquid,Goulds Nototodarusgouldi 23636004 Squid,arrowSquids Nototodarusgouldi&

Sepia spp Asabove

EchinodermsBlack(longspine)SeaUrchin Centrostephanusrodgersii 25211001 Seaurchin,longspineWhiteSeaUrchin Heliocidariserythrogramma 25247001 Seaurchin,purple

CrustaceansBug(Shovelnoselobster) Ibacusperonii 28821901 BalmainbugCrab,giant Pseudocarcinusgigas 28915002 Crab,giantCrab,sand Ovalipesaustraliensis 28911003 Crab,sandCrab,velvet Nectocarcinustuberculosus 28911004 Crab,velvetCrab,(unspecified) FamilyCorystidae 28900000 CrabsPrawn,easternking Melicertusplebejus 28711052 Prawn,easternkingPrawn,easternschool Metapenaeusmacleayi 28711029 Prawns,schoolPrawns Penaeusplebejus&

Metapenaeusmacleayi 28711000Rocklobster,Southern Jasusedwardsii 28820001 Rocklobster,southernYabby Cheraxdestructordestructor 28795002 YabbiesOthercrustaceans SubphylumCrustacea 27000000 Other

SharksElephantfish Callorhinchusmilii 37043001 ElephantfishShark,angel Squatinaaustralis 37024001 Shark,angelShark,broadnose Notorynchuscepedianus 37005002 Shark,sevengilledShark,gummy Mustelusantarcticus 37017001 Shark,gummyShark,saw Pristiophoruscirratus& 37023002& Shark,saw

P.nudipinnis 37023001Shark,school Galeorhinusgaleus 37017008 Shark,schoolRays ClassBatoidea 37990001 SkateOtherchondrichthyans FamilyChondrichthyes 37990027 Other

distributionandimagesoffishandfilletsrefertowww.marine.csiro.au/caab.

Marketing,ScientificandPreviouslyUsedNamesforFisheryProduction

Marketingname ScientificnameCAABTaxon

codePreviouslyusedspecies

name

Molluscs

Echinoderms

Crustaceans

Chondrichthyans

MarketingnamesarebasedontheCodesforAustralianAquaticBiota(CAAB).Forinformationonnames,

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NumberofAquacultureLicences

Industrysector

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

FreshwaterEels 13 13 10 12 13Salmonids 20 27 23 19 18WarmwaterFinfish(Inland) 19 25 22 20 18Yabby 14 15 16 18 17Abalone 15 15 11 12 10BlueMusselandOtherMolluscs(Bivalves) 19 19 18 18 16OrnamentalFish 10 10 8 8 9Other 18 6 4 20 21

Total 128 130 1122 127 122

TheVictorianaquacultureindustryconsistsofeightindustrysectorswith109licenceholders.

Numberoflicences1

AquacultureProductionIntroduction

Thisinformationbulletinisdesignedtomeettheneedsoftheaquacultureindustry,researchers,FisheriesVictoria,theVictorianGovernment,theCommonwealthGovernment,andtheUnitedNationsFoodandAgriculturalOrganisation.Thispublicationprovidesdataonthequantity;weightofgrowoutproduction;andareaofwaterlicensedforcultivationwithintheVictorianaquacultureindustry.

UndertheFisheriesAct1995,lodgementofaquacultureproductionreturnformsisaconditionoftheaquaculturelicence.IndividualreturnsarecollectedunderSection146oftheActandaretreatedasstrictlyconfidential.Thedataarereleasedinaggregatedformonly.

1Includes hatchery production and growout production; 2multiple licences are held by some licence holders.

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AquacultureProduction

Industrysector Fiscalyear

Number(000)

Weight(tonnes)

Value($,000)

Freshwater 2012/13 na1 27 nd2

eels 2013/14 na 13 nd2014/15 na id3 nd2015/16 na id nd2016/17 na 6 id

Salmonids 2012/13 na 1,063 nd2013/14 na 1,186 nd2014/15 na 1,140 nd2015/16 na 1,343 nd2016/17 na 1,282 14,674

Warmwater 2012/13 na 160 ndfinfish 2013/14 na 157 nd(inland) 2014/15 na 270 nd

2015/16 na 236 nd2016/17 na 256 id

Yabby 2012/13 na 3 nd2013/14 na 3 nd2014/15 na 3 nd2015/16 na 1 nd2016/17 na 3 id

Ornamental 2012/13 3,261 na ndfish 2013/14 3,370 na nd

2014/15 2,777 na nd2015/16 2,438 na nd2016/17 2,283 na id

Other4 2012/13 na 0 nd2013/14 na id nd2014/15 na id nd2015/16 na 0 nd2016/17 na 2 id

ofdata),andthedatahavebeenincludedinStatewideAquacultureTotal;4musselsandcrustaceans.

GrowoutProduction(excludingMolluscs)

Growout

1na,notapplicable;2nd,nodata;3id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentiality

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AquacultureProduction

GrowoutProduction(Molluscs)

Abalone

Fiscalyear

2012/13 nd1 365 nd

2013/14 id2 431 nd2014/15 nd 436 nd2015/16 nd 326 nd2016/17 id 462 17,716

1nd,nodata;2id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata).

BlueMussel

Fiscalyear

2012/13 id1 866 nd2

2013/14 id 644 nd2014/15 id 1,014 nd2015/16 id 764 nd2016/17 id 1,136 4,316

1id,insufficientdatatoreportbecausetherearelessthanfivelicenceholders(policyrequirementtoprotectcommercialconfidentialityofdata);2nd,nodata.

StatewideAquacultureTotal

Fiscalyear

2012/13 2,485 nd1

2013/14 2,433 nd2014/15 2,896 nd2015/16 2,676 nd2016/17 3,147 48,271

1nd,nodata.

Weight(tonnes)

Value($,000)

Spat Growout

Hatcheryproducedspat

(Metreofrope)

Weight(tonnes)

Value($,000)

Growout

Soldforongrowing

Growout

Weight(tonnes)

Weight(tonnes)

Value($,000)

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AreaofWaterLicensedforCultivationBlueMusselandOtherMolluscs(Bivalves)

IndustrysectorFiscalyear

Flinders GrassyPoint CliftonSprings Other1 Total

Totalarea(ha) Totalarea(ha) Totalarea(ha) Totalarea(ha) Totalarea(ha)

BlueMusseland 2012/13 169.46 42 81 196.6 489.09OtherMolluscs 2013/14 165 42 81 163 451(Bivalves) 2014/15 166 45 75 183 469

2015/16 166 45 75 183 4692016/17 166 45 75 183 469

1IncludesproductionfromthePinnaceChannel,Beaumaris,Dromana,BatesPointandMountMarthaaquaculturefisheriesreserves.

AquacultureFisheriesReserve

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VFA Bulletin cover 2017Notes to the reader 2017Table of contents 2017 no valuepg2 Vic Prod Summarypg3 Intropg4 Statewide Teleostspg5 Statewide all otherpg6 PBp7 WPp8 CIp9 GLpg10 Offshorepg11 RL WZp12 GCp13 RL EZp14 Abalonepg 15 Marketing names and previously used names_CAABpg16 Marketing names and previously used names_CAABp17 Aqua Intro Licencesp18 Aqua Growout excl Molluscsp19 Growout Molluscsp20 Aqua Area of Water