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Coral Sea Fishery Trigger Report 2016

Coral Sea Fishery

Trigger Report

2016

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Contents

Line, Trap and Trawl (LT&T) Sector ....................................................................................................... 3

The Triggers .......................................................................................................................................... 4

1. Overarching catch triggers ...................................................................................................... 5

2. Species-specific triggers (high risk/vulnerable AND key species) ........................................ 5

3. Triggers pertaining to changes in catch proportion ................................................................ 6

4. Triggers pertaining to spatial changes .................................................................................... 7

5. Triggers pertaining to CPUE ................................................................................................ 11

Aquarium ................................................................................................................................................ 13

The triggers ......................................................................................................................................... 13

1. Triggers pertaining to effort .................................................................................................. 13

2. Triggers pertaining to catch .................................................................................................. 13

3. Triggers pertaining to catch proportion ................................................................................ 14

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Logbook catch and effort data for the Coral Sea Fishery (CSF) has been assessed in accordance with

the trigger limits detailed in harvest strategies for each respective CSF fishing sector.

Line, Trap and Trawl (LT&T) Sector

Fifty one tonnes of fish was landed from the LT&T sector of the CSF during the 2015-16 fishing year

(1 July-30 June). Catch and effort data for the past three fishing years is outlined in Table 1 below.

There has only been catch and effort in the line sector for the past three seasons.

Table 1 Catch and effort for the LT&T sub-fisheries over the past three seasons

The 2015-16 catch is the highest of the past three seasons. The 2015-16 catch increased by over 40 t

from the 2014-15 season, but was matched by an increase in the number of hooks in the line sector. A

basic comparison of effort/catch suggests that CPUE has increased, however, unstandardized CPUE is

not a particularly useful index in a fishery where effort is focused on aggregating reef-associated

species.

The high species diversity in the CSF catch results in a lot of species that are only caught in small

amounts. Of the 43 species caught in 2015-16, only 21 species had total catches greater than 100 kg

and of these only six were greater than one tonne. The top ten species by volume for the 2015-16

season are listed in Table 2. Four of these species have been in the top ten highest catches for the

Total Catch

(kg)

Total Effort

line=hooks, trap=lifts, trawl=hours

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Line 9,106 10,141 51,615 70,719 65,300 169,070

Trap - - - - - -

Trawl - - - - - -

Combined 9,106 10,141 51,615 70,719 65,300 169,070

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LT&T sector for each of the last three seasons and these have been highlighted in Table 2. There has

been a marked increase in the catch of snapper species in 2015-16, accounting for 80 per cent of the

total catch in the sector.

Table 2 The top ten caught species by volume in the LT&T for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, species

highlighted in blue have been in the top ten caught species for the past three years.

2013-14 kg 2014-15 kg 2015-16 kg

Flame Snapper 3,906 Flame Snapper 5,797 Flame Snapper 28,628

Bar Rockcod 1,116 Bar Rockcod 896 Ruby Snapper 8,897

Ruby Snapper 633 Amberjack 780 Bar Rockcod 4,806

Longspine Flathead 614 Long Tail Rubies/Snapper 524 Rosy Snapper 1,553

Amberjack 410 Blue-eye Trevalla 317 Ray's Bream 1,201

Blue-eye Trevalla 385 Imperador 244 Amberjack 1,081

Rosy Snapper 319 Sea Perch 234 Snapper 940

Alfonsino 242 Gemfish 168 Saddleback Snapper 709

Gummy Shark 239 Goldeneye Snapper 166 Alfonsino 358

Fish (mixed) 202 Alfonsino 162 Comet Grouper 348

Total (all spp.) 9,106 Total (all spp.) 10,615 Total (all spp.) 51,615

The Triggers

The harvest strategy details various trigger limits that relate to either a Level 1 or Level 2 response. A

Level 1 response determines why the observed changes are occurring, instigates increased data analysis

but no stop to fishing. The more restrictive Level 2 response requires fishing for the species that

activated the trigger to stop (for that fishing year) until assessments show it can continue by way of the

trigger being revised. The table in Appendix 1 contains all of the species caught in the LT&T for 2015-

16 and any triggers that each species reached.

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1. Overarching catch triggers

i. Must be less than the total highest catches across the main species caught to date

The definition of ‘main species’ in respect to this trigger needs to be further developed and clarified. A

more specific reference in the form of a catch threshold could be implemented to ensure only species

with a certain level of catch are considered. A Coral Sea Fishery panel meeting was held in Cairns on

21 September 2016. It was agreed that an average catch of 1000 kg over a five year period is a suitable

threshold for a species to be considered a ‘main species’ and is consistent with the 1000 kg threshold

applied to other triggers in the harvest strategy.

Flame snapper was the only species to trigger a level one response. There was 28.6 t of Ray’s bream

landed in 2015-16 compared to the historical high of 26.4 t. Results of the ABARES Reducing

Uncertainty in Stock Status (RUSS) project suggests that a catch of 32 t is within sustainable limits for

flame snapper1.

ii. Overarching Level 1 trigger for total fishery catch: 450t

iii. Overarching Level 2 trigger for total fishery catch: 1000t

Total catch for the LT&T sector for 2015/16 was 51,615 kg, which is well below the Level 1 trigger

value.

2. Species-specific triggers (high risk/vulnerable AND key species)

Whitetip reef shark

i. Level 1: 2.5t (1/6 historical high catch)

There was 63 kg of whitetip reef shark caught in 2015-16.

ii. Level 2: 5t (1/3 historical high catch)

As above

1 Medium MSY value using an exploitation constant of 0.7 which is considered more likely to accurately estimate MSY for

the scalefish species involved.

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Grey reef shark

i. Level 1: 13t (1/2 historical high catch);

There was no catch of grey reef shark in 2015-16.

ii. Level 2: 26t (historical high catch);

As above

No other threatened, endangered or protected (TEP) species were reported in the CSF for 2015-16.

High risk species may be revised pending the outcomes of the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA)

scheduled for 2017.

3. Triggers pertaining to changes in catch proportion

i. If the relative catch proportion of any species changes by >30% from its historical average AND the

catch of this species is greater than 1t, invoke a Level 1 response for the relevant species. If this is

accompanied by a ≥50% overall decline in CPUE over the last 3 years, invoke a Level 2 response.

Six species activated the Level 1 trigger for the 2015-16 season; flame snapper, ruby snapper, rosy

snapper, bar rockcod, amberjack and Ray’s bream. None of these triggers were accompanied by a

greater than 50 per cent decline in CPUE over three years. Two of these species also recorded their

highest historical catches; flame snapper (28,628 kg) and Ray’s bream (1,201 kg).

Flame snapper accounted for 55 per cent of the total catch in the Coral Sea Fishery in 2015-16. Until

2012-13, flame snapper did not account for any more than 10 per cent of the total catch in the CSF,

however have accounted for between 40 and 60 per cent of the total catch in the last four seasons. They

are an aggregating reef-associated species and logbook analysis suggests that they are targeted by

certain vessels.

As noted earlier, the outcomes of the ABARES RUSS project suggest that catches of up to 32 t is

within sustainable limits for flame snapper. AFMA will continue to monitor catches of flame snapper

to ensure that catches remain within sustainable limits.

Table 3 Catches of flame snapper as a proportion of total catch since 2011-12.

Fishing season 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Total Fishery Catch 41,710 53,119 9,106 10,141 51,615

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Flame Snapper Catch (kg) 3,020 26,426 3,906 5,797 28,628

Catch proportion (%) 7.24 49.75 42.89 57.16 55.46

There was 1.2 tonne of Ray’s bream landed in 2015-16. Over the last ten seasons in the CSF, only 12

kg of Ray’s was landed in 2010 which is why there has been such a significant increase in the average

proportion of total catch. Logbook analysis suggests that Ray’s bream are caught as a byproduct

species when targeting flame snapper. Up to 20 t of Ray’s bream are caught as a byproduct species in

the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery which partly operates in the same area of the CSF. It is unlikely

that a catch of 1.2 tonne is unsustainable to the stock. AFMA will monitor catches of Ray’s bream into

the future to ensure catches remain sustainable.

AFMA management considers the risk to the remaining four species; ruby snapper, rosy snapper, bar

rockcod and amberjack, as low given the catch of each species was less than 50 per cent of their

historical highest catches.

ii. If the relative proportion of any species in the catch declines inter-annually by 10% or greater over

3 consecutive years, invoke a Level 1 response. If this is accompanied by a ≥50% overall decline in

CPUE over the last 3 years, invoke a Level 2 response.

There were no species triggered in 2015/16.

The triggers pertaining to relative catch proportion were introduced as a way of detecting when a

particular species represents a disproportionate amount of the catch relative to previous years. In a

fishery where the catch of all species is variable but small, the relative catch proportion of any given

species can fluctuate significantly with little change in the total catch.

It was agreed at the CSF panel meeting that the trigger for relative catch be revised, with the view to

including relative catch as part of the analysis of catch based triggers, as opposed to a stand-alone

trigger.

4. Triggers pertaining to spatial changes

Spatial data is reported as a single latitude and longitude that indicates the north western corner of the

grid square in which the fishing was undertaken. Each grid square is a quarter of a degree

(approximately 15 nautical miles or 27.8 kilometres) by a quarter of a degree, which results in an area

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of approximately 771 square kilometres. This is a large area over which to report fishing activity,

especially when the activity is likely to occur in only concentrated locations within each grid.

For the purposes of this trigger report, each grid square is treated as an ‘area’ in order to apply the

existing triggers. The total number of areas fished in each of the last three seasons was tallied and the

number of areas fished per season is expressed relative to previous years. Percentage changes in the

area fished are then calculated as the number of ‘areas’ fished relative to the previous year. The area

fished over the last three fishing seasons is summarised in Table 3.

Table 4 Summary of areas fished in the line, trap and trawl sector for the past three seasons. Note: There has been

no fishing using trawl or trap in the past three seasons.

Gear Description

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Areas

fished

(cells)

Area

fished

(km2)

Areas

fished

(cells)

Area

fished

(km2)

Change in

area fished

Areas

fished

(cells)

Area

fished

(km2)

Change in

areas fished

Dropline/Longline 10 7010 7 4,896 ↓ 30 % 33 24,826 ↑ 407 %

If the following changes occur invoke a Level 1 response to determine why, with the added option of

imposing spatial management measures, such a closures or move-on provisions:

i. the percentage of areas fished increases by ≥40% (fishery expansion), OR

ii. the percentage of areas fished decreases by ≥40% (fishery contraction), OR

There was a 407 per cent increase in fishing areas from 2014-15 to 2015-16.

iii. if ≥40% of the total catch is taken from a single area (fishery contraction/undue fishing

pressure on one area) OR

Of the approximately 51 t caught in the line, trap and trawl sector in 2015-16 the highest contribution

from a single area was 13.7 t or 27 per cent. Area is represented in Table 4 as a Hillgrid, which is a nine

digit number that provides grid references for any specific Latitude and Longitude in the world, in this

case a quarter degree cell.

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Table 5 Top ten catches in each area (Hillgrid) as a percentage of total catch in the line, trap and trawl

sector for 2015-16.

Hillgrid Total catch in area % of total catch

421,520,714 13,734 27%

421,520,732 8,691 17%

411,531,134 3,080 6%

411,441,021 2,665 5%

411,531,143 1,992 4%

411,531,113 1,909 4%

411,441,023 1,533 3%

411,442,021 1,532 3%

411,441,024 1,479 3%

411,442,012 1,405 3%

iv. if ≥40% of once-exploited areas are no longer fished.

The “once exploited areas” are taken to be the “total number of individual areas fished over the past

three years” for the purposes of assessing this trigger. Table 5 shows the total number of areas

(Hillgrids) fished from the 2012-13 to the 2014-15 fishing season and the total number of areas fished

in the 2015-16 fishing season. Of the 23 areas which were once exploited, only 11 of those areas were

exploited in 2015-16 which means that 52 per cent of once-exploited areas were not fished in 2015-16.

This has triggered a Level 1 response.

However, there were a total of 33 cells fished in 2015-16. Twenty two of those areas, or 66 per cent,

have not been exploited in the last three years. This trigger was intended to pick up recent decreases in

the areas fished within the Coral Sea, however it does not account for shifts in effort. Despite there

being more areas exploited in 2015-16 than in the last three years combined, there were still greater

than 40 per cent of previously exploited areas that were not fished.

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Table 6 Total number of areas fished in 2012-13 to 2014-15 and in 2015-16 fishing seasons. Hillgrids have been

allocated an "area number' for ease of comparison. Blue cells mean that fishing occurred in that Hillgrid.

Area No.

Hillgrid Fished in 2012-13 to 2014-15

Fished in 2015-2016

Area No.

Hillgrid Fished in 2012-13 to 2014-15

Fished in 2015/2016

1 451,541,123 24 411,531,131

2 441,421,413 25 411,531,124

3 441,420,443 26 411,531,123

4 441,420,413 27 411,531,114

5 421,522,114 28 411,531,113

6 421,521,621 29 411,531,111

7 421,521,612 30 411,442,022

8 421,521,112 31 411,442,021

9 421,520,732 32 411,442,012

10 421,520,714 33 411,441,434

11 421,520,623 34 411,441,432

12 421,520,621 35 411,441,414

13 421,510,944 36 411,441,324

14 421,510,942 37 411,441,322

15 421,510,941 38 411,441,042

16 421,510,534 39 411,441,041

17 421,510,514 40 411,441,024

18 411,541,614 41 411,441,023

19 411,541,124 42 411,441,022

20 411,531,143 43 411,441,021

21 411,531,142 44 411,441,012

22 411,531,134 45 411,440,543

23 411,531,133

Deriving the “once-exploited areas” data from the full data set, as opposed to only from the past three

seasons, would increase the number of “once-exploited areas” that were not fished.

v. If any of the above triggers are accompanied by a ≥50% overall decline in CPUE over the last three

years, invoke a Level 2 response.

There was not a decline in CPUE across the fishery.

The appropriateness of areas-based triggers was reviewed at the September 2016 CSF panel meeting.

Because of the size of the fishery and the relatively few vessels that operate within it, these triggers are

overly sensitive and are often triggered with little change to actual fishing effort and distribution. It has

been proposed that some of the area-based triggers are removed from the harvest strategy and made

part of catch-based trigger analyses if they occur.

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Rule number 3 (if ≥40% of the total catch is taken from a single area) is still a practical trigger, as it

identifies where a disproportionate amount of catch has come from a single area.

5. Triggers pertaining to CPUE

i. If CPUE for any species shows a decline over the last 3 years, but without any of the above

indicators being triggered, a Level 1 response shall be invoked if the decline is less than or equal to

50%, and a Level 2 response shall be invoked if the decline is greater than 50%.

The range of fishing methods in the LT&T sector means each gear type must be assessed separately.

There was no trawl or trap effort in the last three years, and so CPUE has been calculated using the

total weight landed relative to the number of hooks set for demersal longline and dropline methods

combined. It is important to note that CPUE in this case is not standardised, and in a fishery where

effort is targetted on aggregating reef-associated species, it is not a particularly useful indicator.

Nine of the 43 species caught in 2015-16 activated a Level 1 trigger on the provision that no other

triggers were met for these species (Table 7). Of these, six also triggered Level 2 responses; that is a

greater than a 50 per cent decline in CPUE.

Table 7 CPUE for various species in the CSF from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

Common

name

2015-

16

catch

(kg)

10 year

historical

average (kg)

Highest

historical

catch (kg)

2013-14

CPUE

2014-15

CPUE

2015-16

CPUE

L1

decline in

CPUE

over 3 yrs

L2 >50%

decline in

CPUE over

3 yrs

Alfonsino 358 7,242 69,672 0.0034 0.0025 0.0021 ✓

Blue-eye

trevalla

293 564 6,000 0.0054 0.0049 0.0017 ✓ ✓

Fish (mixed) 200 338 3,648 0.0029 0.0013 0.0012 ✓ ✓

Imperador 108 127 600 0.0014 0.0037 0.0006 ✓ ✓

Oblique-

banded

snapper

67 27 76 0.0008 0.0000 0.0004 ✓

Green

jobfish

66 206 2,775 0.0007 0.0002 0.0004 ✓

Conger eels 24 16 50 0.0007 0.0003 0.0001 ✓ ✓

Trevallas

and scads

6 278 1,835 0.0001 0.0003 0.000 ✓ ✓

Gemfish 5 1,249 13,391 0.0020 0.0026 0.0000 ✓ ✓

The appropriateness of CPUE-based triggers was also discussed at the September 2016 panel meeting.

Highly variable catch composition, relatively low catch rates and spatial distribution of effort mean that

these triggers are likely to be met. The application of an overall CPUE to individual species does not

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discriminate between target and incidental species, and the wording with respect to time period,

specifically “decline over the last 3 years”, is ambiguous. For the purposes of this review, the trigger

has been applied as the difference between the 2013-14 and the 2015-16 fishing season, disregarding

the 2014-15 data. Unstandardized CPUE is also considered a poor indicator in a fishery where fishing

is targeted to aggregating reef-associated species.

The difficulty in assessing CPUE trends for species groups such as ‘mixed fish’ and ‘trevallas and

scads’ further complicates the trigger review.

Considering the above, AFMA is not concerned that the CPUE triggers are truly reflective of stock

status for these species, however will continue to monitor the total catch of these species over time.

Discussion

Thirty-three of the 43 species caught in 2015-16 activated at least one trigger. Of those, only eight had

catches greater than 500 kg. Six of those eight species met the trigger for relative change in catch

proportion which is largely due to the low catch of all other species. Given the total catch in the LT&T

sector in 2015-16 is one fifth of the catch required to trigger a Level 1 response for fishery-wide catch,

and is one quarter of the highest historical catch in the sector, which is also considered sustainable, the

number of species which activated triggers deserves consideration.

The appropriateness of the review triggers in the LT&T sector was discussed at the September 2016

panel meeting. Noting the points made in each of the triggers reviews above, the panel made the

following recommendations:

The 450 t (Level 1) and 1000 t (Level 2) total catch triggers to be replaced by three separate

species assemblages triggers for deep water scalefish, reef associated scalefish and shark

assemblages. The triggers will be based on the outcomes of the 2015 ABARES project

‘Reducing Uncertainty in Stock Status’.

Implement species-specific triggers for key fish species based on MSY estimates from the

RUSS project. A key species is any species with a 5-year average catch of more than 1000 kg.

CPUE and effort (area) based triggers will be removed and incorporated into Level 1 and Level

2 analyses, when catch based triggers are reached.

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These proposals will be implemented in a revised Line, Trap and Trawl Harvest Strategy for the 2017-

18 season, which will be subject to consultation with industry stakeholders.

Improving species identification and reporting should remain a priority for the CSF.

Aquarium

The triggers

The Hand Collection Sector: Aquairum Harvest Strategy details various triggers pertaining to catch and

effort. Five main functional groups with the highest historical catch have been specified in order to

monitor catch; angelfish, damselfish, gobies, surgeonfish and wrasse. The triggers below have been

developed to encapsulate the dynamics of the fishery, which if triggered lead to analyses and possible

management responses until the risk has been mitigated or analysed further.

1. Triggers pertaining to effort

i. Has 200 or more fishing days been logged for the financial year?

There was a total of 97 days fished in 2015-16.

2. Triggers pertaining to catch

i. Have 40,000 or more individuals been logged for the financial year?

There was a total of 32,494 specimens collected in 2015-16.

ii. Has 20 t or more of live rock been logged for the financial year?

There was a total of 3.6 t of live rock collected in 2015-16.

iii. If 40 t of live rock is taken in a single season then cease fishing for live rock.

Not applicable.

iv. If the above trigger has not been reached within 3 years, an assessment of the sustainable take of

live rock must be undertaken within the next 3 years.

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This trigger was put in place to account for a potential decrease in the catch per unit of effort for live

rock. The take of live rock in the aquarium sector is largely market driven, and the low level of

harvest is reflective of a low market demand. The total allowable take of ‘other corals’ in the

Queensland Coral Fishery is 140 t which includes live rock. It is unlikely that 3.6 t harvested from the

Coral Sea Fishery is unsustainable.

3. Triggers pertaining to catch proportion

i. If a significant change in the relative proportion of the catch of a functional group occurs and no

other trigger has been reached and the number of specimens is >500 then do Level 1 assessment.

Table 8 Catches of functional species groups in the aquarium sector of the Coral Sea Fishery during the 2015-16

season.

Species

Group

Days

Fished

2015-16

Number

Taken

5 Yr Avg

Number

taken

≥30%

change in

average

number

taken?

2015-16

Proportion of

Total Catch

5 Yr Avg

proportion of

total catch

≥30% change

in average

proportion?

All 97 32462 33493

100 100 No

Angelfish 45 194 183 No 0.6 0.58 No

Damselfish 62 4665 5655 No 14.37 13.93 No

Gobies 36 951 877 No 2.93 2.84 No

Surgeonfish 74 3355 2623 No 10.34 10.02 No

Wrasse 84 5419 8269 Below 30% 16.69 16.18 No

These triggers were put in place to monitor the total catch and proportion of each functional group

within the 40,000 specimen limit, to ensure that no single group constitutes a disproportionate amount

of the catch.

The triggers are set at 30 per cent above and below the five year average using two metrics; the number

of specimens collected, and the proportion of total catch.

In 2015-16 the number of wrasse collected was more than 30 per cent below the five year average. All

other functional groups were within 30 per cent of the five year average for catch proportion. The

collection of species in the Aquarium sector is very selective and largely market driven. Given the

number of wrasse collected in 2015-16 is below the 5-year average, it is unlikely that this group is at

risk.

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Humphead Maori wrasse monitoring

Aquarium sector fishing permit holders are authorized to take a total of 50 specimens during the season

(25 per concession holder). Operators are required to record the number of specimens taken per trip,

their size and latitude/longitude information in the ‘comments’ section of their logbook. Fisheries

Queensland provides logbook services for the aquarium sector of the CSF.

Fisheries Queensland provide scanned copies of those logbooks to AFMA when they are submitted,

and AFMA keeps a record of Maori wrasse catches.

The risk to Maori wrasse was considered at the September 2016 stakeholder group meeting. The

current take of Maori wrasse in the CSF is less than 10 individuals per year, which is considered to be

very low compared to likely population size in the CSF area (AFMA, 2011). It was noted by the panel

that 8 of 15 individuals caught over the two seasons were taken from a single reef. Ongoing monitoring

of the abundance of this humphead Maori wrasse confirms that the Australian North eastern reef

systems support healthy populations of this species that has showed no evidence of decline over the last

20 years. The removal of between 10 and 50 individuals per year of this species from the Coral Sea and

or the GBR reefs is highly unlikely to have detrimental effects on the status and numerical abundances

of Maori wrasse (personal communication, Howard Choat, February 2017). The methods used to

capture this species are highly selective, with little impact on other species and the marine

environment. Maori wrasse taken by the Aquarium sector have had a chance to breed and large areas of

habitat have already been closed to fishing (Skewes, 2016). If it is deemed to be an unacceptable risk to

local populations, then spatial management and/or move on provisions may be implemented.

Table 9 Details of humphead Maori catch for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons

No. of individuals length (cm) date

1 65 Dec 2014

1 58 Dec 2014

1 89 Dec 2014

1 55 Feb 2015

1 67 Feb 2015

1 73 Feb 2015

1 82 Feb 2015

1 92 Feb 2015

1 115 May 2015

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1 56 Dec 2015

1 75 Dec 2015

1 64 Mar 2016

1 60 Mar 2016

1 78 Mar 2016

1 70 Mar 2016

Discussion

The appropriateness of the review triggers in the aquarium sector was discussed at the September 2016

panel meeting, noting the following:

- Operators can only fish about 7 per cent of suitable habitat within the CSF in any given year.

- Around 35 per cent of the suitable habitat in the fishery is fully protected.

- The estimated extraction rate for key families was less than 0.02 per cent in 2008, and estimated

at less than 0.04 per cent for a fully operational fishery (200 days).

- Species-specific risk assessments of 623 species suggests low or very low risk to the species

harvested in the fishery.

- The aquarium sector stock is classified as not overfished and not subject to overfishing.

- Industry was concerned that the 40,000 specimen trigger is restrictive. The trigger was initially

based on historical catch, rather than sustainability.

The panel made the following recommendations:

- Increase the 200 fishing day limit to 400 days.

- Remove the 40,000 individual trigger and introduce a limit based on functional groups. This

will depend on what data industry can provide.

These proposals will be implemented in a revised aquarium sector harvest strategy for the 2017-18

season, which will be subject to consultation with industry stakeholders.

There was no fishing effort in the Lobster and Trochus Sector or in the Sea Cucumber Sector for

2015-16. No trigger review has been carried out for these sectors.

References

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AFMA 2011. Management of Humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) in the Coral Sea

Fishery.

Skewes, T 2016 Coral Sea Fisheries Harvest Strategy Trigger Review, Discussion paper for Fishery

Consultation Meeting, Cairns, 20th September 2016.

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APPENDIX 1

Table 10 List of all species caught in the LT&T fishery for 15/16, their catches and the triggers that were activated under the current harvest strategy.

Note: There was no trawl or trap effort in the last three years, and the data below represents catch by automatic longline and dropline combined. CPUE

has been calculated using the total weight landed relative to the number of hooks set for both methods.

2015-16 Season logbook data) Decline in relative catch proportion

over 3 consecutive years

Species

2015-

16

Catch

(kg)

10 year

Historical

Average

Catch

(kg)

Highest

historical

Catch

(1)

Historical

catch

trigger (if

>maximum

historical)

10 year

Historical

Relative

Catch

Proportion

2015-16

Relative

catch

proportion

(3i)

>30%

change in

average

catch

proportion

2013-

14

2014-

15

2015-

16

(3ii)

Level 1

Response

2013-

14

CPUE

2014-

15

CPUE

2015-

16

CPUE

L1

decline

CPUE

(last 3

yrs)

L2

>50%

decline

CPUE

(last 3

yrs)

Flame Snapper 28628 5,041 26,426 TRUE 9.71% 55.46% TRUE 42.89% 57.16% 55.46% FALSE 0.0552 0.0888 0.1693 FALSE FALSE

Ruby Snapper 8897 2,907 22,989 FALSE 5.60% 17.24% TRUE 6.95% 0.72% 17.24% FALSE 0.0090 0.0011 0.0526 FALSE FALSE

Bar Rockcod 4806 1,818 9,862 FALSE 3.50% 9.31% TRUE 12.26% 8.84% 9.31% FALSE 0.0158 0.0137 0.0284 FALSE FALSE

Rosy Snapper 1553 3,564 64,181 FALSE 6.86% 3.01% TRUE 3.50% 0.00% 3.01% FALSE 0.0045 0.0000 0.0092 FALSE FALSE

Ray's Bream 1201 1 62 TRUE 0.00% 2.33% TRUE 0.00% 0.00% 2.33% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0071 FALSE FALSE

Amberjack 1081 706 2,970 FALSE 1.36% 2.09% TRUE 4.50% 7.69% 2.09% FALSE 0.0058 0.0119 0.0064 FALSE FALSE

Snapper 940 1 1,038 FALSE 0.00% 1.82% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 1.82% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0056 FALSE FALSE

Saddleback

Snapper 709 125 551 TRUE 0.24% 1.37% FALSE 0.33% 0.00% 1.37% FALSE 0.0004 0.0000 0.0042 FALSE FALSE

Alfonsino 358 8,007 69,672 FALSE 15.42% 0.69% FALSE 2.66% 1.60% 0.69% FALSE 0.0034 0.0025 0.0021 TRUE FALSE

Comet Grouper 348 106 1,723 FALSE 0.20% 0.67% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.67% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0021 FALSE FALSE

Mozambique

Seabream 304 210 2,505 FALSE 0.40% 0.59% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.59% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0018 FALSE FALSE

Blue-eye Trevalla 293 594 6,000 FALSE 1.14% 0.57% FALSE 4.23% 3.13% 0.57% FALSE 0.0054 0.0049 0.0017 TRUE TRUE

Rusty Jobfish 282 434 6,331 FALSE 0.84% 0.55% FALSE 0.00% 1.33% 0.55% FALSE 0.0000 0.0021 0.0017 FALSE FALSE

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Ornate Jobfish 248 113 449 FALSE 0.22% 0.48% FALSE 0.55% 0.73% 0.48% FALSE 0.0007 0.0011 0.0015 FALSE FALSE

Goldband snappers 234 40 8,015 FALSE 0.08% 0.45% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.45% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0014 FALSE FALSE

Fish (mixed) 200 354 3,648 FALSE 0.68% 0.39% FALSE 2.22% 0.82% 0.39% FALSE 0.0029 0.0013 0.0012 TRUE TRUE

Tang's Snapper 176 86 491 FALSE 0.17% 0.34% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.34% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0010 FALSE FALSE

Paddletail Seabream

170 2,849 18,810 FALSE 5.49% 0.33% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.33% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0010 FALSE FALSE

Redthroat Emperor 157 5,377 33,020 FALSE 10.35% 0.30% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.30% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0009 FALSE FALSE

Sharks (mixed) 110 169 6,624 FALSE 0.33% 0.21% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.21% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0007 FALSE FALSE

Imperador 108 129 600 FALSE 0.25% 0.21% FALSE 1.11% 2.41% 0.21% FALSE 0.0014 0.0037 0.0006 TRUE TRUE

Red Emperor 85 2,430 40,455 FALSE 4.68% 0.16% FALSE 0.00% 0.59% 0.16% FALSE 0.0000 0.0009 0.0005 FALSE FALSE

Redfish 76 0 21 TRUE 0.00% 0.15% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0004 FALSE FALSE

Oblique-banded

Snapper 67 23 76 FALSE 0.04% 0.13% FALSE 0.60% 0.00% 0.13% FALSE 0.0008 0.0000 0.0004 TRUE FALSE

Green Jobfish 66 221 2,775 FALSE 0.43% 0.13% FALSE 0.55% 0.13% 0.13% FALSE 0.0007 0.0002 0.0004 TRUE FALSE

Sea Perch 65 1,144 4,284 FALSE 2.20% 0.13% FALSE 0.00% 2.31% 0.13% FALSE 0.0000 0.0036 0.0004 FALSE FALSE

Whitetip Reef Shark

63 376 15,147 FALSE 0.72% 0.12% FALSE 0.00% 0.98% 0.12% FALSE 0.0000 0.0015 0.0004 FALSE FALSE

Draughtboard

Sharks (mixed) 60 0 0 TRUE 0.00% 0.12% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.12% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0004 FALSE FALSE

Blacktip shark (mixed)

54 1,630 23,707 FALSE 3.14% 0.10% FALSE 0.00% 0.65% 0.10% FALSE 0.0000 0.0010 0.0003 FALSE FALSE

Escolar 44 8 65 FALSE 0.01% 0.09% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 FALSE FALSE

Eastern Orange

Perch 38 0 20 TRUE 0.00% 0.07% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 FALSE FALSE

Yellowtail Kingfish

36 2 15 TRUE 0.00% 0.07% FALSE 0.00% 0.10% 0.07% FALSE 0.0000 0.0002 0.0002 FALSE FALSE

Knifejaw 35 0 0 TRUE 0.00% 0.07% FALSE #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 FALSE FALSE

Boschma's Scampi 30 0 0 TRUE 0.00% 0.06% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 FALSE FALSE

Conger eels 24 15 50 FALSE 0.03% 0.05% FALSE 0.55% 0.22% 0.05% FALSE 0.0007 0.0003 0.0001 TRUE TRUE

Mahi Mahi 20 4 55 FALSE 0.01% 0.04% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 FALSE FALSE

Red Squirrelfish 15 31 256 FALSE 0.06% 0.03% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 FALSE FALSE

Robinson's

Seabream 7 1,236 10,922 FALSE 2.38% 0.01% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Trevallies and

Scads 6 309 1,835 FALSE 0.59% 0.01% FALSE 0.09% 0.21% 0.01% FALSE 0.0001 0.0003 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Rainbow Runner 6 0 17 FALSE 0.00% 0.01% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Gemfish 5 1,387 13,391 FALSE 2.67% 0.01% FALSE 1.52% 1.66% 0.01% FALSE 0.0020 0.0026 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Rockcod (Aethaloperca &

Anyperodon)


Wahoo 5 16 626 FALSE 0.03% 0.01% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tiger Shark 0 1,125 16,311 FALSE 2.17% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Red Bass 0 850 5,044 FALSE 1.64% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Rock Flathead 0 796 7,164 FALSE 1.53% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Whaler and weasel sharks


Spotcheek

Emperor 0 634 2,608 FALSE 1.22% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Redbait (mixed) 0 544 4,892 FALSE 1.05% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Common Coral Trout


Grass Emperor 0 438 2,753 FALSE 0.84% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Giant Scarlet

Prawn 0 379 3,415 FALSE 0.73% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Long Tail Rubies/Snapper


Painted Sweetlip 0 312 1,404 FALSE 0.60% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Scalloped

Hammerhead 0 309 12,418 FALSE 0.59% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Temperate Basses

& Rockcods 0 260 2,343 FALSE 0.50% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Longfinned

bullseye 0 187 1,687 FALSE 0.36% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Sea Bream

Snapper 0 187 2,075 FALSE 0.36% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Highfin Grouper 0 158 1,643 FALSE 0.30% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Grey Reef Shark 0 142 3,716 FALSE 0.27% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bream (mixed) 0 120 768 FALSE 0.23% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Redspot Emperor 0 111 998 FALSE 0.21% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Chinamanfish 0 99 420 FALSE 0.19% 0.00% FALSE 2.16% 0.78% 0.00% FALSE 0.0028 0.0012 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Silver Trevally 0 99 842 FALSE 0.19% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blacktip Rockcod 0 92 422 FALSE 0.18% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Sandbar Shark 0 78 2,755 FALSE 0.15% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Gummy Shark 0 78 464 FALSE 0.15% 0.00% FALSE 2.62% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0034 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Hapuku and Bass Groper

0 68 868 FALSE 0.13% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Longspine

Flathead 0 68 614 FALSE 0.13% 0.00% FALSE 6.74% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0087 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Bluespotted Emperor


Purple Rockcod 0 57 3,699 FALSE 0.11% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Mangrove Jack 0 49 445 FALSE 0.10% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Goldeneye Snapper


Diamondscale

Goatfish 0 43 352 FALSE 0.08% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Prawns (mixed) 0 42 3,095 FALSE 0.08% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Leatherjackets 0 42 196 FALSE 0.08% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Longnose Emperor 0 40 505 FALSE 0.08% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Redspot King

Prawn 0 37 3,310 FALSE 0.07% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Reef Ocean Perch 0 36 300 FALSE 0.07% 0.00% FALSE 0.22% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0003 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Driftfishes 0 34 302 FALSE 0.06% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Eyebrow fishes 0 30 266 FALSE 0.06% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bluestriped

Snapper 0 28 179 FALSE 0.05% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Maori Rockcod 0 26 154 FALSE 0.05% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Royal Red Prawn 0 24 215 FALSE 0.05% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Dusky Whaler 0 22 200 FALSE 0.04% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tripletail Maori

Wrasse 0 22 662 FALSE 0.04% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Flowery Rockcod 0 22 99 FALSE 0.04% 0.00% FALSE 1.04% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0013 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

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Yellowedge

Coronation Trout 0 21 329 FALSE 0.04% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Coral Trout

(mixed) 0 14 3,595 FALSE 0.03% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Samson Fish 0 12 922 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Sweetlips 0 11 315 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Hapuku 0 11 2,474 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Potato Rockcod 0 11 100 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Shortfin Seabat 0 11 72 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Rubyfish (mixed) 0 11 1,816 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Paddletail 0 10 90 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.99% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0013 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Schooling

Bannerfish 0 10 90 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Pink Ling 0 9 84 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.92% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0012 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Western Blackspot Pigfish


Wobbegongs blind

nurse carpet &

zebra sh


Southern rock cod 0 8 75 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.74% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0011 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Goldspot Pigfish 0 8 69 FALSE 0.02% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Beardfishes 0 7 65 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Cocoa Snapper 0 7 61 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Frostfish 0 7 61 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

School Shark 0 5 376 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Oilfish 0 4 32 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.35% 0.06% 0.00% FALSE 0.0005 0.0001 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Lemon Shark 0 4 53 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Late Bream/ Yellow Sweetlip


Longfin Rockcod 0 4 89 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Red Prawn 0 3 29 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Boarfishes 0 3 26 FALSE 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Bluestriped

Goatfish 0 3 13 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bronze Whaler 0 2 2,678 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.22% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0003 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Ribaldo 0 2 104 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.22% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0003 0.0000 0.0000 TRUE TRUE

Barracouta 0 2 20 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blotched Bigeye 0 2 20 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.20% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0003 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blue Warehou 0 2 145 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Orangespotted

Emperor 0 2 20 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Surgeonfishes 0 2 20 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Lavender Snapper 0 2 19 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tomato Rockcod 0 2 11 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Parrotfishes

unspecified 0 1 12 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

White-edge coronation trout


Bight Redfish 0 1 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Hussar 0 1 41 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Lancetfishes 0 1 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Radiant Rockcod 0 1 25 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Starry Triggerfish 0 1 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Suckerfishes,

remoras nei 0 1 8 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tiger Flathead 0 1 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Crabs 0 1 9 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

White Warehou 0 1 8 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bigeyes (mixed) 0 1 1,809 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Snake Mackerel 0 1 6 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Pelagic morid and

eucla cods 0 1 3,804 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Emperor 0 0 233 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Saddletail Snapper 0 0 7,043 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Bluespotted

Rockcod 0 0 286 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Eastern Blue

Groper 0 0 114 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Lined Javelinfish 0 0 2 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Maori Snapper 0 0 260 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Rabbitfishes 0 0 2 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Yellowlip Emperor 0 0 2 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Ambon Emperor 0 0 180 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Barramundi cod 0 0 2 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bastard Trumpeter 0 0 14 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Batfish 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bigeye Trevally 0 0 15 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bigscale Pomfret 0 0 20 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bigspine Boarfish 0 0 25 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Black Trevally 0 0 8 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blue Morwong 0 0 5 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blue Shark 0 0 40 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Blue cod 0 0 5 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bluespotted

Trevally 0 0 12 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Broadnose Shark 0 0 267 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Bugs - Shovel

nosed and slipper lobsters


Cardinalfishes 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Cobia 0 0 50 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Collar Seabream 0 0 136 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Commercial Scallop


Common Jack

Mackerel 0 0 88 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Common Pike Eel 0 0 6 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Crimson Snapper 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Darwin's roughy 0 0 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Dogtooth Tuna 0 0 85 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Endeavour Dogfish 0 0 28 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Fiddler Rays Unspecified


Fiveline Snapper 0 0 37 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Frigate Mackerel 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Fusiliers unspecified


Goatfishes 0 0 47 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Golden Trevally 0 0 35 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Greeneye Dogfish 0 0 316 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Guitarfishes unspecified


Gulper Shark 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Gulper Sharks,

Sleeper Sharks,

Dogfishes


Highfin Amberjack 0 0 661 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Hound Sharks 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Jackass Morwong 0 0 19 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

John Dory 0 0 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

King Prawns

(mixed) 0 0 5 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Lantern Sharks (mixed)


Lanternfishes 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Mackerel (mixed) 0 0 1,694 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Mackerel Tuna 0 0 17 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Mulloway 0 0 15 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Ocean Jacket 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Ocean Perch (T

carnomagula) 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Oceanic Whitetip Shark


Octopuses 0 0 12 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Pearl Perch 0 0 865 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Piked Spurdog 0 0 440 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Red Cod 0 0 11 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Red Gurnard 0 0 4 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Saucer Scallops 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Shells 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Shortfin Mako 0 0 115 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Shovelnose Rays 0 0 133 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Silvertip Shark 0 0 176 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Skates 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Skates and rays 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Slingjaw Wrasse 0 0 48 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Smooth

Hammerhead 0 0 100 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Sordid Snapper 0 0 3 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Spanish Mackerel 0 0 470 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Spanner crabs 0 0 1 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Squids 0 0 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Stingrays 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Swallowtail 0 0 101 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tawny Shark 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Threeline Rockcod 0 0 60 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Thresher Sharks

(mixed) 0 0 1,234 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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Toadfishes

unspecified 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tropical Snappers

unspecified 0 0 1,233 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tropical

rocklobsters 0 0 10 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Trout Cod 0 0 140 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Tuna (mixed) 0 0 75 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Variegated emperor 0 0 16 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Whiskery Shark 0 0 1 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

Yellowfin Pigfish 0 0 0 FALSE 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FALSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 FALSE FALSE

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