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Fishing
State and trends
- Reef recollections: an oral history of the Great Barrier Reef: fishing
[1.1Mb] - Fisheries: location of operations
- Fisheries: catch information
- Commercial line fishing: spatial distribution of 2007 catch (grids)
- Commercial trawl fishing: spatial distribution of 2007 catch (grids)
- Commercial net fishing: spatial distribution of 2007 catch (grids)
- Commercial crab fishing: spatial distribution of 2007 catch (grids)
- Commercial fishing: regional representation of net, trawl, line, crab catch in 2007
- Commercial fishing otter trawl catch trends
- Commercial fishing line (combined) catch trends
- Commercial fishing net catch trends
- Commercial fishing crab (pot) catch trends
- Commercial fishing spanner crab catch trends
- Participation in recreational fishing
- Recreational fishing - National Survey
- Recreational fishing effort proxy on GBR Coast
- Recreational fishing effort proxy on GBR Coast II
- Recreational fishing estimated GBR area catch
- Recreational fishing use (CapReef)
- Charter fishing regional charter catch
- The national recreational and indigenous fishing survey
- FAO global trends in wild catch
- World crude oil prices 1997 to 2008
Management
- Commercial fishing: total gross value product (GVP) versus primary licences per fishery for 2007
- Fisheries: legislative management arrangements
- Fisheries: other management tools
- Fisheries: information systems
- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan
- Implementation of WTO conditions and recommendations from the latest EPBC assessment: progress by fishery
- East coast fin fish fishery independent review
- Fish spawning aggregation protection
Benefits
Fishing provides opportunities for recreation, resources for the seafood industry, and generates regional economic value.
- Value of GBR commercial fisheries
- Assessment of social characteristics of Queensland's recreational fishers
Impacts
There is limited information about many targeted species and of the survival success of discarded species resulting in a poor understanding of the ecosystem effects of fishing.
- Fishing catch from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Commercial fishing: retained catch trophic composition
- Recreational fishing catch composition from 2005 diary program
- Annual status reports for Queensland fisheries
- Stock assessment reports for Queensland fisheries
- East coast fin fish fishery independent review
- Non-retained commercial fishing catch in 2007
- Discards from the reef line fishery in the Great Barrier Reef
- Sharks and rays: sustainability of target and bycatch species
- Inshore net fishery bycatch
- Risk assessment of northern Australia sharks and rays
- Effects of zoning on coral trout
- Impact of bycatch reduction devices in the Queensland trawl fishery
- Use of bycatch reduction devices (BRD's)
- Impact of commercial net fisheries on dugong, dolphin and turtle populations
- Strandings of cetaceans in Queensland and interactions with the Queensland shark control program
- The commercial dugong fishery in Queensland – 1847 to 1969
- East coast otter trawl fishery closures- effects on habitat and species
- Recovery of seabed biota after trawling
- Fishing offences
- Decline in shark catch in the Queensland shark control program (1962-2001)
- Decline in shark catch in the Queensland shark safety program (1992-2005)
- Capture of sharks and sawfish in the Queensland shark control program between 1964 and 1970 in the Townsville area
- Historical population estimates for dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef
- Fisheries: gear type and impacts on habitats and protected species
- Recreational fishing- comparison of spearfishing and line fishing
- Effects of line fishing on Great Barrier Reef
- Impacts of marine debris, fishing lines and hooks on marine turtles
- Impact of entanglement in crab pots on marine turtles
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Free Zoning Maps
If you're heading out on the water, don't forget your free Zoning Map so you know where you can go and what you can do.
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Whale of a time
The Great Barrier Reef is a hive of activity. If you're lucky enough to see a humpback whale from May to September, make sure you keep a safe distance.
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Important milestone
We're delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park's World Heritage listing.
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Visit the Reef
Visit our Great Barrier Reef and discover its amazing plants, animals and habitats. There are a range of tourism experiences on offer.
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What you can do
Everyone has a role to play in protecting our Great Barrier Reef. Find out what you can do to help protect this Great Australian icon.
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Report marine strandings
If you see sick, dead or stranded marine animals please call RSPCA QLD 1300 ANIMAL
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
A Vulnerability Assessment: of the issues that could have far-reaching consequences for the Great Barrier Reef.
