Annual commercial pot (mud and blue swimmer crab) catch (in tonnes) in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park World Heritage Area from 2004 - 2007. The number of active boats per year is shown above each bar. Some of the catch and effort pattern is likely to reflect industry adjustment (including licence buyouts, business restructuring and changing fishing locations) following the introduction of the new Zoning Plan in July 2004.

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Chart compiled using data from: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) CFish database; DPI&F CHRIS database

Source

DPI&F data request July 2008; DPI&F CHRIS database accessed November 2008

Spatial Coverage

Whole GBRMP

Temporal Coverage

2004 - 2007 

Update Frequency

Other Information

Reduction in active licences from 2004 - 2005 may partially reflect some licence buyouts under the Representative Areas Program (RAP) and/or change in fisher behaviour in response to new zoning rules following the RAP.

See also GVP per licence and location of fishing operations