Annual commercial spanner 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. The catch and effort patterns in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has changed little in the period shown, though the fishery has been exposed to a range of influences including economic pressures (e.g. high fuel prices, diminished labour market, low product value and poor exchange rates for export) and adjustment (including license 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 (data request July 2008); DPI&F CHRIS database accessed November 2008 

Spatial Coverage

Whole GBRMP 

Temporal Coverage

2004 - 2007 

Update Frequency

Other Information

See also GVP per licence and location of fishing operations