Commercial Fishing GVP vs primary licences per fishery

Total number of licences per fishery in Queensland is shown, together with the monthly average of licences actively reporting catch in each fishery for 2007 - data was sourced from DPI&F CFish database. The text box indicates the GVP estimate per fishery - data was sourced from the DPI&F Annual Status reports for each fishery for 2007, or where there was no formal estimate, from information provided by relevant fishers. Trawl = otter trawl; Spanner = spanner crab; line = combined reef line, inshore finfish and spanish mackerel; Net = includes all nets except bait nets; BSW = blue swimmer crab; TRL = tropical rock lobster; MAFF = Marine Aquarium Fish fishery; BDM = Beche de mer. 

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Chart compiled using data from: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) CFish database 2008; where no published data is available, anecdotal information is from relevant fishers

Spatial Coverage

Whole of Queensland 

Temporal Coverage

2007

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Other Information

Note some GVP estimates