QDPI&F online:

"Information on the proportions of target catch and bycatch were collected for seven inshore net fisheries operating in Queensland waters. Though the proportion of the total catch (in numbers of fish) represented by the target species varied widely between fisheries (see table below). When the overall marketed components of the catches were considered, the proportions of the total catches discarded as bycatch were generally low (see table). This was because catches of some of these fisheries were of a "mixed species" nature. For example, though commonly referred to as a barramundi fishery, net fishing practices conducted under the N2 and N3 symbols will often catch reasonable numbers of other valuable market species including threadfin salmon, grunter and shark." 

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Citation and/or URL

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/far/12576.html

Spatial Coverage

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Temporal Coverage

1997 - 2000 

Update Frequency

 Not applicable 

Other Information

• Source information for bycatch estimate for netting for "Fishing catch in the Great Barrier Reef."
• N2 symbols represent the barramunidi set net component of the East Coast Net fishery.
• N3 symbols represent the offshore component of the East Caost net fishery. For further details on net symbols please see 2007 Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Annual Status Report.