June 2005
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Queensland's fisheries onlineA new online resource has made information about Queensland’s fisheries much easier to find.
CRC Reef’s Queensland’s East Coast Fisheries ‘web brochure’ brings together information from sources including the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland Seafood Industry Association, the Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage, and CRC Reef’s Fishing and Fisheries research team from James Cook University, to give an overview of our vital fisheries resources. Commercial fisheries operating in the Great Barrier Reef are estimated to be worth about $400 million annually and harvest about 24,000 tonnes of seafood each year. There are also more than 800,000 recreational anglers in Queensland who spend $240 million each year to catch 3,500-4,300 tonnes of seafood. The main fisheries are the reef line fishery, trawl fishery, inshore finfish fishery, crab fishery and harvest fishery. CRC Reef’s Queensland’s East coast fisheries ‘web brochure’ contains information about critical issues, catch, management, environmental accreditation, and a list of target species for each fishery. It also gives detailed information on the status and trend of commercial and recreational catch, method and location of fishing, management, monitoring and research for the main target species of each fishery. The brochure is beautifully illustrated with fish painted by Roger Swainston, and can be found at www.reef.crc.org.au/research/fishing_fisheries/statusfisheries |
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