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The State of the Fisheries Report is published annually to provide a detailed level of reporting of the management of fish stocks and their environment undertaken by the Department of Fisheries. A summary report from this document is included in the Department's Annual Report to Parliament, which includes the Department's non-financial (fishery) performance indicators. The Annual Report is not printed but is available through the Department's website (www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/ar). The State of the Fisheries Report summarises the outcomes of many Departmental activities including management changes, compliance work and research to assess stock levels, monitor breeding stocks and undertake environmental assessments. This document provides a valuable reference point for Western Australian fisheries of major importance to the commercial and recreational sectors and the emerging aquaculture industry. This year's report again recognises the Department's ecologically sustainable development (ESD) approach to the management of the state's fisheries and their aquatic environment. The report structure also deals with fisheries and fishing-related activities on a bioregional basis, enabling ecosystem-based fisheries management to be more efficiently considered. To emphasise the Department's long-standing commitment to protecting the habitats which support our fish stocks and aquatic tourism industries, an outline of the management processes undertaken to manage the impact of fishing on the aquatic environment now prefaces the fishery reports for each bioregion.

ISSN

ISSN (Print): 1446-5906, ISSN (Online): 1446 - 5914, ISSN (CD): 1446 - 5922

Publication Date

30-6-2005

Publisher

Department of Fisheries, Western Australia

City

Perth

Keywords

fisheries, Western Australia, status reports, compliance, fish stocks

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Environmental Monitoring

State of the Fisheries Report 2004/2005

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