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The State of the Fisheries document is designed as an essential supplement to the Annual Report to Parliament. By summarising data such as landings, effort, catch rates, stock assessment and breeding stock levels, this document provides a valuable reference point for all Western Australian fisheries of major importance to the commercial, recreational and aquaculture sectors. The report indicates that overall the major fish stocks which support fisheries in Western Australia are in a reasonably healthy condition. Those species which are being harvested at levels above their optimum, such as the shark stocks, are subject to increasing fishing controls designed to reduce the impact of fishing over time. While the data provided on the management of our fisheries indicates that historical controls on fishing have been effective, ever increasing fishing pressure requires that the Department of Fisheries must maintain its extensive research and monitoring programs reported here to ensure that remedial management action is taken in a timely manner.

ISSN

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

Publication Date

1-4-1997

Publisher

Fisheries Department of Western Australia

City

Perth

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Environmental Monitoring

State of the Fisheries Report 1995/1996

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