Western Australian Fisheries - The Way forward (1997)

Authors

Western Australian Fisheries

Publication Date

1997

Publisher

Western Australian Fisheries

City

Perth

Abstract

Western Australia's fisheries have a bright future.

The State has a pristine marine environment which is enjoyed by both commercial and recreational fishing interests, and the wider community.

There are over 600,000 Western Australians for whom recreational fishing is a favourite pastime and each year they contribute an estimated $500 million to the State's economy. As the popularity of recreational fishing continues to rise so does the sector's importance in overall management of our fisheries.

The commercial industry contributes about $1 billion annually, derived from a wide variety of fish stocks, the major ones being rock lobster, prawns, scallops, abalone and pearling. Western Australia's contribution to the national fishing effort is significant and well established. For example, our western rock lobster fishery is Australia's highest value single species fishery with an annual gross value exceeding $300 million.

Number of Pages

16

Keywords

Fisheries, Fishery resources, Fishery management, Western Australia

Disciplines

Management Information Systems | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Marine Biology | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology | Sustainability | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

Recommended Citation

Western Australian Fisheries. (1997), Western Australian Fisheries - The Way forward (1997). Western Australian Fisheries, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fish_publishedrpts/8

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