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In recent years the profitability of the fishing industry in Western Australia has been severely impacted by a combination of the high cost and scarcity of labour, high fuel prices, a poor exchange rate and the recent global financial crisis. The prices for some locally caught fish species have been impacted by the significant growth in overseas aquaculture production.
These pressures have led to more serious scrutiny of fishing methods and the cost of business inputs. One of the business input costs that has been the subject of concern from industry is the fees paid by fishers to Government under ‘cost recovery’.
Publication Date
7-2009
Series Number
Fisheries Occasional Publication 74
Publisher
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
City
Perth
Number of Pages
14
Keywords
aquaculture, funding policy, Western Australia, financial management models
Disciplines
Agricultural and Resource Economics | Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Mezzatesta, B,
Cronin, A,
McCallum, B,
Taylor, I,
Moyle, K,
Barbaro, M,
and
Fraser, B.
2009. Fisheries occasional publication 74: Report of the funding working group July 2009. Fisheries Occasional Publication 74. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. Perth. , 14 pp.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fop/80
