Publication Date
12-1999
Series Number
118
Publisher
Fisheries Western Australia
City
Perth
ISBN
0 7309 8434 6
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
Western Australia's wetline fishery potentially includes every licensed fishing boat in the State and encompasses a number of inter-relationships between various boats and commercial fisheries. This study covers the 'wetline' or open access fishery, which encompasses those activities associated with the unrestricted Western Australian fishing boat licence (FBL). The activities associated with this fishery involve any commercial fishing which is not covered by fisheries legislation.
A separate section entitled 'So you want to go wetlining?' is provided at page 101 as an easy reference guide to industry and others interested in wetline fishing. It is recommended that it be read by those who require a more personalised explanation of wetline fishing.
When reading the report, also consider that many licensed fishing boats operating in the wetline fishery are also authorised to fish in one or more other fisheries.
The reported catch of the wetline fishery (excluding the Pilbara demersal line fishery, which is being placed under management in the near future) during the 1997-98 financial year was 2,270 tonnes. It was worth around $11.25 million, which represents about two per cent of the total value of the Western Australian catch or harvest value of $538 million.
Number of Pages
142
Keywords
Department of Primary Industries and Trade, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, licensing, wetline fishing
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Crowe, F,
Lehre, W,
and
Lenanton, R C.
(1999), Fisheries research report No. 118 - A study into Western Australia's open access and wetline fisheries. Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Report 118.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_rr/179
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