Publication Date
8-2025
Series Number
353
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
ISBN
978-1-925415-18-6
ISSN
2202-5758
Abstract
On the 26 March 2025, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) convened an ecological risk assessment (ERA) of the fisheries that access the North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource (Resource). This Resource comprises a large number of tropical demersal scalefish species that occur in waters of the North Coast Bioregion, including tropical snappers, emperors and cods.
This document contains the results of the ERA along with the background information used to support the risk scoring process. This includes an overview of the Western Australian commercial fisheries that access the Resource, namely the Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery, the Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery, the Pilbara Line Fishery and the Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery, and an overview of the recreational and charter fisheries that access the Resource.
Number of Pages
185
Keywords
fisheries, ecological risk assessment, demersal scalefish
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring
Recommended Citation
Smith KA, Crisafulli B, Mitsopoulos G, Trinnie F, Grosse T, Thompson T and Newman SJ. 2025. Ecological Risk Assessment for the North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource. Fisheries Research Report No. 353. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 179 pp.
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