Publication Date

1982

Series Number

Fisheries Report 50

Publisher

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Western Australia

City

Perth

ISSN

0726-0733

Abstract

Four Korean fishing trawlers operated in Western Australian waters, largely on the Northwest shelf, during 1979 under State/Commonwealth feasibility fishing arrangements. Two of these vessels, Dong Bang 91 and Dong Won 509, were given permission by Government, late in 1979, to conduct demersal trawling operations in the Great Australian Bight between longitudes 116°£ to 138°E and outside of 12 miles from shore.

Two observers from the Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Wildlife were involved with monitoring the activities of these vessels at sea in the Bight.

This report describes the operations of these Korean vessels in detail and represents the fishing results they obtained in the Bight, along with an assessment of such results, as a further contribution to the understanding of the demersal fish resources of the Great Australian Bight and how these resources might ultimately be utilized for Western Australia's and Australia's benefit.

It is not the intention of the report to comment on the economic success or otherwise of catch rates made by the Korean vessels or their relevance to the Australian industry. Opinions will depend on the criteria used for assessment by different sections of the fishing industry.

Number of Pages

61

Keywords

Korean fishing trawlers, Fishing, Great Australian Bight, Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Business | Finance and Financial Management | International Business | Marine Biology

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