Publication Date
2-2018
Series Number
284
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
ISBN
978-1-877098-89-5
ISSN
2206 – 0928
Abstract
The Shark Bay crab fishery is faced with substantial changes. The fishery reopened in late 2013 after a 18 month closure due to a significant stock decline from adverse environmental conditions. The stock is now recovering and The Department of Fisheries Western Australia (DFWA) has implemented substantial management changes including the introduction of catch quotas to limit the catches of individual fishing businesses and a Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) for the fishery. Fishers are challenged with adapting to the changes in management and inter-annual variability in crab catch volume linked to environmental conditions.
Number of Pages
284
Keywords
Blue swimmer crab, Portunus armatus, Crab fisheries, Fishery economics, Fishery management, Socioeconomic aspects, Shark Bay - Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Daley, R. and van Putten, I. 2018.Improving confidence in the management of the blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) in Shark Bay. PART II: Socio-economic significance of commercial blue swimmer crabs in Shark Bay. FRDC Project No. 2012/015. Fisheries Research Report No. 284, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 48pp
