Fishery status reports 2021 provides an independent evaluation of the biological and economic status of fish stocks managed solely or jointly by the Australian Government.
This 26th edition of the Fishery status reports covers the biological status of 100 fish stocks across 22 fisheries, including those managed both solely and jointly by the by the Australian Government. The reports summarise the performance of these fisheries against the requirements of fisheries legislation and policy.
The fisheries assessed in the Fishery status reports 2021 generated an estimated gross value of production of $438 million in 2019–20, which is 28% of Australia's total wild-catch fisheries gross value of production of $1.6 billion.
The Fishery status reports form part of a suite of ABARES publications that aim to provide a comprehensive and multidimensional account of the trends and outlook for Australian fisheries. The annual Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics reports contain comprehensive information on commercial fishing and aquaculture in Australia, including fisheries production and trade data up to and including 2019−20. The Australian fisheries economic indicators reports present results from ABARES fishery surveys of selected fisheries managed by the Australian Government, including detailed analysis of the net economic returns to the Australian community.
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Annual fishery status reports map data
Australian Fishing Zone showing the location of Commonwealth fisheries
Map Courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, 2008
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 2020
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| Fishery Status Reports 2021 in full PDF | 32 MB |
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ABARES Annual Fishery Status Reports Map Data are digital representations of the two thematic components of the maps in the ABARES Fishery Status Reports: relative fishing intensity and the maximum area of waters fished. These maps cover the last 10 years of digital map data.
View Fisheries Status Report Map Data 2010 - 2020Previous reports
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| Fishery Status Reports 2020 PDF | 39.6 MB |
| Fishery Status Reports 2019 PDF | 39.4 MB |
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