Fishery status reports 2020 provides an independent evaluation of the biological and economic status of fish stocks managed solely or jointly by the Australian Government.
This 25th edition of the Fishery status reports covers the biological status of 96 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 2020 generated an estimated gross value of production of $437 million in 2018-19, which is 14 per cent of Australia's total fisheries and aquaculture gross value of production of $3.1 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 Australian fisheries statistics reports provide annual updates of fisheries production and trade data. Detailed analysis of the net economic returns of selected Commonwealth fisheries is provided in the annual Australian fisheries economic indicators report.
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Australian Fishing Zone showing the location of Commonwealth fisheries
Map Courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, 2008
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 2020
| Document | Pages | File size |
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Fishery Status Reports 2020 in full PDF |
513 | 39.6 MB |
| Fishery Status Reports 2020 in full with lower resolution images PDF |
513 | 7.2 MB |
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| Fishery Status Reports 2019 PDF |
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