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Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy2017–2027
Progress report Year 1
Foundation reforms
Reform
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plementing reforms
10 reformareas
Responsive decisions
Fishing rules
and access
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Resource
allocation
Impacts on
non-target species
Sustainable catch limits
Improved
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research
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Compliance
Resourcing
8 working groups, which met 19 times in 2017–18
Sustainable Fisheries Expert Panel established
and met 3 times in 2017–18
More than 620 regional face-to-face meetings
17% growth in Facebook
followers in 2017–18*
11 new species monitored
Recreational and commercial fishing apps under development
Innovation project using cameras, sensors and image recognition
Ecological risk assessment (ERA)
guideline published and ERAs started
Resource reallocation
policy published
20 new compliance
officers recruited, including 16 in the Great Barrier Reef
Gladstone Queensland
Boating and Fisheries Patrol office reopened and new boat is now operational
New powers and penalties
proposed under the Act for black-marketing – more than 90% support from consultation
Final vessel tracking policy
and guidelines released and $3m allocated for rebates
Harvest strategy
guideline published and work commenced on drafting harvest strategies
Discussion papers on
regulatory changes released for trawl, crab and inshore fisheries
Discussion paper released on amendments to the Fisheries Act 1994 with changes to allow responsive
decisions using pre-agreed rules in harvest strategies
All actions on track
Key achievements in first 12 months
* as at 19 June 2018
11 already
delivered
33 actions
In June 2017, the Queensland Government released the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017–2027, paving the way for Queensland to have a world-class fisheries management system. These reforms will ensure healthy fish stocks that will support thousands of Queensland jobs. The strategy outlines 33 actions to be delivered across 10 reform areas and sets targets to be achieved by 2020 and 2027.
$5.78m spent in 2017–18 as
part of the $20.8m additional funding over 3 years
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Delivery on track key
Progress report
Reform area Delivery on track Comment
1. Improved monitoring and research Good progress on new monitoring, including reef species, scallop, juvenile snapper, blue swimmer crab and eastern king prawn. New social and economic indicators to be rolled out in 2018–19.
2. Sustainable catch limits
Catch limits will be set out in harvest strategies.
3. Improved engagement Significant efforts have been made including traditional and novel methods of engagement. Further work is needed to build relationships and communicate the reform process and objectives of the strategy.
4. Impacts on non-target species
Good progress on finalising guidelines for ecological risk assessments, with technical work underway.
5. Resource allocation Existing catch shares to be explicit in harvest strategies. Reallocation policy released to deal with requests for closures/net free areas.
6. Harvest strategies Guideline released and drafting of harvest strategies underway.
7. Fishing access and rules Discussion papers on reforms to key fisheries released. Regulatory changes expected in 2019.
8. Responsive decisions New process proposed under amendments to the Fisheries Act 1994 to allow responsive decisions using pre-agreed harvest strategies.
9. Compliance Excellent progress with 20 new Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers recruited and Gladstone office reopened. Vessel tracking on track to be on all net, crab and line boats by 1 January 2019. Cross-decking will continue with other enforcement organisations (e.g. police, maritime safety and marine parks). Cultural liaison officers identified.
10. Resourcing Good progress rolling out new funding.
Overall commentsOverall progress has been good in the first 12 months. There has been particularly strong effort in compliance, engagement and rolling out new monitoring. One-third of all the actions in the strategy have been delivered in the first 12 months. All of the actions due to be delivered in 2017–18 were complete. As with any major reform program, there are challenges in communicating with stakeholders, understanding the change process and dealing with uncertainty. A strong focus has been put on better engagement, but relationships need to be further built between government, commercial fishers, recreational fishers and other community groups as the reform process progresses.
Areas for focus in next 12 monthsThe next 12 months will focus on reviewing fishing rules, amending legislation and developing harvest strategies. This will culminate in an amended Act and new Regulation proposed to commence in July 2019. There will be a continued focus on improved engagement and collecting better data to underpin decisions and the roll out of new technologies.
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Minor issues
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Minor issues
Completed or delivered
Major issues
Not yet commenced
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Measuring progress against targetsTo measure our performance over time, targets have been set for both 2020 and 2027. This progress report sets the baseline for these targets that we can measure against in future years. This will help track our performance and ensure we are achieving the outcomes identified.
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Target Baseline 2017–18
Sustainable catch limits based on maximum economic yield (around 60% biomass)
23 stock assessments for species or species complex that enables a biomass or on maximum sustainable yield calculation8 catch based quotas currently, but not explicitly set using biomass targets.
No overfished stocks in Queensland fisheries 2 overfished stocks (scallop and snapper)
Increased certainty for commercial operators No data yet (to be collected in 2018)
Reduced volume of fisheries regulation 933 pages of regulation (733 pages of Fisheries Regulation and 200 pages in the trawl management plan)
Improved trends of compliance rates* 91% compliance rate
Responsive and consultative approach to fisheries management
The overall satisfaction with Fisheries Queensland’s engagement: 56/100Other measures to be developed
2027 targets
*The QBFP has moved to an intelligence-based approach to compliance, which may result in lower compliance rates due to targeting non-compliance rather than random on-water inspections.
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Set baseline
Target Baseline 2017–18
Sustainable catch limits based on maximum sustainable yield (around 40–50% biomass)
23 stock assessments for species or species complex that enables a biomass or on maximum sustainable yield calculation.8 catch based quotas currently, but not explicitly set using biomass targets.
Harvest strategies for all fisheries 0 harvest strategies in place
Maintained export approvals 100% export approvals in place
Improved stakeholder satisfaction with engagement The overall satisfaction with Fisheries Queensland’s engagement: 56/100
Increased satisfaction of recreational fishers Overall satisfaction of recreational fishers in Queensland: 61/100
Better data for fish stocks 15 species undefined; 57 species not assessed; 4 species with negligible data
2020 targets
Major milestones and reporting timeline
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
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