Fees for commercial fishing authorities

On 1 July 2023 most of our fees and charges increased by 3.4% in line with the government's indexation policy.

Commercial and charter fishing operators need to pay:

  • annual fees for licences and quota units
  • one-off fees for applications.

Annual fees

Annual fees are paid in advance for:

  • licences
  • quota units
  • trawl effort units.

We send fees notices to you every 6 months in May and November for the periods:

  • 1 July to 31 December
  • 1 January to 30 June.

You can receive fee notices and pay annual fees electronically through FishNet Secure.

You can also pay fee notices through Australia Post.

Call Fisheries Queensland on 13 25 23 for:

  • advice about paying overdue fees
  • details about specific fees, charges or prices.

Fees for annual quota units and effort units for a trawl region are rounded to 2 decimal places (previously 7 decimal places). The fees include any increments to the previous year after the annual review.

Type Annual fee
Commercial fisher licence $367.66
Primary commercial fishing licence $367.66
Charter fishing licence $367.66
Symbol Annual fee
Gulf Inshore Net (N3) $1,617.61
East Coast Net (N10) $1,249.74
Commercial Bait Net (N11) $220.53
Net Gulf of Carpentaria No. 3 (N12) $25,697.63
Net Gulf of Carpentaria No. 4 (N13) $14,276.50
Ocean Beach (K1 to K8) $852.93 per symbol
Symbol Annual fee
Blue Swimmer Crab - East Coast (BC1-ITQ) $3.69 per unit
Mud Crab - East Coast (EC1-ITQ) $2.58 per unit
Mud Crab - Gulf (GC1-ITQ) $4.11 per unit
Queensland Crab (C1) $426.49
Spanner Crab Symbol (C2) $0.00
Spanner Crab Quota (C2 units) $1.10 per unit
Spanner Crab (C3) $426.49
Symbol Annual fee
Queensland Line (L1) $426.49
Queensland Line (L2) $426.49
Queensland Line (L3) $426.49
QFJA Line No. 1 (L4) $1,249.74
East Coast Multiple Hook (L8) $1,249.74
Line Quota Symbols (RQ, SM) $0.00
Coral Trout Quota (CT units) $0.45 per unit
Red Throat Emperor Quota (RTE units) $0.22 per unit
Other Species Quota (OS units) $0.22 per unit
Spanish Mackerel (SM units) $0.22 per unit
Symbol Annual fee
Moreton Bay Restricted (M2) $426.49
East Coast Trawl Quota Symbols (T1, T2, M1) Nil
Effort Unit for a Trawl Region $0.45 per unit
Stout Whiting (T4) $426.49
T4-ITQ Unit T4 $0.04
Beam Trawl (T5 to T9) $426.49
Symbol Annual fee
Rock lobster (R-ITQ) $0.45 per unit
Pearl (P) $426.49
Beche-de-mer (B1B-ITQ) $0.15 per unit
Beche-de-mer (B1W-ITQ) $0.15 per unit
Beche-de-mer (B1O-ITQ) $0.15 per unit
Trochus (J1-ITQ) $0.15 per unit
Aquarium fish (A1) $426.49
Aquarium fish - limited (A2) $139.71
Eel (E) $139.71
Juvenile eel (JE) $139.71
Oyster harvesting (O) $73.52 per area
Beachworm (W1) $139.71
Bloodworm (W2) $139.71
Yabby (Y) $139.71
Coral harvesting (DO-ITQ) $0.07 per unit
Coral harvesting (DS-ITQ) $0.07 per unit
Shell grit harvesting (G) $139.71
Star sand harvesting (H) $139.71
Shell (F) $139.71
Symbol Annual fee
East Coast Net and Line (ENL-ITQ) $0.11 per unit

One-off application fees

TypeCost
General fisheries permit $367.66
Filleting permit $367.66
Developmental fishing permit $6,911.25
Indigenous fishing permit $0.00
ApplicationCost
Move a fishery symbol $183.86
Permanent transfer of a primary commercial fishing licence $183.86
Temporary transfer of a primary commercial fishing licence $36.84
Replace a boat identified in the licence $183.86
Replace an authority $36.84
Amend an authority $36.84
Application typeCost
Certificate about the register $183.86
Inspect the register or obtain a copy of details contained in the register for individual licence $73.66
Inspect the register or obtain a copy of details contained in the register for group listing (e.g. list of all T1 authorities) From $147.21 up to 1st hour of work.
$53.04 per hour, or part hour beyond the 1st hour.
  • Last reviewed: 4 Apr 2024
  • Last updated: 5 Apr 2024