Pearl and oyster fisheries

Pearl fishery

Fishery symbol

• P: Pearl fishery

Operating area

• Area of the P pearl fishery

Target species

• Blacklip pearl oysters (Striostrea mytiloides)
• Goldlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)

Wild-caught oyster fishery

Fishery symbol

• O: Oyster fishery

Operating area

• All foreshores between low water and high water.

Target species

• Blacklip oysters (Striostrea mytiloides)
• Milky oysters (Saccostrea cuccullata)

Size or take limits

• No restrictions

Licences

To operate in the fishery, you need a:

• primary commercial fishing licence with the relevant fishery symbol
• commercial fisher licence for the person in charge of fishing activities.

Reporting and monitoring

All commercial fishers must:

• complete daily logbooks
• keep sale dockets
• comply with state marine park and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning rules.