Trawl regions in the east coast otter trawl fishery

Northern trawl region

Management

• Northern trawl region harvest strategy

Effort caps

• FishNet lists current the effort cap units, usage and dates.

Annual reset dates

• 1 January—effort unit entitlements for all licence holders are renewed.
• 1 March—effort unit caps reset.

Annual closure

• From 15 December to 1 March.

Central trawl region

Management

• Central trawl region harvest strategy

Effort caps

• FishNet lists current the effort cap units, usage and dates.

Annual reset dates

• 1 January—effort unit entitlements for all licence holders are renewed.
• 1 March—effort unit caps reset.

Annual closure

• From 15 December to 1 March.

Scallop area closure

• The central trawl region is closed to taking scallops until a 30% scallop biomass level has been reached.

Southern inshore trawl region

Management

• Southern inshore trawl region harvest strategy

Effort caps

• FishNet lists current the effort cap units, usage and dates.

Annual reset dates

• 1 January—effort unit entitlements for all licence holders are renewed.
• 1 November—effort unit caps reset.

Annual closures

• From midday 20 September to midday 1 November.
• From midday on 23 December to midday 3 January.

These 2 closures do not apply to T6, T7 and T8 licences.

Scallop area closure

• The southern inshore area is closed to taking scallops until a 30% scallop biomass level has been reached.

Southern offshore trawl region

Management

• Southern offshore trawl region harvest strategy

Effort cap

• FishNet lists current the effort cap units, usage and dates.

Annual reset dates

• 1 January—effort unit entitlements for all licence holders are renewed.
• 1 November—effort unit caps reset.

Strip closures

• From 20 September to 1 March:
  • North Reef area (PDF, 2.3MB)
  • Caloundra–Moreton area (PDF, 3.0MB).
• From 1 January to 1 March:
  • Stradbroke Island area (PDF, 1.4MB).

Annual closures

• From midday 20 September to midday 1 November.

Scallop closure period

• Scallops may not be harvested between 1 May to 20 January.

Moreton Bay otter trawl fishery

Management

• Moreton Bay trawl region harvest strategy

Closures

• Closed to fishing every weekend.