Interim estimates of potential catch and gross
value of production impacts of proposed marine
reserves in the Temperate East Marine Region
Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural
and Resource Economics and Sciences
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ABARES thanks the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries for their assistance in
providing data and reviewing this report. ABARES also acknowledges the comments and contributions of commercial fishers and industry group
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Contents
Summary ........................................................................................................... 5
1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 6
Regional setting ....................................................................................... 7
2
Methods .................................................................................................... 9
Notes and caveats .................................................................................... 9
Consultation ............................................................................................10
Rationale for gross value of production calculations ...............................10
Commonwealth fisheries ........................................................................11
New South Wales fisheries ......................................................................12
3
Results......................................................................................................14
Commonwealth fisheries—catch ............................................................16
Commonwealth fisheries—gross value of production .............................17
New South Wales—catch ........................................................................18
New South Wales—gross value of production ........................................19
4
Next steps ................................................................................................21
5
Glossary....................................................................................................22
6
References ...............................................................................................23
Tables
Table 1 Commonwealth commercial fishing methods and zoning implications12
Table 2 New South Wales commercial fishing methods and zoning implications
..................................................................................................................13
Table 3 Estimates of Commonwealth fisheries’ catch and gross value of
production potentially displaced by the proposed marine reserves network in
the Temperate East Marine Region ..................................................................14
Table 4 Estimates of New South Wales fisheries catch and gross value of
production potentially displaced by proposed marine reserves in the
Temperate East Marine Region ........................................................................15
Table 5 Estimates of mean annual potential catch (t) displaced by the proposed
Temperate East Marine Region reserves from Commonwealth fisheries over
the 2001–10 reference period .........................................................................16
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Table 6 Estimates of mean annual potential gross value of production ($’000)
displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region marine reserves
from Commonwealth fisheries over the 2001–10 reference period.................17
Table 7 Estimates of mean annual potential catch (t) displaced by the proposed
Temperate East Marine Region marine reserves from New South Wales
fisheries over the 2009–10 reference period ...................................................18
Table 8 Estimates of mean annual potential gross value of production ($’000)
displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region reserves from New
South Wales fisheries over the 2009–10 reference period ...............................19
Figures
Figure 1 Proposed Commonwealth marine reserves in the Temperate East
Marine Region with the ABARES zone numbering system for reporting potential
displacement, which allows identification of areas, within reserves, with varied
zoning ............................................................................................................... 7
Figure 2 Illustration of treatment of fishing operations (lines) in relation to
reserve boundaries ..........................................................................................11
Figure 3 New South Wales state fisheries 6 minute reporting grid systems
overlaid on part of the proposed marine reserves network .............................20
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Summary
This report provides interim estimates of potential catch and gross value of production (GVP) for
commercial fisheries potentially displaced from proposed marine reserves proposed in the Temperate
East Marine Region as part of the Australian Government’s marine bioregional planning program in
Commonwealth waters. This interim report is intended to provide stakeholders with information on
the potential displacement of catch and GVP, thus enabling them to better understand the effect on
fisheries of the proposed marine reserves network for the Temperate East Marine Region. Release of
these interim estimates also affords an opportunity for further data refining based on consultation
with fishery agencies and industry. This report is one aspect of a wider assessment that includes a
fisher survey, social impact assessment and economic modelling. These aspects will be considered
together with the catch and GVP data in a later final assessment report. It should be noted that the
estimates in this report refer only to the gross value of catch displaced, and are not an indication of
the cost of any structural adjustment that may occur.
The Temperate East Marine Region encompasses all Commonwealth waters from the southern
boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland to Bermagui in southern New South
Wales. It also includes the waters surrounding Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. The marine reserves
network proposed in the region could displace activity from seven fisheries—five Commonwealth
managed fisheries and two New South Wales managed fisheries.
This interim analysis, shows that the proposed Temperate East marine reserves network would
displace an estimated annual average of 247 tonnes of catch with a gross value of $1.142 million: $838
200 from Commonwealth fisheries and $303 410 from New South Wales fisheries.
The Commonwealth Trawl Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF)
accounted for $512 000 of GVP potentially displaced from Commonwealth fisheries, followed by the
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery ($216 500) and the SESSF Gillnet, Hook and Trap sector ($67 100). The
Norfolk Island Offshore Fishery, High Seas Fisheries, Small Pelagics Fishery and SESSF East Coast
Deepwater Trawl accounted for the remaining potentially displaced GVP. The Ocean Trawl Fishery (fish
and prawn) accounted for the largest total GVP potentially displaced from New South Wales fisheries
(Table 4).
A number of caveats apply to the data and analysis presented in this report that may affect
interpretation of catch and GVP displacement figures.
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1 Introduction
The Australian Government is undertaking a marine bioregional planning program in Commonwealth
waters. The program includes the process by which the Australian Government identifies areas within
Commonwealth waters for inclusion in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas.
A key principle of the Australian Government’s marine bioregional planning program is establishing a
network of marine reserves in a manner that minimises socioeconomic costs while supporting the
conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s oceans.
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is working with
the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) to
assess the effects of the proposed marine reserves network in the Temperate East Marine Region
(Figure 1). SEWPaC has indicated that the assessment will provide important input into the Australian
Government’s consideration of structural adjustment assistance and the extent of any potential
adjustments to fisheries management arrangements to account for displaced fishing effort. The
government’s consideration of adjustment assistance will also take into account a range of other
factors. Important among these will be advice from fisheries managers and industry about the effects
of the proposed marine reserves on business operations.
The social and economic assessment has three main components:
1) Estimates of direct displacement of commercial and charter fishing by proposed marine
reserves. This analysis aims to provide an indication of the potential fishery catch that would
be displaced by the marine reserves and to place a value on those displaced catches. Interim
results are presented here and revised final estimates will be included in a final report to be
released later.
2) Social impact assessment. A key part of the social impact assessment is an extensive survey of
commercial and charter fishers and fishing businesses that may be affected by the proposed
marine reserves. This survey will allow ABARES to better understand effects on individuals and
businesses, as well as indirect impacts up and down the supply chain. In-depth interviews will
also be held with some industry and community stakeholders, as well as workshops/focus
groups in some affected regions.
3) Subregional economic modelling. Economic modelling may be undertaken on smaller coastal
regions within the Temperate East Marine Region to determine short and long-term effects of
the proposed marine reserves on employment and gross regional production.
The formal public consultation period SEWPAC is administering for the Temperate East Marine Region
proposed reserves network runs until 21 February 2012, and is an opportunity for all stakeholders to
bring relevant information to the government’s attention.
This interim report details estimates of direct displacement of commercial fishing activity by the
proposed marine reserves in the Temperate East Marine Region (component 1). The social impact
assessment and subregional economic modelling (components 2 and 3) will be addressed in the final
report. This interim report is intended to provide stakeholders with information on the potential
displacement of catch and gross value of production (GVP) and enable them to better understand the
effect of the proposed marine reserves network on their fisheries.
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Figure 1 Proposed Commonwealth marine reserves in the Temperate East Marine Region with the ABARES zone numbering system for
reporting potential displacement, which allows identification of areas, within reserves, with varied zoning
Sources: Geoscience Australia (coastline, state and maritime boundaries); SEWPaC (proposed marine reserve boundaries)
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Regional setting
The Temperate East Marine Region (Figure 1) encompasses all Commonwealth waters—three
nautical miles offshore from the territorial sea baseline, out to the 200 nautical mile limit of
Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone—from the southern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef
Marine Park in Queensland to Bermagui in southern New South Wales. It also includes the waters
surrounding Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Commonwealth waters abut the state waters
surrounding Lord Howe Island; however, they extend to the high-water mark on Norfolk Island,
which is a territory of the Commonwealth (Figure 1). New South Wales is responsible for
managing two potentially affected fisheries in this region, including through Offshore
Constitutional Settlement arrangements, while the Commonwealth is responsible for five fisheries
in the region.
The Temperate East Marine Region encompasses the whole or part of the Central Eastern Shelf
Transition, Central Eastern Transition, Kenn Transition, Central Eastern Shelf Province, Central
Eastern Province, Tasman Basin Province, Lord Howe Province, Norfolk Island Province, Southeast
Transition and Southeast Shelf Transition bioregions. Most of the region encompasses waters
over the continental slope having depths mostly greater than 1000 metres, although water
depths range from zero to over 5000 metres (DEWHA 2009). The meeting point of the shelf and
slope is often referred to as the ‘shelf break’, with most fishing activity occurring inshore of the
shelf break. The region is important for shipping, defence, oil and gas and commercial fishing
operations, as well as for tourism and recreational fishing (DEWHA 2009).
SEWPaC has proposed a marine reserves network across the Temperate East Marine Region. This
proposed marine reserves network has different levels of zoning, based on the International
Union for Conservation of Nature categories IUCN 2008, which, if implemented, would affect
whether commercial fishing activities occur within an area (Table 1 and Table 2). The zones are:

Marine National Park Zone (green)—all fishing excluded

Habitat Protection Zone (yellow)

Recreational Use Zone (orange)—all commercial fishing excluded

Special Purpose Zone (mid blue)

Multiple Use Zone (light blue) (SEWPAC 2011).
The Temperate East Marine Region comprises proposed marine reserves and amendments to
existing marine reserves. These are: proposed Jervis Commonwealth Marine Reserve, proposed
Hunter Commonwealth Marine Reserve, Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve, Solitary
Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth waters), proposed Clarence Commonwealth Marine
Reserve, proposed Tasmantid Commonwealth Marine Reserve, proposed Lord Howe
Commonwealth Marine Reserve (including existing Lord Howe Island Marine Park
(Commonwealth waters) and Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
proposed new areas and zone name change), proposed Gifford Commonwealth Marine Reserve
and proposed Norfolk Commonwealth Marine Reserve (SEWPaC 2011).
A more detailed description of the East Marine Region, of which the Temperate East Marine
Region is a part, can be found in the East Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile
(DEWHA 2009).
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2 Methods
Notes and caveats
The estimates of catch and GVP in this report are derived from logbook and market data supplied
by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), the New South Wales Department of
Primary Industries (NSW DPI) and ABARES. Proposed marine reserve boundaries and zoning
provided by SEWPaC form the basis of these analyses. Fisheries logbook data combined with
market data were used to calculate the annual average displaced GVP. Fishing methods were
included or excluded from the different zones based on the zoning framework SEWPAC provided
(tables 1 and 2).

The estimates use data at different spatial reporting scales and have correspondingly different
accuracy when assessing displacement of fishing.

New South Wales fisheries report catch aggregated to the cell level (1-degree bands or
6-minute grids). This reporting cell often occupies only a portion of a proposed marine
reserve. In such cases, the catch and GVP are apportioned based on the percentage of overlap
with the reporting cell. It is assumed that catch is taken uniformly across the area of the
reporting cell; however, this may not be the case.

The New South Wales 6-minute grid data provide the grid catch location where most of the
fishing occurred for a given fishing trip. Some of the fishing allocated to a 6-minute grid could
have occurred in nearby grids.

Where possible, additional refining of analyses was undertaken following input from fishing
industry representatives and NSW DPI. Potential further refinements may alter the estimates
and these will be included in the final report.

A number of assumptions were made about calculating GVP and the reference period used.
These are discussed in ‘Rationale for gross value of production calculations’. Potential
displacement estimates are given as annual means spanning up to 10 years. Catches in recent
years may have been higher or lower than the mean. For example, the Eastern Tuna and
Billfish Fishery was a large fishery in the late 1990s; but fishing effort declined sharply in the
2000s.

This report uses commercial fishery logbook data. These are generally a good reflection of
actual catches but are largely unverified. Because commercial fisheries logbook data are
provided by fishers, then processed and stored by fisheries agencies, misreporting and data
entry errors may arise. In addition, reporting of an operation’s spatial coordinates is not
necessarily a completely accurate representation of where fishing occurred. For example,
pelagic longline operations are assumed to occur in a straight line because only start and end
coordinates are recorded in logbooks. In reality, operations are unlikely to occur in a perfectly
straight line.

This analysis assumes that dropline as reported by the relevant data providers conforms to
the specification provided by SEWPaC: ‘a dropline that is a line that is vertically set or
suspended in the water column; with no more than a single anchor point in contact with the
seabed or substrate; and not operated with or as a trotline’ (SEWPaC 2012).

Estimates of potential displacement do not fully address issues of prospectivity. Fisheries that
were productive before the reference period may have the potential to again be productive.
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Furthermore, previously unfished areas may also have the potential to be productive. These
potential catches will not be captured in these GVP displacement estimates.

Estimates of potential displacement may be affected by data confidentiality constraints such
that no estimate can be reported for some fisheries. However, the estimates of overall
displacement across all fisheries and reserves are not affected by confidentiality constraints.

This analysis assumes fishing is at optimum levels with no scope for further expansion of
catch. However, it is possible, where a fishery is displaced by a marine reserve, that fishers
may be able to move to alternative fishing grounds and maintain the same level of activity,
catch and viability of their operation. This may not be the case in other fisheries, but either
way will depend on a number of (potentially interrelated) factors such as economics, distance
to port facilities, management arrangements, availability of target species or even the
suitability of fishing grounds in adjacent areas.
Consultation
ABARES consulted industry and NSW DPI representatives to refine the estimates of potential
catch and GVP displacement.
Rationale for gross value of production calculations
The objective of this analysis is to provide an indication of the potential fishery catch that the
proposed marine reserves in the Temperate East Marine Region would displace, and to place a
value on the displaced catch. As such, the analysis uses a historical reference period to provide an
indication of the magnitude of catches achieved from the areas where fishing would be excluded.
To determine annual average catches in the areas of the proposed marine reserves, a 10-year
reference period (2001–10) was used for Commonwealth fisheries and a 2-year reference period
(2009–10) was used for New South Wales fisheries. In New South Wales a 2-year reference period
was used due to higher spatial resolution data being available for this period (2009–10).
Fishery yields may fluctuate over time, and a reference period allows for a better understanding
of what catches have been achieved in an area and is not limited to current activity. However, this
approach cannot fully account for a number of factors, such as maximum sustainable resource
limits; whether the fishery is in development, fully fished at long-term sustainable levels or in
recovery from depletion; or large changes in catch over time due to external drivers.
To place a value on the displaced catch, the ‘preferred approach’ was to use more recent prices
instead of prices obtained in the year of capture. This is because contemporary prices are thought
to better reflect likely near-term future prices when affects would be experienced. In addition,
this removes some inter-annual variability. In all analyses, prices and GVP were adjusted to
2010–11 dollars using the consumer price index. Under this preferred approach, prices were
taken from a three-year reference period (2007–08 to 2009–10). GVP was calculated by
multiplying the volume of catch recorded in logbooks by the average ‘beach price’. Beach prices
exclude the cost of transporting, processing, value-adding and marketing of fish products for
wholesale and retail markets. Where no records existed in the price reference period, the most
recent year of data was used.
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Commonwealth fisheries
Commonwealth fishers record data in their mandatory AFMA logbooks, which can be used to
determine where, when and by which method each species is caught. AFMA logbook data were
used to develop the catch estimates, while the GVP calculations were derived using ABARESsupplied market data. Commonwealth operators record the latitude and longitude of each fishing
operation in logbooks—this can be either a single position or a start and finish position for certain
gears (such as longline). The position information of each operation was converted to a line.
These were generated from start and finish coordinates, if available. In the case of operations
with only one reported position, a very short line of approximately 100 metres was generated
from the single position.
Estimates of potential displacement for Commonwealth fisheries were derived from operations
that intersected with, or were wholly within, a proposed marine reserve. Where an operation’s
line intersected a reserve but did not fall entirely within the reserve, the catch and GVP for that
operation was allocated in proportion to the length of line within the reserve (Figure 2).
GVP was calculated using the preferred approach, where prices were taken from a three-year
reference period (2007–08 to 2009–10). GVP was calculated by multiplying the volume of catch
recorded in logbooks by the average ‘beach price’. In all analyses, prices and GVP were adjusted
to 2010–11 dollars according to the consumer price index.
Fishing methods were included or excluded from the different zones based on the zoning
framework SEWPaC provided (Table 1).
This report has been filtered so confidential data (representing fewer than five vessels) are not
shown. Confidentiality is indicated in relevant tables by an asterisk.
Figure 2 Illustration of treatment of fishing operations (lines) in relation to reserve
boundaries
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Table 1 Commonwealth commercial fishing methods and zoning implications
Method (designated by
Commonwealth fisheries)
Autolongline
Bottom longline
DropLine
Handline
Pelagic Longline
Minor Line
Poling
Purse Seine
Rod and Reel
Trotline
Troll
Demersal trawl
Multiple Use
Zone
Recreational
Use Zone
Special
Purpose Zone


















Habitat
Protection
Zone










Marine
National
Park Zone












 indicates method would be excluded.
New South Wales fisheries
The NSW DPI provided ABARES with complete New South Wales commercial fisheries data. These
data contained information to allow vessel counts to identify confidential data (fewer than five
vessels) that could not be revealed. ABARES, in consultation with the NSW DPI, undertook the
analysis. Some NSW fisheries, such as rock lobster, were excluded because they would not be
affected by the proposed reserves.
New South Wales Commercial Fisheries
1) New South Wales fishers record data in their mandatory logbooks, which can be used to
determine where, when and by which method each species is caught. Fishing positions
are recorded at the scale of sites (6-minute reporting blocks) (Figure 3). The reference
period used was 2009–10 to 2010–11.
2) The 6-minute reporting blocks were intersected with the proposed Commonwealth
marine reserves and displacement was estimated according to the proportion of the
reporting block that intersected the reserve. This approach assumed fishing was
distributed uniformly within the reporting block.
3) Estimates of potential displacement for New South Wales fisheries were derived from
operations using excluded methods (Table 2) that intersected with, or were wholly within,
a proposed marine reserve. GVP was calculated using 2009–10 price data for the main
species caught in each fishery, as supplied by the NSW DPI.
4) This report has been filtered so confidential data (representing fewer than five vessels)
are not shown. Confidentiality is indicated in relevant tables by an asterisk.
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Table 2 New South Wales commercial fishing methods and zoning implications
Method (designated by NSW
fisheries)
Multiple
Use Zone
Bait net
Dropline
Danish seine trawl net (fish)
Driftline
Fish trap (bottom/demersal)
Handline
Hauling net (general purpose)
Jigging
Otter trawl net (fish)
Otter trawl net (prawns)
Poling
Prawn net (hauling)
Purse seine net
Spanner crab net
Setline (demersal)
Setline
Trolling
Trotline (bottom set)








Recreational
Use Zone
Special
Purpose Zone



















 indicates method would be excluded.
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Habitat
Protection
Zone
























Marine
National
Park Zone

















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3 Results
These interim estimates show that the Temperate East proposed marine reserves would
potentially displace an annual average of 247 tonnes of catch with a gross value of around
$1.142 million: $838 200 would be displaced from Commonwealth fisheries (Table 3) and
$303 410 from New South Wales fisheries (Table 4). It is important to note that these are
estimates of the gross value of catch displaced, and are not indicative of the cost of any structural
adjustment that may occur.
The Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Commonwealth Trawl Sector accounted for
$512 000 of GVP potentially displaced from Commonwealth fisheries, followed by the Eastern
Tuna and Billfish Fishery ($216 500) and the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
Gillnet, Hook and Trap sector ($67 100). The Norfolk Island Offshore Fishery, High Seas Fisheries,
Small Pelagics Fishery and Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery East Coast Deepwater
Trawl accounted for the remaining potentially displaced GVP. The Ocean Trawl sector (fish and
prawn) accounted for the largest total GVP potentially displaced from New South Wales fisheries
(Table 4).
Tables 5 to 8 show estimates of catch and GVP potentially displaced from individual proposed
marine reserves. Tables 5 and 6 show results for Commonwealth fisheries’ catch and GVP. Tables
7 and 8 show results for New South Wales fisheries’ catch and GVP.
Table 3 Estimates of Commonwealth fisheries’ catch and gross value of production
potentially displaced by the proposed marine reserves network in the Temperate East
Marine Region
Fishery
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery
High Seas Fisheries
Norfolk Island Offshore Fishery
Catch total (t)
36.2
1.4
5.3*
SESSF Commonwealth Trawl Sector
SESSF East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector
SESSF Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector
140.6
*
10.3
Small Pelagic Fishery
Total
*
197.9
Catch Rank
2
6
4
1
7
3
5
GVP total ($’000)
216.5*
10.2
27*
512.0
*
67.1
*
838.2
GVP Rank
2
5
4
1
7
3
6
Note: * indicates confidential values. Rank orders have been included to define highest to lowest displacement
due to the high degree of confidentiality associated with the data. In some fisheries, only one area is confidential.
In these cases, the total does not include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the
displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential areas followed by
an asterisk (e.g. 2.0*).
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Table 4 Estimates of New South Wales fisheries catch and gross value of production
potentially displaced by proposed marine reserves in the Temperate East Marine
Region
Fishery
Method
Ocean Trawl Sector
Ocean Trawl Sector
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Total
Otter trawl net (fish)
Otter trawl net (prawns)
Fish trap (bottom/demersal)
Handline
Jigging
Setline
Setline (demersal)
Trolling
Trotline (bottom set)
Catch total
(t)
25.04*
12.28*
*
0.00
*
*
0.32
*
*
48.97
Catch rank
1
2
8
7
10
3
4
9
6
GVP total
($’000)
100.60*
113.99*
*
0.02
*
*
2.05
*
*
303.41
GVP rank
2
1
8
7
10
6
4
9
5
Note: * indicates confidential values. Rank orders have been included to define highest to lowest displacement
due to the high degree of confidentiality associated with the data. In some fisheries, only one area is confidential.
In these cases, the total does not include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the
displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential areas followed by
an asterisk (e.g. 2.0*).
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Commonwealth fisheries—catch
Table 5 Estimates of mean annual potential catch (t) displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region reserves from
Commonwealth fisheries over the 2001–10 reference period
Cod Grounds
Solitary Islands
Clarence
Eastern Tuna and Billfish
Fishery
High Seas Fisheries
Norfolk Island Offshore
Fishery
SESSF Commonwealth Trawl
Sector
SESSF East Coast Deepwater
Trawl
SESSF Gillnet, Hook and Trap
sector
Small Pelagic Fishery
TOTAL
Hunter
Fishery
Jervis
CATCH (tonnes)
401
*
402
403
404
405
Tasmantid
406
*
140.6
*
*
*
407
9.1
Lord Howe
408
409
2.3
410
1.9
411
0.3
412
Gifford
413
0.2
*
414
3.6
415
*
*
Total
% of
total
fishery
catch
417
18.9
36.2
0.52
*
1.4
5.3*
0.09
58.99*
140.6
0.71
*
*
10.3
0.25
*
*
Norfolk
416
*
5.3
*
0.5
7.9
0.6
17.5
*
*
*
*
*
5.8
0.3
5.9
*
140.6
Marine National Park
*
*
Habitat Protection Zone
2.3
1.9
Special Purpose Zone
0.3
0.2
Multiple Use Zone
18.9*
197.9
Recreational Use Zone
Note: estimates are mean annual for the reference period. Confidential data are marked with an asterisk (*). In some fisheries, only one area is confidential. In these cases, the total
does not include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential
areas followed by an asterisk (e.g. 2.0*). Fisheries that did not report activity in the proposed marine reserves network or did not use incompatible methods for the zoning are not
included in the table. Estimates have high accuracy as they are based on shot-by-shot position data (latitude and longitude). Reference period is 2001–10.
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Commonwealth fisheries—gross value of production
Table 6 Estimates of mean annual potential gross value of production ($’000) displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region
marine reserves from Commonwealth fisheries over the 2001–10 reference period
Eastern Tuna and Billfish
Fishery
High Seas Fisheries
Norfolk Island Offshore
Fishery
SESSF Commonwealth
Trawl Sector
SESSF East Coast
Deepwater Trawl
SESSF Gillnet, Hook and
Trap sector
Small Pelagic Fishery
TOTAL
Hunter
Cod Grounds
Solitary Islands
Clarence
Fishery
Total
Jervis
GVP ($,000)
401
402
403
404
405
Tasmantid
406
*
*
*
*
511.1
Marine National Park
408
58.8
*
511.0
407
Lord Howe
*
409
410
411
13.3
11.0
1.5
412
Gifford
413
414
1.1
20.4
*
*
415
*
Norfolk
416
*
27.0
417
110.3
216.5*
0.53
*
10.2
27*
0.21
51.1
512
0.70
*
*
67.1
0.27
*
838.2
*
*
4.1
51.6
4.9
113.4
*
*
13.3
Habitat Protection Zone
11.0
1.5
Special Purpose Zone
1.1
*
*
*
*
*
34.0
1.8
31.1
Multiple Use Zone
% of
total
fishery
GVP
110.3*
Recreational Use Zone
Note: estimates are mean annual for the reference period. Confidential data are marked with an asterisk (*). In some fisheries, only one area is confidential. In these cases, the total does not
include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential areas followed by an
asterisk (e.g. 2.0*). Fisheries that did not report activity in the proposed marine reserves network or did not use incompatible methods for the zoning are not included in the table. Estimates
have high accuracy as they are based on shot-by-shot position data (latitude and longitude). Reference period is 2001-10.
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New South Wales—catch
Table 7 Estimates of mean annual potential catch (t) displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region marine reserves from New
South Wales fisheries over the 2009–10 reference period
CATCH (tonnes)
Fishery
Ocean Trawl
Ocean Trawl
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Method
Otter trawl net (fish)
Otter trawl net (prawns)
Fish trap (bottom/demersal)
Handline
Jigging
Setline
Setline (demersal)
Trolling
Trotline (bottom set)
TOTAL
Marine National Park
Jervis
Hunter
401
402
25.04
*
Cod
Grounds
403
*
*
*
*
*
*
36.24
*
Solitary
Islands
404
Clarence
0.02
*
0.00
*
*
*
*
12.26
0.03
Total
405
*
*
12.38
25.04*
12.28*
*
0.00*
*
*
0.32
*
*
48.97
% of total
fishery
catch
0.81
0.75
*
0.00*
*
*
0.02
*
*
Multiple Use Zone
Note: estimates are mean annual for the reference period. Confidential data are marked with an asterisk (*). In some fisheries, only one area is confidential. In these cases, the total
does not include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential
areas followed by an asterisk (e.g. 2.0*). Fisheries that did not report activity in the proposed marine reserves network or did not use incompatible methods for the zoning are not
included in the table. Estimates are based on 6-minute grids (medium accuracy) with a reference period of 2009–10 to 2010–11. Prices used to calculate GVP have been revised to
reflect recent prices as per the preferred methodology.
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New South Wales—gross value of production
Table 8 Estimates of mean annual potential gross value of production ($’000) displaced by the proposed Temperate East Marine Region
reserves from New South Wales fisheries over the 2009–10 reference period
GVP ($,000)
Fishery
Ocean Trawl
Ocean Trawl
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Ocean Trap and Line
Method
Otter trawl net (fish)
Otter trawl net (prawns)
Fish trap (bottom/demersal)
Handline
Jigging
Setline
Setline (demersal)
Trolling
Trotline (bottom set)
TOTAL
Marine National Park
Jervis
Hunter
401
402
100.60
*
Cod
Grounds
403
*
*
*
*
*
*
185.48
*
Solitary
Islands
404
Clarence
0.16
*
0.02
*
*
*
*
113.83
0.22
TOTAL
405
*
*
115.73
100.6*
113.99*
*
0.02
*
*
2.05
*
*
303.41
% of total
fishery
catch
0.44
0.87
*
0.00
*
*
0.02
*
*
Multiple Use Zone
Note: estimates are mean annual for the reference period. Confidential data are marked with an asterisk (*). In some fisheries, only one area is confidential. In these cases, the total
does not include the confidential value as it would be possible to back-calculate the displacement from that area. These are denoted by showing the sum of the non-confidential
areas followed by an asterisk (e.g. 2.0*). Fisheries that did not report activity in the proposed marine reserves network or did not use incompatible methods for the zoning are not
included in the table. Estimates are based on 6-minute grids (medium accuracy) with a reference period of 2009–10 to 2010–11. Prices used to calculate GVP have been revised to
reflect recent prices as per the preferred methodology.
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Figure 3 New South Wales state fisheries 6 minute reporting grid systems overlaid on part of the proposed marine reserves network
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4 Next steps
These interim estimates of potential direct displacement of fishing activity from the proposed
Temperate East marine reserves network are one element of the full social and economic
assessment. The complete assessment, which will follow this report, will contain an analysis of flowon impacts to ports and communities, a social impact assessment and subregional economic
modelling.
There is an opportunity to undertake further refinements to these interim displacement estimates
before the final assessment report. Further refinement will be based on well-founded ancillary data.
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5 Glossary
ABARES
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and
Sciences—a merger of the former Australian Bureau of Agricultural
and Resource Economics (ABARE) and Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)
AFMA
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
NSW DPI
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
SESSF
Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
SEWPaC
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and
Communities
GVP
Gross value of production—the nominal value of the landed catch
estimated by multiplying the weight of catch by the ‘beach price’ per
unit. In the case of a multispecies fishery, the fishery’s GVP is the sum
of the GVP of each species.
Offshore Constitutional
Settlement (OCS)
An agreement between the state/s and the Commonwealth whereby
the state or the Commonwealth (or in some cases a joint authority) is
given jurisdiction for a particular fishery occurring in both state
(coastal) waters and the Australian Fishing Zone. When no OCS
arrangement has been reached, the fishery remains under the
jurisdiction of the state out to 3 nautical miles, and under the
jurisdiction of the Commonwealth from 3 to 200 nautical miles.
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6 References
DEWHA 2009, The East Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile, A Description of the Ecosystems,
Conservation Values and Uses of the East Marine Region, Department of the Environment, Water,
Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
IUCN 2008, Guidelines for applying protected area management categories, International Union for
Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
SEWPaC 2011, Proposal for the Temperate East Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network –
Consultation Paper, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities ,
Canberra, available at www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/temperate-east/publications/pubs/
temperate-east-network-proposal.pdf.
SEWPaC 2012, Temperate East: Have your say on the Temperate East, Department of Sustainability,
Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra, available at www.environment.gov.au/
coasts/mbp/temperate-east/consultation/index.html, viewed 31 January, 2012.
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