Report

Factory freezer trawlers in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery

23 November 2016

© Commonwealth of Australia 2016
ISBN 978-1-76010-494-8

View the report as a single document - (PDF 1857KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee membership (PDF 23KB)
List of recommendations (PDF 35KB)
Abbreviations (PDF 10KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 911KB)

Referral and reporting timeframe
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgement
Structure of the report
Overview of the regulation of Commonwealth fisheries
The Small Pelagic Fishery
The FV Geelong Star
Key stakeholder positions on the Geelong Star
Meaning of 'super trawler'
Chapter 2 - Overview of management arrangements for the Small Pelagic Fishery (PDF 144KB)

Output controls
Bycatch of non-target species and interactions with protected species
Compliance and monitoring
Chapter 3 - Concerns about the impact of the FV Geelong Star on the marine environment (PDF 398KB)

General concerns about the utilisation of the fishery and the current knowledge about stock assessments
Localised depletion
Bycatch of non-quota species
Interactions with protected species
Chapter 4 - Concerns about the economic and social consequences of the Geelong Star (PDF 67KB)

Advantages of factory freezer trawlers for fishing operations
Employment and effects on other economic activities
Chapter 5 - Views on the Small Pelagic Fishery management framework and AFMA's standing among stakeholders (PDF 189KB)

Science relied on for the management of the SPF
Evidence regarding the overall regulatory framework
Specific concerns about the management of the SPF by AFMA
Chapter 6 - Committee view and recommendations (PDF 49KB)

Analytical framework used for the inquiry
Principal concerns
Recommendations
Coalition Senators' dissenting report (PDF 36KB)

Coalition Senators' Recommendations
Chair's Report Recommendations
Labor Senators' additional comments (PDF 14KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions, tabled documents and answers to questions on notice (PDF 27KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings (PDF 10KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The environmental, social and economic impacts of large-capacity fishing vessels commonly known as 'supertrawlers' operating in Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the effect on the marine ecosystem, current research and scientific knowledge and the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework and compliance arrangements



Past Public Hearings

01 Nov 2016: Canberra

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