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Australian Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery
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Management
Country:
Australia
Program Start Date:
2007
Management Authority:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Management Oversight:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Region:
Oceania
Large Marine Ecosystem:
Northwest Australia
Southwest Australia
West-Central Australia
Species Information
Common name
Fish type
Genus
Species
Bigeye tuna
Finfish - Pelagic, Highly Migratory Species
Thunnus
obesus
Striped marlin
Finfish - Pelagic, Highly Migratory Species
Tetrapturus
audax
Swordfish
Finfish - Pelagic, Highly Migratory Species
Xiphias
gladius
Yellowfin tuna
Finfish - Pelagic, Highly Migratory Species
Thunnus
albacares
Fishing Mortality Control:
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach:
Quota-Based
Program Type:
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species:
Multi-species
Number of species:
4
Marine or Freshwater:
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder:
Individual
Tenure of Shares:
Unknown
Secure:
Yes
Transferable:
Yes
Monitoring Requirements:
Hail in/Hail out, Logbooks, On-board Observers, VMS
Gear Type:
Unknown
Participation
Initial Allocation Method:
Unknown
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