Australian New South Wales Lobster Fishery

Management
Country: 
Australia
Program Start Date: 
1994
Management Authority: 
New South Wales Department of Primary Industry
Management Oversight: 
New South Wales Department of Primary Industry
Region: 
Oceania
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Southeast Australia
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Eastern rock lobster Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Jasus verreauxi
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Fish Tags, Logbooks
Gear Type: 
Hand Collection, Pot or Trap
Participation
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown