Australian Queensland East Coast Beche-de-mer (Sea Cucumber) Fishery

Management
Country: 
Australia
Program Start Date: 
1999
Management Authority: 
Queensland Government: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Management Oversight: 
Queensland Government: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Region: 
Oceania
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Northeast Australia
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Blackfish sea cucumber Other Invertebrates Actinopyga miliaris
Burrowing blackfish sea cucumber Other Invertebrates Actinopyga spinea
Prickly redfish sea cucumber Other Invertebrates Thelenota ananas
Sand fish Other Invertebrates Holothuria scabra
White teatfish sea cucumber Other Invertebrates Holothuria fuscogilva
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Quota (IQ)
Species: 
Multi-species
Number of species: 
5
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
No
Monitoring Requirements: 
Unknown
Gear Type: 
Hand Collection
Participation
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown