Fisheries management

The Southern Squid Jig Fishery (SSJF) is managed by AFMA in accordance with the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (the Act) under the Plan under the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005 (the Plan).

The Plan was determined by AFMA on 8 March 2005, accepted by the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation on 20 April 2005 and commenced upon registration on 28 April 2005. Statutory Fishing Rights (SFRs) were issued to all eligible stakeholders in the fishery in late 2005 and the management arrangements took effect on 1 January 2006 following the granting of SFRs.

The SSJF is also subject to management arrangements specified in the Arrow Squid Fishery Harvest Strategy. This harvest strategy specifies processes for monitoring and conducting assessments of the biological and economic conditions of the fishery. The harvest strategy covers the SSJF as well as sectors of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and other fisheries which may take Arrow Squid in the Australian Fishing Zone.