The following data includes the retained and discarded catch figures for purse seine and midwater trawl vessels operating in the Small Pelagic Fishery. AFMA publishes all interactions with protected species quarterly at afma.gov.au.
Disclaimer
This table is based on raw (unprocessed) data and may contain errors or be incomplete. AFMA makes no warranty or representation that the data is accurate or complete. Those who choose to use this data should make their own enquiries as to its accuracy and completeness and AFMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions in the data provided, or for any decision by a person who chooses to rely on the data.
This data is logbook data and may be inconsistent with total annual retained catch data from Catch Disposal Records (CDR), as published via the Catchwatch reports on AFMA’s website. It is not unusual for logbook data to vary slightly from CDR data, as logbook data is an estimated weight. CDR data, which is a verified weight, is deducted from each operator’s quota holdings.
Catch data 2015-16 fishing season
| Species (standard name) | Retained catch (kg) | Discarded catch (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Mackerel | 6,950,411 | 42,230 |
| Redbait (mixed) | 1,373,286 | 36,642 |
| Blue Mackerel | 3,001,256 | 33,011 |
| Australian Sardine | 114,333 | 5,725 |
| Gould's Squid | 299 | 5,572 |
| Rubyfish (mixed) | 2,246 | |
| Thresher Sharks (mixed) | 1,890 | |
| Bronze Whaler | 1,785 | |
| Dusky Whaler | 1,571 | |
| Redfish | 1,440 | |
| Barracouta | 1,332 | |
| Silver Warehou | 24,656 | 1,233 |
| Blue Grenadier | 5 | 1,160 |
| Short Sunfish | 875 | |
| Salpid salps | 589 | |
| Tiger Shark | 450 | |
| Frigate Mackerel | 370 | 437 |
| Latchet | 656 | 240 |
| Australian Bonito | 90 | 237 |
| Swordfish | 186 | |
| Mirror Dory | 150 | |
| School Shark | 132 | |
| Southern Bluefin Tuna | 130 | |
| Leatherjackets | 104 | |
| Octopuses | 90 | |
| Porcupine Fish | 83 | |
| Giant Manta Ray | 80 | |
| Gemfish | 71 | |
| Toadfishes unspecified | 59 | |
| Sponges | 50 | |
| Ocean Jacket | 47 | |
| Laternfishes | 45 | |
| Oilfish | 44 | |
| Silver Trevally | 39 | |
| Scad (mixed) | 34 | |
| Blue Warehou | 30 | |
| Frostfish | 30 | |
| Silver Dory | 26 | |
| Shortfin Mako | 18 | |
| Fish (mixed) | 15 | |
| Gummy Shark | 10 | |
| Hapuku | 15 | 10 |
| Flatheads | 9 | |
| Red Gurnard | 9 | |
| Blue Shark | 5 | |
| Jackass Morwong | 5 | |
| Common Sawshark | 4 | |
| Knifejaw | 3 | |
| Long Tail Rubies / Snapper | 3 | |
| Southern Ribbonfish | 3 | |
| Amberjack | 2 | |
| Elephant fish | 2 | |
| Longfin Perch | 2 | |
| Roughies | 2 | |
| Cardinalfishes | 1 | |
| Greeneye Dogfish | 1 | |
| Reef Ocean Perch | 1 | |
| Stingrays | 1 | |
| Swallowtail | 1 | |
| Cosmopolitan Rubyfish | 11,450 | 0 |
| Maray | 13,820 | 0 |
| Yellowtail Scad | 1,860 | 0 |
| Total | 11,492,507 | 140,202 |
| % Discards | 1.2% |