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Handling practices guide
Download the Handling practices guide for commonly caught bycatch species below.
Bycatch Handling and Treatment Guide
AFMA’s Bycatch Handling and Treatment Guide 2016/17 assists fishers to operate within the provision of their fishing concession by outlining the correct handling and treatment of bycatch for the fishing method employed.
Download the Bycatch Handling and Treatment Guide 2016/17 below.
Bycatch reduction (fish)
Kon’s Covered Fisheye Bycatch Reduction device – Northern Prawn Fishery 2016
(pdf 1.6 MB)
At sea testing of the witches hat bycatch reduction device enhancer in the Northern Prawn Fishery – July 2010
(pdf 1.15 MB)
At sea testing of the Hills Nets bycatch reduction device onboard the FV Dolphin Pearl – February 2010
(pdf 512.98 KB)
At sea testing of a submerged light bycatch reduction device onboard the FV Ocean Thief for approval in Australias Northern Prawn Fishery – January 2010
(pdf 812.73 KB)
Seabirds
Seabird Mitigation Assessment – Report Summary
(pdf 388.06 KB)
Effectiveness of Seabird Mitigation Devices – full report
(pdf 841.84 KB)
Seabird ID Guide
(pdf 4.29 MB)
Seabird Bill Guide
(pdf 309.41 KB)
Guide to Developing New Seabird Mitigation Devices in Trawl Fisheries
(pdf 66.71 KB)
Guidelines for the retention of biological material (offal) by trawl operators in the SESSF
(pdf 1.08 MB)
Application for exemption from biological material retention requirements in the Commonwealth Trawl Sector
(pdf 87.06 KB)
Sharks
Shark Identification Guide for Northern Australia
(pdf 6.17 MB)
Deepwater shark and skate ID guide
(pdf 1.56 MB)
Shark and Ray Handling Practices – A guide for commercial fishers in southern Australia
(pdf 6.72 MB)
Chondrichthyan Guide for Fishery Managers
(pdf 823.34 KB)
Sharks caught in SBT fishing grounds
(pdf 3.9 MB)
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