2019-07-18 OM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Fisheries Regulation Discussion Paper

   be available with the payment of an additional administration fee. There would be no change to the
   fees as part of this proposal.
60. Clarify existing General Fisheries Permit requirements.
    It is proposed that the Fisheries Regulation be amended to clarify the circumstances in which the
    chief executive can issue a General Fisheries Permit (GFP), that a GFP cannot contravene
    existing fisheries legislation, and that the period of any GFP cannot be more than 3 years. GFPs
    are intended to allow research, fish salvage, trialling alternative gears and supporting education
    displays. This would remove loopholes and ensure that our fisheries are managed consistently and
    accessed in the most equitable way.
61. Remove carrier boat licences and allow transhipment under certain conditions.
    There are currently a number of inconsistencies between Queensland’s fisheries in relation to the
    use of carrier boats. To provide for greater consistency, it is proposed to allow transhipment at sea
    under certain circumstances, if both primary vessels are operating out of the same quota account.
    Additional reporting requirements would apply in such circumstances. The existing carrier boat
    licence would be removed.
62. Restrict the filleting of quota and TACC species, and align the existing Filleting Permit
    requirements with General Fisheries Permits.
    It is proposed to prohibit filleting of ITQ and TACC species. The difficulties associated with
    identifying filleted fish pose the real risk of undermining the effective enforcement of management
    measures introduced, including the quota system, size limits and no-take provisions. Filleting is
    currently allowed in the Coral Reef Line Fishery under a Filleting Permit. This arrangement would
    continue; however, the requirements for issuing a permit (process for applying, length of time for
    the permits and fees) would be aligned with General Fisheries Permits. Filleting is currently a
    standard practice in the East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery and it is proposed to allow this to
    continue through a Filleting Permit, similar to the Coral Reef Line Fishery.
63. Amend marking requirements for recreational crab apparatus.
    It is currently a requirement for recreational fishers to mark their pots with the owner’s name. This
    makes it difficult to easily identify the person who is using the apparatus and enforce the current
    four crab pots per person limit. To address this, a new requirement would be introduced that
    requires recreational fishers to mark their pots with the name of the person using the apparatus.
64. Adjust the existing Spanner Crab Fishery quota year.
    The quota year for the Spanner Crab Fishery currently runs from 1 June to 31 May. All other quota
    fisheries in Queensland run from 1 July to 30 June. It is proposed that the Spanner Crab Fishery
    quota year be amended to run from 1 July to 30 June each year to better align with Queensland’s
    other quota-managed fisheries.
65. Standardise quota administration in the harvest fisheries.
    It is proposed to align Queensland’s harvest fisheries with the quota management systems that
    apply in fisheries. This means that many of the quota conditions currently on each individual’s
    Commercial Fishing Harvest Licence (CFHL) would be moved to quota certificates (amount of
    quota each client holds), legislation (fishing season, rules and reporting) and fisheries declarations
    (total allowable commercial catch). There is no proposed changes to the TACC or fishing seasons
    for any harvest fishery.
66. Limit the number of C2 fishery symbols.
    The C2 fishery symbol (Spanner Crab Fishery), is the only fishery symbol that is issued to licence
    holders on transfer of a C2 quota unit. This system was initially set up to make quota the entry

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