Commercial Garfish closure
Temporary closures to commercial Southern Garfish fishing will take place in Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent for separate 20-day periods between 12 May and 24 June 2012. Find out more.

Interim Snapper limit announced
A commercial daily trip limit for Snapper has been introduced as an interim measure to protect local stocks. The change is effective 1 January to 31 June 2012 and will contain commercial fishers to an 800 kg daily commercial trip limit within gulf waters. View map of the restricted areas (pdf 254.8 KB) and answers to frequently asked questions.

Licence & Registration Forms

You can download copies of licence and registration forms or phone PIRSA Fisheries Licensing on 08 8204 1370 and ask for a copy to be sent to you..

A register of all current holders of fishery licences, registrations and permits is kept on the Public Register.


Licence payment online
Charter boat fishing
Fish processor registration
Licence transfer
Quota and pot transfer
Boat registration
Registered master
Registration of commercial fishing devices
Registered third party interests form
Goolwa cockles
Permits and exemptions
Vessel Monitoring System
Rock lobster fishing industry fund - request for refund of contributions

Licence payment online


If you have a payment advice form from PIRSA Fisheries you can pay your licence fee online.

You will need to provide the name of the licence holder, the licence number and amount to be paid on the online form. The examples (example 1 & example 2)(currently these examples are unavailable, PIRSA apologises for any inconvinience) of the Application for Renewal form and Licence Fee Instalment Payment Advice Form show where you can find the information you will need to enter.

Charter boat fishing


No new licences for charter boat fishing are currently being issued. An application for consent to the transfer of a licence for charter boat fishing must be a joint application made by the holder of the licence and the transferee.

To register a boat for charter fishing the applicant must also hold a licence in respect of the fishery.

To register a person as the master of a boat to be used for charter fishing the applicant must also have a licence in respect of the fishery.

Charter boat fishery licence transfer form
Charter boat fishery boat registration endorsement - application to vary form
Charter boat fishery application to change registration of master form



Fish processor registration


Any person who for the purpose of trade or business processes or purchases or obtains fish must register as a fish processor. Fish processing includes scaling, gilling, gutting, filleting, freezing, chilling, packing or any other activity involved in preparing fish for sale.

Application for fish processor registration
Application to add or remove fish processing premises
Cancellation of fish processor registration

Abalone fishery change of processor nomination

Blue Crab fishery change of processor nomination

Add or Remove Major Species to a Fish Processor

Licence transfer


Licences may be transferred with the consent of the Director of Fisheries. An application for consent must be in writing and must be made on the appropriate form.


Abalone licence transfer form
Blue crab licence transfer form
Lakes and Coorong licence transfer form
Marine scalefish fishery licence transfer form

Marine scalefish licence almagamation form
Northern zone rock lobster licence transfer form
Southern zone rock lobster licence transfer form
Prawn licence transfer form


Quota and pot transfer


Licence holders can negotiate to transfer their quota and rock lobster pot entitlement to another licence holder.

Abalone central zone quota transfer
Abalone southern zone quota transfer
Abalone western zone quota transfer
Blue crab quota transfer
Giant crab quota transfer
Mud cockle quota transfer
Northern zone rock lobster quota and pot transfer
Sardine quota transfer
Southern zone rock lobster quota and pot transfer
Pipi quota transfer

Boat registration


Boats to be used for commercial fishing purposes must be registered as such and endorsed on the commercial fisher’s licence. Under some conditions commercial fishers can use commercial vessels for recreational fishing purposes.

Boat registration endorsement - application to vary form

 


Registered master


The licence holder must register and have endorsed on their licence all persons who will act as master of the boat to be used for commercial fishing purposes.

Abalone fishery application to change registration of master
Blue crab fishery application to change registration of master
Lakes and Coorong application to change registration of master
Marine Scalefish Fishery application to change registration of master
Miscellaneous fishery application to change registration of master
Northern zone rock lobster application to change registration of master
Prawn fisheries application to change registration of master
River fishery application to change registration of master
Southern zone rock lobster application to change registration of master

Within the Marine Scalefish Fishery, fishing for ocean leather jackets can only be undertaken using ocean jacket traps. Licence holders need to apply for registered masters to be able to undertake this activity.
Ocean leather jacket sector

Within the Marine Scalefish Fishery, fishing for pilchards can only be undertaken using a sardine (pilchard) net endorsed on the licence.
Sardine (pilchard) sector application to change registration of master

Within the Marine Scalefish Fishery, fishing for sand crabs can only be undertaken using sand crab pots endorsed on the licence.
Sand crab sector application to change registration of master

Registered Third Party Interests Form


The Fisheries Management Act 2007 provides options for persons other than the licence holder to register a third party interest in a fishing licence.

Section 65 of the Act establishes a public register of authorities that are issued under the Act, including commercial fishing licences.

Pursuant to sections 38 and 65 of the Act a licence holder may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, put a notation on that register which identifies another person or entity who has an interest in the licence (“the interest holder”).

It is possible for more than one party to be a registered interest holder. The interest need not be a security interest, but could include any type of interest in the licence.

The Director must not consent to a transfer of the licence without the consent of any registered interest holder. If there is more than one interest holder, consent is required from each party.

In addition, the Act requires that an interest holder be notified of any prosecution proceedings under the Act that are commenced with respect to the licence. Licences are liable to suspension or cancellation for breaches of the Act.

Consent of an interest holder is also required before the Director can accept the surrender of a licence in accordance with section 61 of the Act.

Consent of a third party interest holder is not required in relation to the transfer of a registered device (for example, a rock lobster pot entitlement) and is not required if the licence holder chooses to relinquish a registered device and not re-register the device for the following year.

If a person who claims an interest in a licence seeks further protection of their interest relating to matters such as quota entitlements or other entitlements endorsed on a licence, they should make private arrangements with the licensee.

If a person who is registered as an interest holder requests that their interest be removed from the register, then the Director will give effect to this request.

Information about licences is available on the public register established by section 65 of the Act.

Other information concerning a licence that is not on the public register is subject to confidentiality provisions set out in section 66A of the Act, but can be released with written consent of the licence holder.

Disclaimer The above information is a brief overview of aspects of the Act with respect to security interests over licences, and is not intended to be exhaustive or constitute legal advice.

Registration of third party interest form
Cancellation of third party interest form

Replacement authority form


If you have misplace or destroyed your licence, you will need to complete this form and submit it to PIRSA Fisheries Licensing.

Replacement authority form

Pipis (Goolwa cockles)


Cockles harvested for human consumption must originate from the Coorong Classified Areas which has been classified under the Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program.

All licence holders must provide details of when the cockles were harvested, the amount, where they were harvested from, who the cockles were consigned to and when.

All registered fish processors who purchase or otherwise obtain cockles from a licence holder or another registered fish processor must provide details of when the cockles were received, the amount, the date harvested, who they were received from, whether they are intended for human consumption and the date removed from wet storage tank.

Pipis (Goolwa cockles): harvesting and processing record form


In addition, if a fish processor stores Goolwa cockles in water, the fish processor must arrange for an approved tester to conduct water quality tests as outlined on the attached form. 

Testing of water quality in tanks used for wet storage of Pipis (Goolwa cockles)


Permits and exemptions


Permits and exemptions are required to undertake some activities that would otherwise be illegal under the Fisheries Management Act 2007.  Forms to apply for these permits and exemptions can be downloaded here.

You will need to apply for a permit if you want to:


You can apply for an exemption if you want to:


 

Vessel Monitoring System


For selected fisheries the following forms need to be completed to provide information for PIRSA’s Vessel Monitoring System.

Installation certificate

VMS nominated contact person details form

Data Network Identifier/Engineering Integrated Database (DNID/ENID) Download Agreement form


Rock lobster fishing industry fund - request for refund of contributions


A Rock Lobster Industry Fund has been set up by the Primary Industry Funding Schemes (Rock Lobster Fishing Industry Funding Schemes Act 1998.  It has been set up to fund an industry organisation to implement and administer a strategic plan for the fishery.

The South Australian Rock Lobster Advisory Council (SARLAC) is the recognised organisation that will be supported by the funding scheme. SARLAC has recently conducted extensive industry consultation in relation to a strategic plan for the industry, through port meetings and written communication.

The levy for each licence holder under the funding scheme is $1,200 for 2009/10. Licence holders have the option of seeking a refund of their Rock Lobster Fishing Industry Fund levy. Once the full amount has been paid, licence holders may apply for a refund of their contributions to the fund using this form. The $1,200 can not be paid in two $600.00 installments.

A request for refund of contributions made during the 2009/10 financial year must be submitted before 30 June 2010. Licence holders who claim and receive a refund cannot receive direct benefits or services funded by payments from the Fund.