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.

Ecological Assessment Reports

All fisheries in Australia that have an export component must be assessed against sustainability guidelines before the fishery can receive export accreditation under the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

This process involves the submission of a report (an ecological assessment) of each relevant fishery. PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture prepares these reports and provides them to the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC), who assess them against sustainability guidelines. The Commonwealth Minister (or their delegate) then makes a decision as to whether a fishery receives a five year accreditation or a three year accreditation. These approvals are subject to conditions and recommendations, which typically require the development of further management arrangements over the accreditation period.

All South Australian fisheries that have been assessed have been successful in gaining export approval. This page includes the most recent ecological assessment reports for each fishery.

Abalone Fishery SEWPaC Assessment 2009 (.PDF) 653KB

Giant Crab Fishery SEWPaC Assessment 2009 (.PDF) 187KB

Lakes and Coorong Fishery Assessment 2011 (.PDF) 909KB

Marine Scalefish Fishery SEWPaC Assessment 2011 (.PDF) 876KB

Prawn Fisheries SEWPac Assessment 2009 (.PDF) 274KB

Rocklobster Fisheries SEWPaC Assessment 2008 (.PDF) 696KB

Sardine Fishery SEWPac Assessment 2009 (.PDF) 80KB

Sea Urchin Fishery SEWPaC Assessment 2011 (.PDF) 196KB

Specimen Shell Fishery SEWPaC Assessment 2010 (.PDF) 36KB