Queensland managed fisheries

The implementation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) allows the Australian Government to assess the environmental performance of fisheries and promote ecologically sustainable management.

An independent assessment of all export and all Australian Government managed fisheries is required. These assessments ensure that, over time, fisheries are managed in an ecologically sustainable way.

Fishery assessments under the EPBC Act

Queensland managed fisheries
Fishery assessments Fishery export
approval expires
Aquarium Fish Fishery
(formerly Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery)		 23/04/2024
Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery Revoked
Commercial Crayfish and Rocklobster Fishery
(formerly East Coast Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery)		 28/08/2025
Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery
(formerly Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery)		 31/08/2026
Coral Fishery 28/10/2024
Deep Water Fin Fish Fishery Expired
Developmental Jellyfish Fishery Expired
Developmental Slipper Lobster Fishery Expired
East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery Revoked
East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery 17/12/2024
East Coast Pearl 28/08/2025
East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery Not exporting
East Coast Trochus Fishery 28/08/2025
Eel Fishery 28/08/2025
Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery 30/01/2024
Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish Fishery Revoked
Gulf of Carpentaria Line Fishery Expired
Line Fishery (Reef)
(formerly Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery)		 18/01/2024
Marine Specimen Shell Fishery Not exporting
Moreton Bay Bêche-de-mer Fishery Expired
Mud Crab Fishery Revoked
Ocean Beach Fishery 01/05/2024
River and Inshore Beam Trawl Fishery Expired
Rocky Reef Fin Fish Fishery Expired
Schulz Fisheries Pty Ltd Expired
Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast)
(formerly East Coast Beche-de-mer Fishery)		 30/11/2024
Spanner Crab Fishery 28/08/2025