Commercial fishing
Apply now for structural adjustment payments
Applications are now open for all stages.
Stage 1: closes 30 June 2024
- $3,000 grant for independent advice
- Quota and loss of income payments
Stage 2: closes 30 June 2024
- Round 2 licence and symbol buyback
- Gulf of Carpentaria licence and N3 symbol buyback
- Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet-free areas loss of income payments
- Great Sandy Marine Park marine aquarium fishery loss of income payments
- Hammerhead shark loss of income payments
- Skipper and crew support payments
Stage 3: closes 30 January 2025
- Supply chain businesses diversification grants
- Gillnet buyback
- Gillnet reel boat refit grants
Commercial fishing makes a significant contribution to regional jobs and the state economy. Fisheries Queensland supports sustainable commercial fishing in Queensland.
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Future fishing
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Sandy Marine Park to support sustainable fishing
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Commercial fishing in Queensland
Getting started in commercial fishing—things to know
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Licences and permits
Fees and forms for commercial fishing licences, permits and quotas or effort units
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Reporting
Reporting requirements for commercial fisheries
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Net-free fishing zones
Location of net-free fishing zones in Queensland
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Vessel tracking
Vessel tracking requirements for commercial fishing operators
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Harvest strategies
How we’re managing Queensland’s fisheries so they’re sustainable in the long term
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Quota-managed fisheries
To achieve sustainable fisheries we need to limit how many fish are caught
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Investment and increased fishing effort warnings
Current warnings issued by Fisheries Queensland
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Commercial and charter fishing grants
To support projects and programs that encourage or promote behaviour change, industry modernisation, best practice and innovation
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Qld eFisher app
The free Qld eFisher app allows commercial fishers in eligible fisheries to report notices and catch data.