Black jewfish stock
Although a species may be classified as sustainable under the Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) framework, this does not mean that the stock is meeting Queensland targets under the harvest strategy.
Stock | 2023 | 2020 | 2018 | 2016 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queensland East Coast | Sustainable | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined |
Gulf of Carpentaria | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined |
Stock assessment
The 2022 stock assessment used current biological data provided through a FRDC funded research project, as well as commercial and recreational catch data to:
- determine the sustainability of the stock
- understand how recent change in fishing pressure may have impacted the stock
- inform long-term sustainable catch levels in line with the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy
- inform management decisions through the existing east coast inshore fishery harvest strategy.
The assessment that the black jewfish stock was between 56% and 99% of unfished levels, and most probably at around 79%.
Despite high uncertainty around the exact level of biomass, the model outputs provide confidence that the biomass is at or above the target reference point of 60% unfished biomass.
The assessment used Stock Synthesis, a modelling framework that was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States).
Biomass estimates and key management actions
Ecological risk assessment
- east coast inshore fishery
- Gulf of Carpentaria inshore fishery.
Management
East coast inshore fishery: