DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...

AgENCy PERFORMANCE � SERvICE 1 – FISHERIES MANAgEMENT
licensing and registry Services Branch
The Licensing and Registry Services Branch is
responsible for the provision of licensing services
for commercial fishing, recreational fishing, pearling
and aquaculture. It manages the Fisheries Licensing
and Management System (FLAMS) and the online
renewal and payment facility and maintains
a register of authorisations, exemptions and
aquaculture leases, pursuant to Part 12 of the Fish
Resources Management Act 1994.
The register is available to the public on
application to the Department of Fisheries’
Registrar and the payment of appropriate fees in
accordance with section 125 of the Fish Resources
Management Act 1994 (FRMA).
Appendix 4 of this Annual Report provides a
summary of information recorded on the register
during 2010/11 including authorisations, aquaculture
leases, security notations and exemptions.
Service 1 – Fisheries Management
– Major Achievements in 2010/11
• The first stage in the transition to Individual
Transferable Quota catch management in the
West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery
was carried out, including the allocation
of individual catch limits and introduction
of a revised regulatory and administrative
framework for quota management.
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• A new funding model was implemented for the
commercial fishing sector. Under the new model,
commercial fishers are required to pay a flat
fee of 5.75 per cent of the Gross Value Product
(GVP) of the fishery in which they operate.
• The Fisheries Licensing and Management
System (FLAMS) was modified and enhanced
to incorporate ongoing changes to a variety
of managed fishery plans including the West
Coast Rock Lobster Management Plan.
• Fisheries Adjustment Schemes were
established and completed for the Shark
Bay Prawn Fishery, Shark Bay Scallop Fishery
and the Abrolhos Islands and Mid-west Trawl
Fishery. The total value of these schemes was
approximately $34 million.
• An Access Rights Working Group report to
the Minister was completed on improving
commercial fishing access rights.