Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery Scoping Study

Abstract

The Queensland Ecological Risk Assessment Guideline (the Guideline) was released in March 2018 as part of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017–2027. This Guideline provides an overview of the strategy being employed to develop Ecological Risk Assessments (ERAs) for Queensland’s fisheries.

The Scoping Study establishes a baseline of information on the key characteristics of the MAFF. It includes information on the broader management regime, target species groups, legislation, and gear restrictions, licensing, catch and effort trends and assessment history. Information contained in the MAFF Scoping Study will be used to inform subsequent assessments including the whole of fishery (Level 1) ERA and a species-specific (Level 2) ERA.