Torres Prawn Handbook 2010

The 2010 issue of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Handbook aims to provide Torres Strait prawn fishermen with the latest management, logbook and scientific information available on the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery. The handbook has been compiled by the Queensland Fisheries Service (QFS) in conjunction with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to inform and assist prawn fishermen and licence holders in their fishing operations.

Title	Size	Pages
Torres Prawn Handbook 2010 - Complete document (WARNING Large file)	2.8MB	109
Cover, Moon phase calendar,Table of Contents	316kb	6
1, Introduction Includes Acronyms	17kb	1
2. Management Includes History, TSPF Management Plan, Management Consultative Process, How to Have Your Say in Management, PZJA Meeting Outcomes, Cost Recovery, Management Plan Objectives and Catch Sharing with Papua New Guinea	52kb	7
3. What do I need to fish in the TSPF? Includes Licenses, Renewal of Licences, Surrender of Licences, Current Licence Fees, Transfers of Licences and UFCs, Forfeiture of Endorsements Upon Transfer, Gear and Boat Requirements, Boat Length, Manner of Measuring Length of a Boat, Net Length and Mesh Size, Manner of Measuring a Net or a Mesh, Mandatory Use of Turtle Excluder Devices, Mandatory Use of Bycatch Reduction Devices, Carriage of Other Species, Logbook Reporting, Export of Seahorses, Seadragons and Pipefish	581kb	11
4. Reporting requirements for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Includes Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), Designated Anchorages Using WGS84 Datum, Who Has What Units?, Total Fishing Days Spent in the Area of the Fishery	44kb	6
5. Closures and exclusions zones Seasonal Closure of the Entire Fishery, West of Warrior Reef Exclusion Zone, Transit Zone - Exemption to Exclusion Zone, Transit Zone, Darnley Island Exclusion Zone, Deliverance, Kerr and Turu Exclusion Zones (New), East of Warrior Reef Seasonal Closure	18kb	2
6. Breaches of regulations	22kb	1
7. Fisheries legislation affecting the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery	346kb	40
8. Maps	247kb	3
9. Research	468kb	7
10. Logbook statistics Catch and Effort by Year, Fishing Catch Rates and Stock Biomass, Regional Catch and Effort, Spatial Distrubution of Catches and Effort, Monthly Trends in Catch and Effort, Details by Month Catches and Effort Since 1989	362kb	12
11. Fishery Observer Program	51kb	3
12. Other Information	571kb	12
13. Publications Relevant to the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery	18kb	2
List of Contacts	18kb	1

Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Handbook 2010