Commercial fishing
Structural adjustment payments: Stage 1 extended
Closing dates have been extended so commercial licence holders have more time to get independent advice and submit their applications.
Stage 1
Closing 30 April 2024
- Round 1 licence and symbol buyback — for fishers with N1, N2 or N4 on their licence (open now)
Closing 30 June 2024
- Round 2 licence and symbol buyback — opens 17 May 2024 for fishers without N1, N2 or N4 on their licence
- $3,000 grant for independent advice (open now)
- Quota and loss of income payments (open now)
Apply now for Stage 1 payments.
Stages 2 and 3
These stages will include:
- support for eligible skippers, crew and supply chain businesses affected by the phase-out of gillnets
- payments for eligible fishers not in the Great Barrier Reef or Great Sandy Marine Park rezoning areas to compensate for hammerhead sharks becoming a no-take species
- payments for eligible gillnet fishers in the Gulf of Carpentaria
- loss of income payments for eligible part-time N1, N2 and N4 lease holders
- gillnet buyback from N1, N2, N4 licence or lease holders
- grants to refit gillnet reel boats.
Need help with your application or want to talk to someone about your business? Access free and confidential financial counselling services in southern Queensland or northern Queensland, or call 1300 771 741.
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.