Endeavour prawn stock
Species
- Endeavour prawns (Metapenaeus endeavouri and Metapenaeus ensis)
Fish stock status
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 |
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East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | Sustainable | Sustainable | Sustainable | Sustainable | Sustainable |
Stock assessment
The 2023 stock assessment used current biological, survey and commercial catch data to estimate the:
- biomass of the biological stock
- fishing pressure on the biological stock.
The assessment team used a delay-difference biomass model, based on previous stock assessments. 14 scenarios were run, covering a range of modelling assumptions.
The results for the project team’s preferred scenario indicated that biomass in 2021 was between 54% and 87%, most likely at 69% for the east coast endeavour prawn stock north of 22 degrees latitude.
Biomass estimates and key management actions
Estimated retained catch from 1958 to 2021
Project team
The stock assessment project team had a wide range of skill sets, and included :
- managers, scientists, monitoring and data specialists from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
- 2 industry representatives.
The team operated under the terms of reference (PDF, 154KB) to ensure:
- team member roles and tasks were clearly defined
- processes were well documented.
We thank the project team for contributing their time and knowledge, and engaging constructively over the course of a 17-month project.
We acknowledge the significant time commitment and deep operational and technical expertise of our industry representatives. The project has benefited greatly from their input. Future assessments should continue to engage with industry members to further enhance assessments and build collaboration between industry and government.
Ecological risk assessment
Assessed in the 2018: Southern Queensland east coast otter trawl fishery and river and inshore beam trawl fishery (PDF, 4MB)
Management
East coast otter trawl fishery: