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New Queensland study to shed
Qlight on black jewfish population UEENSLAND resource,” Mr Furner hampton,” Mr Furner Stakeholders who swim bladders, which
Government said.
said. would like to partic- are sold fresh or dried scientists will “The outcomes of The research pro- ipate can contact the inSouth-EastAsia.
assess the population this research project ject’s objectives are to: project team by email- In May 2019, the
biology of black jew- fish in a new research project to better under- stand stocks and man- age the species.
should give fishery managers an improved understanding of the biology of black jew- fish stocks to be able to set catch limits for the species.”
• Determine the stock structure and connec- tivity of black jewfish throughout Queens- land waters using ge- netics; and
ing samuel.williams@ daf.qld.gov.au
Queensland Govern- ment introduced a total allowable catch limit of 20 tonnes for black jewfish in response to escalating catches and concerns about sus- tainability.
Minister for Agricul- tural Development and Fisheries Mark Furn- er said the three-year priority project would provide crucial infor- mation to help protect the sustainability of black jewfish.
Mr Furner said scien- tists will work closely with commercial, rec- reational and charter fishers to collect sam- ples and learn from their existing knowl- edge of black jewfish.
• Assess the age structure, spawning bi- ology and size-at-ma- turity for black jewfish populations on the east coast of Queensland.
Since 2017, there has been a rapid increase in targeted commercial fishing of black jew- fish following a rise in market demand for their
“We need to know more about black jew- fish on the east coast of Queensland to inform future assessments and management deci- sions that will lead to a long-term sustainable
“While the research will be Queens- land-wide, there will be a strong focus around the black jew- fish hot spots such as Mackay and Rock-
Funded by the Fish- eries Research and Development Corpo- ration, scientists from the Queensland De- partment of Agricul- ture and Fisheries will conduct the research project that commenc- es on July 1, 2020.
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