7065 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Written Question

Published date: 03 May 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	7065 (2024)
Question asked:	18 Apr 2024
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	29 Apr 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_07065_2024
Document guid:	51bac1bc-8b97-432c-b4b1-966ddca289df

7065 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: How many, if any, fishing companies operated in SQU6T in the year 2022/2023 and how does this compare with the previous three years?

Hon Shane Jones: I am advised that five fishing companies operated vessels targeting squid in the SQU6T Quota Management Area during the 2022/2023 (Oct-Sep) fishing year. The table below compares this figure to those of the previous three fishing years. Fishing year Fishing companies operating in SQU6T 2019/20 7 2020/21 6 2021/22 7 2022/23 5