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Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic and Social Assessment Data 2017/18 - 2020/21

Name: Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic and Social Assessment Data 2017/18 - 2020/21
Published: 2025

University of Tasmania, Australia

Ogier, Emily ; Rust, Steven ; Pethiyagoda, Niyomi

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The findings are based on a range of assessment and research activities undertaken by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) of the University of Tasmania.Specific fisheries and aquaculture sectors assessed are: Tasmanian Abalone Fishery, Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery, Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery, Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery, Tasmanian Scallop Fishery, Tasmanian Abalone Aquaculture, Tasmanian Pacific Oyster Aquaculture and Tasmanian Salmonid Aquaculture.Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: Data was collected using primary data collection methods (Surveys of Commercial and Recreational Fishers and Aquaculture Operators) and also generated from analysis of secondary data and from economic modelling. 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Cite data as: Ogier, E., Rust, S. T., & Pethiyagoda, N. A. (2025). Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic and Social Assessment Data 2017/18 - 2020/21 [Data set]. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. https://doi.org/10.25959/0QZZ-AA02

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This report provides an assessment of the social and economic status and performance of Tasmanian fisheries and aquaculture, 2017/18 to 2020/21. Tasmania’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors (i.e., commercial, recreational and Tasmanian Aboriginal businesses and users) are important parts of the Tasmanian economy and broader community and generate a diverse range of social and economic benefits.

Achieving economic and social benefits from marine resources is an objective of fisheries and marine farming (aquaculture) management in Tasmania, as outlined in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (hereafter referred to as LMRMA) and the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 (hereafter referred to as the MFPA).
The indicators used in this assessment reflect this legislative objective as well as best-practice (for example, see NOAA Fisheries Socioeconomics, PIRSA Social and Economic Assessments). They were chosen to be relevant to managing sector-wide and community outcomes from these fisheries and aquaculture activities.

This report does not attempt to benchmark performance. It is intended to inform industry and sector representative organisations, government agencies with policy and regulatory responsibilities, other marine research groups, and interested members of the Tasmanian community, of social and economic outcomes and change in those outcomes across time.

This is the first assessment report of this type. It follows from an initial pilot assessment of Tasmanian fisheries (Ogier et al. 2018) and is intended to be one of a series. The period of time covered by this assessment (2017/18 - 2020/21) encompasses both the period prior to and across the COVID-19 pandemic. The impacts of the pandemic on economic and social indicators for these sectors is therefore captured.

This assessment encompasses commercial, recreational, and Tasmanian Aboriginal community sectors using managed marine resources. The findings are based on a range of assessment and research activities undertaken by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) of the University of Tasmania.
Specific fisheries and aquaculture sectors assessed are: Tasmanian Abalone Fishery, Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery, Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery, Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery, Tasmanian Scallop Fishery, Tasmanian Abalone Aquaculture, Tasmanian Pacific Oyster Aquaculture and Tasmanian Salmonid Aquaculture.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned

Statement: Data was collected using primary data collection methods (Surveys of Commercial and Recreational Fishers and Aquaculture Operators) and also generated from analysis of secondary data and from economic modelling. Detail of how indicator values were obtained is provided in Table B1 (fisheries) and Table C1 (aquaculture) in the report [https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1820445/Economic-and-Social-Assessment-of-Tasmanian-Fisheries-and-Aquaculture-2020-21.pdf] and in the Method and Data Source sheet in the Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic and Social Indicator Assessment Data 2017-18 to 2020-21 meta data file. This description includes definitions, methods, calculations, assumptions and data sources.

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Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration Agreement (SMRCA): Agreement between the Tasmanian Government and the University of Tasmania

Issued: 16 08 2025

Data time period: 2017-01-07 to 2023-06-30

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Ogier, E., Rust, S., Pethiyagodi, N., Spanou, E. (2025). Economic and Social Assessment of Tasmanian Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020/21. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Technical Report. University of Tasmania, Hobart. (Associated report)

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DOI : 10.25959/0QZZ-AA02
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