Fisheries symbols

The fishery symbols show that the primary commercial fishing licence holder is authorised to operate in that fishery.

The register of authorities shows the list of all authorities operating under each symbol.

A licence holder can apply to:

See the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 for details of each fishery symbol.

Operating area maps

View the list of operating area maps for each symbol.

Search the list of symbols

SymbolNameFishery
A1 Aquarium fish fishery Aquarium fish fishery
A2 Aquarium fish fishery Aquarium fish fishery
B1 Beche-de-mer fishery (east coast) Beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) fishery
C1 Crab fishery (other than spanner crab) Crab fishery
C2 Crab fishery (spanner crab - managed area A) Crab fishery
C3 Crab fishery (spanner crab - managed area B) Crab fishery
D Coral fishery Coral fishery
E Eel fishery (adults) Eel fishery
F Shell fishery Shell and sand fisheries
G Shell grit fishery Shell and sand fisheries
H Star sand fishery Shell and sand fisheries
J1 Trochus fishery (east coast) Trochus fishery
JE Juvenile eel fishery Eel fishery
K1 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 1) Net fishery
K2 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 2) Net fishery
K3 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 3) Net fishery
K4 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 4) Net fishery
K5 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 5) Net fishery
K6 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 6) Net fishery
K7 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 7) Net fishery
K8 Net fishery (ocean beach - area 8) Net fishery
L1 Line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region) Line fishery
L2 Line fishery (reef) Line fishery
L3 Line fishery (reef) Line fishery
L4 Line fishery (Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority no. 1) Line fishery
L8 Line fishery (multiple hook - east coast) Line fishery
M1 Moreton Bay trawl Trawl fishery
M2 Moreton Bay trawl Trawl fishery
N10 Net fishery (east coast - no. 4) Net fishery
N11 Net fishery (no. 11) Net fishery
N11 Net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria - no. 11) Net fishery
N12 Net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria - offshore) Net fishery
N13 Net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria - offshore) Net fishery
N15 Net fishery (management region 5) Net fishery
N3 Net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria - no. 1) Net fishery
NX Net fishery (limited life - management region 2-4) Net fishery
O Oyster fishery Oyster fishery
P Pearl fishery Pearl fishery
R Crayfish and rock lobster fishery Crayfish and rock lobster fishery
RQ Coral reef fin fish fishery Line fishery
SM Spanish mackerel fishery Line fishery
T1 Trawl fishery Trawl fishery
T2 Trawl fishery Trawl fishery
T4 Trawl fishery (fin fish) Trawl fishery
T5 Trawl fishery (river and inshore - area 1) Trawl fishery
T6 Trawl fishery (river and inshore - area 2) Trawl fishery
T7 Trawl fishery (river and inshore - area 3) Trawl fishery
T8 Trawl Fishery (river and inshore - area 4) Trawl fishery
T9 Trawl fishery (river and inshore - area 5) Trawl fishery
W1 Worm fishery (beachworm) Worm fishery
W2 Worm fishery (bloodworm) Worm fishery
Y Yabby fishery Yabby fishery
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