Pearl and oyster fisheries
Pearl fishery
Fishery symbol
- P: Pearl fishery
Operating area
Target species
- Blacklip pearl oysters (Striostrea mytiloides)
- Goldlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)
Wild-caught oyster fishery
Fishery symbol
- O: Oyster fishery
Operating area
- All foreshores between low water and high water.
Target species
- Blacklip oysters (Striostrea mytiloides)
- Milky oysters (Saccostrea cuccullata)
Size or take limits
- No restrictions
Licences
To operate in the fishery, you need a:
- primary commercial fishing licence with the relevant fishery symbol
- commercial fisher licence for the person in charge of fishing activities.
Reporting and monitoring
All commercial fishers must:
- complete daily logbooks
- keep sale dockets
- comply with state marine park and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning rules.