Fishing and aquaculture

Advice for commercial fishing, charter fishing and aquaculture operators in Queensland.

Structural adjustment payments

Applications are still open for supply chain business diversification grants, gillnet buyback and gillnet reel boat refit grants for eligible commercial licence holders, and businesses affected by the:

phase-out of gillnets on the Great Barrier Reef
Great Sandy Marine Park rezoning
new Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet-free areas.

Aquaculture

Starting and running an aquaculture business.

Commercial and charter fishing

Reporting, authorities, licences, permits, management arrangements, alerts and other requirements for commercial and charter fishing operations.

First Nations fishing

Traditional fishing requirements and permits.

Alerts

Updates and announcements for the commercial fishing industry.

Authorities, licences and permits

Forms, fees and requirements for commercial and charter fishing.

Fisheries development and approvals

Approvals are required for certain development activities.