The gross value of production from Tasmania's fisheries increased by 8.0% from 2000-01 to 2001-02. Most of the increase came from the Aquaculture sector, where the gross value of production increased by $24.1m.
FISHERIES PRODUCTION, Tasmania
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| 2000-01p | 2001-02p | Change |
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| $m | $m | % |
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Wild fisheries | | | |
Rock lobster (quota managed)(a) | 55.6 | 64.7 | 16.4 |
Abalone (quota managed)(a)(b) | 129.0 | 120.0 | -6.7 |
Giant crab (quota managed)(a) | 2.6 | 3.5 | 30.9 |
Other fish | 9.8 | 9.0 | -8.3 |
Total wild fisheries | 197.0 | 197.5 | 0.3 |
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Aquaculture | | | |
Salmonids | 95.3 | 121.9 | 28.0 |
Pacific oysters | 14.4 | 11.9 | -17.3 |
Mussels | 0.1 | 0.3 | 226.0 |
Other Species | 1.5 | 2.0 | 33.3 |
Total aquaculture | 112.1 | 136.2 | 21.5 |
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Total fisheries | 309.1 | 333.7 | 8.0 |
p preliminary - figures subject to revision
(a) Total weight of quota managed species calculated from data provided via fishers quota dockets.
(b) Average $/kg for abalone calculated from Department's quarterly abalone beach price calculations. The final figure here is a weighted average of these calculations. Average $/kg for all other species are calculated from processor monthly returns. The figures presented here represent a weighted average of the data. Note that there may not be a direct correlation between the total weight (declared by the fisher) and the average $/kg (declared by the processor). The variation is due to many factors.
Source: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. |