AFMA catch and effort data for the Torres Strait Rock Lobster Fishery 1989-2013

This record describes AFMA catch and effort data for the Torres Strait Rock Lobster Fishery, held by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.

A number of commercial fisheries operate within the Torres Strait for which logbook data is collected by AFMA. The rock lobster fishery comprises multiple sectors from both Australia and PNG with the two Australian sectors being a Traditional Inhabitant (TIB) sector and a non-Traditional Inhabitant (TVH) commercial sector. Data for the two Australian sectors is collected by AFMA while data for the PNG component of the fishery is collected by PNG Fisheries authorities with an annual summary (total catch) passed to AFMA at the end of each season. Rock lobster catch data also exists for a trawl fishery which operated in the Torres Strait between 1980 and 1986.

For the two Australian sectors of the Torres Strait rock lobster fishery, catch reporting is compulsory only in the TVH commercial sector via a logbook program. Reporting of commercial catch from the TIB sector is currently not compulsory and any data that is reported is done on a voluntary basis through processors via a docketbook program. The docketbook system was introduced in 2004 in an attempt to collect commercial catch data from TIB fishers when they sold their catch. The docketbook program has been generally accepted well by TIB fishers since its introduction but has a number of limitations. Although the docketbook program has been successful to some extent, there are significant difficulties with data accuracy and completeness. As the program is also voluntary, not all processors participate in the program or complete records for all sales.

本记录描述了由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）海洋与大气研究所持有的、澳大利亚渔业管理局（AFMA）针对托雷斯海峡岩龙虾渔业的渔获量与捕捞努力量数据。

托雷斯海峡内存在多个商业渔业，其航海日志数据由AFMA收集。岩龙虾渔业包含澳大利亚与巴布亚新几内亚（PNG）的多个部门，其中澳大利亚的两个部门为传统居民（TIB）部门和非传统居民（TVH）商业部门。澳大利亚两个部门的数据由AFMA收集，而渔业中PNG部分的数据则由PNG渔业当局收集，并在每个渔季结束时向AFMA提交年度汇总（总渔获量）。此外，1980至1986年间在托雷斯海峡运营的拖网渔业也存有岩龙虾渔获数据。

针对托雷斯海峡岩龙虾渔业的澳大利亚两个部门，仅TVH商业部门需通过航海日志程序强制上报渔获量。TIB部门的商业渔获上报目前并非强制要求，所有上报数据均由加工商通过docketbook程序自愿提交。docketbook程序于2004年推出，旨在收集TIB渔民出售渔获时的商业渔获数据。该程序自推出以来已被TIB渔民广泛接受，但仍存在若干局限性。尽管该程序为自愿参与，但并非所有加工商都参与其中，或为所有销售记录完整数据。