Public submissions have now closed.
The deadline for commenting on an application to pair trawl in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) has been extended to Friday, 10 February 2017.
View the pair trawling application.
Make a submission.
On 8 December 2016 AFMA received an application to pair trawl using a midwater trawl net in the SPF for an initial period of 12 months.
Unlike midwater trawling and purse seining, which are both approved under the SPF Management Plan, other fishing methods, such as pair trawling, jigging and handlining require AFMA to make a specific decision whether or not to allow them.
The independent AFMA Commission will make the final decision on whether or not to allow pair trawling in the Commonwealth SPF after it has considered relevant economic and scientific advice.