Prawn fishery Gulf of St Vincent

King prawns are taken in the Gulf St Vincent by this fishery. Prawns are caught by trawlers during the night.

Licensing

There are no new licences available for commercial fishing in the Gulf St Vincent prawn fishery.

Fees

Commercial licence fees must be paid each financial year. Invoices are issued annually in early June.

Payments can be made:

  • up-front
  • in a lump sum
  • in quarterly installments.

Transfers

Licences can be transferred from one person to another.

See the Application to transfer a Prawn Fishery licence (PDF 280.0 KB) for more information.

Gulf St Vincent Prawn units can be transferred.

See the GSV Prawn unit transfer (PDF 156.4 KB) for more information.

Boat registration and de-registration

All boats used for commercial fishing must be registered.

To register or de-register a boat use the Application to vary a boat registration endorsement form. (PDF 152.6 KB)

Boat master registration

All people who act as a commercial fishing boat master must be registered by the licence holder. Multiple boat masters can be registered using the form.

Application to change registration of a master/s (PDF 188.7 KB)

Gulf St Vincent prawn fishery management

The Commonwealth Department of the Environment requires that all commercial fisheries that export product be assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Product from the Abalone Fishery is currently approved for export – for more information see South Australian managed fisheries.

Closures

See the closures page.

Regulations

Fishing activities in the Gulf St Vincent Prawn Fishery are regulated under:

Determinations

Contact

Hamish Telfer – Fisheries Manager
Phone: (08) 8767 2358
Email: hamish.telfer@sa.gov.au

Neil MacDonald – Executive Officer, St Vincent Gulf Prawn Boat Owners Association
Email: neil@nmac.com.au

Page last reviewed: 15 Jan 2024

 


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