Fisheries Economic and Social Indicator Monitoring
Commercial fishing in New South Wales is a diverse and valuable industry that draws on a natural resource to generate livelihoods, food and purpose for those involved directly and indirectly involved. The department is seeking to better understand these economic and social values of the industry and has established a monitoring program to track how they change over time.
BDO has been engaged to produce an annual time series of economic and social indicators for NSW commercial fisheries. Indicators will be produced for each fishery for the financial years 2019/20 to 2025/26.
BDO is an independent group of researchers with experience monitoring economic and social indicators for fisheries in Australia. Economic and social indicators provide valuable information for the fishing industry, fisheries managers and other stakeholders.
Economic indicators can help to understand the profitability of the industry and how the state’s resources are being used to deliver economic benefits to our regional communities and our state as a whole.
For a quick overview of the benefits economic research can provide for commercial fisheries you are encouraged to watch the short video below.
Economic and social indicator reports for 2023/24
The reports for the 2023/24 financial year for each fishery, as well as the statewide summary, are now available. These reports also include back‑cast indicators for 2022/23.
Economic Indicator Reports
- NSW Commercial Fisheries
- NSW Abalone Fishery
- NSW Lobster Fishery
- NSW Estuary General Fishery
- NSW Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery
- NSW Ocean Hauling Fishery
- NSW Sea Urchin and Turban Shell Fishery
- NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery
- NSW Ocean Trap and Line Fishery
Economic Indicator Dashboards
- NSW Commercial Fisheries Dashboard
- NSW Abalone Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Lobster Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Estuary General Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Ocean Hauling Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Sea Urchin and Turban Shell Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery Dashboard
- NSW Ocean Trap and Line Fishery Dashboard
