QSIA is a vocal advocate for the rights of its members and broader wild catch commercial fishing in Queensland.
Key Submissions made in 2024 include:
PRE- 2024:
Fisheries Reform Questionnaires
Regulatory Impact Statement and Queensland Fisheries Reform
RTI001-Amendment-to-Fisheries-Regulation-2008
QPC PIA 2020 regulation quotas RIS required
Petition: Loss of confidence in the management of Fisheries Queensland
This industry has been subject to unacceptably poor fisheries policy development and the management of Fisheries Queensland needs to be held accountable. The text of the petition is detailed below – please sign online or email the office to obtain a word/pdf copy.
Petition link: Queensland Parliament
Word version – QSIA Petition_28 July 2021
PDF version – QSIA Petition_28 July 2021
If you collect signatures please use the correct form of the petition (including the name and address) must appear on each page of the petition to be presented to the House.
Title: Loss of confidence in the management of Fisheries Queensland. The text of the petition is outlined below.
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Queensland residents draw to the attention of the House that the seafood catching sector has lost confidence in the management of our fisheries resources. Our loss of confidence is based on the potential collective loss of access to our marine resources for recreational and commercial fishers and the Queensland community. An important example of this is loss of confidence is the potential loss of, or extremely restricted access to, the Queensland Spanish Mackerel fishery to both recreational and commercial fishers and critically, the Queensland community.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to call for a full commission of inquiry into the management of Fisheries Queensland.
Principal Petitioners: Shane Snow, Vice President
C/- Queensland Seafood Industry Association
PO Box 3856
VICTORIA POINT QLD 4165
Discussion Paper – Proposed Changes to the Fisheries Regulation 2008
Feedback Sheets
Members and non-members are encouraged to provide feedback to the Association by 5pm Monday 15 July 2019.
Recreational Fishing Impacts
Queensland Government Discussion Papers
The Queensland Government released a series of papers seeking feedback on changes to fisheries management in the crab, net and trawl fisheries.
QSIA Questionnaires
The Association has prepared its own feedback mechanisms through questionnaires and response sheet that can be accessed here.
Please send your completed feedback sheet by email to eo@qsia.com.au or by mail to PO Box 392,Clayfield Qld 4011 by no later than Friday 19 April 2019.
Industry Submission
Fisheries Reform Process: QSIA Submission
Sustainable Fisheries Strategy Discussion Papers
The Queensland government has released four discussion papers for comment by Sunday 20 May 2018.
Responses to these discussion papers is required by Sunday 20 May 2018. QSIA will be coordinating an industry response to the discussion papers. The association will provide a feedback process by the end of May 2018.
QSIA and the introduction of VMS
QSIA correspondence regarding the introduction of vessel management systems to the commercial fishing sector.
QSIA Submission Green Paper Submission
The following paper was drafted in response to the State Government’s fisheries green paper process.
Reef Blueprint for Resilience
QSIA concerns regarding the Reef Blueprint for Resilience