Both Harrisson’s dogfish (Centrophoros harrissoni) and southern dogfish (C. zeehaani) have been considerably depleted in their range of distribution.  As such, actions are required that will enable the rebuilding of their populations.  The Commonwealth organisations: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), the CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), have been involved in a project that identifies areas of suitable habitat for each species and where closures of those areas will likely result in population rebuilding.

Fisheries NSW has also been involved in the process since it has jurisdiction over the waters off NSW where these sharks reside.  Therefore, any closures, or other options, will impact NSW fishing stakeholders.

To keep you up to date with the latest developments, any new information on this process will be available from this webpage.  Please check it regularly and contact the appropriate person (details below) if you require further information.

• Draft NSW Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations September 2012  659.4 KB
  
• NSW Draft Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations  1.1 MB
  
• NSW Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations Consultation document August 2012  36.8 KB
  
• Newcastle Dogfish Meeting Notification  27.7 KB
  
• Gulper sharks - letter to commercial fishing stakeholders  873.7 KB
  
• Harrissons-and-southern-dogfish-MSE.pdfIdentifying options for spatial closures to conserve Harrisson’s and Southern Dogfish using a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) approach  1.1 MB
  
• TSSC letter to Fisheries NSW 25 May 2012  364.4 KB
  
• Update on the development of the Harrisson’s and southern dogfish rebuilding strategy  20.8 KB