Gulper shark management arrangements

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 and Water Resources, 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.

DPI Fisheries 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.

• Actions needed to rebuild dogfish (gulper) shark stocks in NSW waters, plus a call for persons who want to be included in an upcoming consultation process (PDF, 873.7 KB)
  
• Consultation document - NSW Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations (PDF, 36.8 KB)
  
• Draft NSW Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations - August 2012 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  
• Draft NSW Strategy to assist with the rebuilding of Harrisson’s and southern dogfish populations - September 2012 (PDF, 659.4 KB)
  
• Identifying options for spatial closures to conserve Harrisson’s and Southern Dogfish using a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) approach (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  
• Meeting Notification for commercial fishers - Wickham Fisherman’s Co-operative (PDF, 27.7 KB)
  
• Threatened Species Scientific Committee letter to NSW DPI - May 2012 (PDF, 364.4 KB)
  
• Update on the development of the Harrisson’s and southern dogfish rebuilding strategy - June 2012 (PDF, 20.8 KB)