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| Foreword |
| Australian Fisheries Statistics is designed to meet the needs of the fishing industry and fisheries managers, policy-makers and researchers. ABARE has published detailed production and trade data in this series since 1991. The estimates of the gross value of production provided in the report are used for a range of purposes — for example, to determine Commonwealth, state and territory fisheries research funding arrangements each year. This report contains data on the volume and value of production from state and Commonwealth fisheries, and on the volume and value of Australian fisheries trade, by destination, source and product, for the three years to 2006-07. The report also contains a profile of Commonwealth and state fisheries and state aquaculture for 2007, covering selected species, fishing method and number of licence holders. Australian Fisheries Statistics is part of a suite of ABARE publications that provide a comprehensive account of historical trends in, and the outlook for, Australian fisheries. Australian Commodity Statistics provides a historical series of production and trade statistics for fisheries and a range of other commodities. Australian Commodities includes forecasts for major fisheries commodities that are updated each quarter. Detailed analysis of the economic performance of selected fisheries is provided in the annual Australian Fisheries Survey Report. An assessment of the economic performance of all fisheries managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority is provided in the annual Fishery Economic Status Report. |
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| Phillip Glyde Executive Director June 2008 |