Download FAR 2019/05 – RCO 2 and RCO 3 Fishery Characterisation, CPUE and Management Procedure Review

The fisheries taking RCO 2 and 3 1989–90 to 2016–17 are described based on commercial CPUE data. Long-term standardised CPUE analyses, based on daily catch records, were conducted on RCO 2 and 3. These analyses served as a platform to predict the final complete year CPUE from the first 3 to 7 months of data. This predicted CPUE is used to drive in-season catch recommendations for RCO 2 and 3, which can result in a recommendation for increased annual catch if it exceeds the respective TACCs.