Informing strategies, policies and options supporting owner-operated fishing businesses in fisheries experiencing corporatisation

This project aims to host a workshop for fishery managers and leaders to inform management strategies, policies and options in small-scale fisheries that are experiencing a reduction in fleet size and a concentration in ownership. It will: 1. plan for and adapt to corporatisation in the southern rock lobster fishery, summarising concerns and identify possible solutions; 2. identify ways that fishers can become better organized and protect their interests; and 3. identify comparisons with fisheries that exist within other Individual Transfer Quota managed systems.