Australia Yearbook - 2001

662 Year Book Australia 2001
16.8 GROSS VALUE OF FISHERIES
PRODUCTION
Value
$m
1980–81 330
1981–82 344
1982–83 423
1983–84 449
1984–85 522
1985–86 635
1986–87 702
1987–88 828
1988–89 1 022
1989–90 1 092
1990–91 1 223
1991–92 1 376
1992–93 1 493
1993–94 1 679
1994–95 1 813
1995–96 1 690
1996–97 1 776
1997–98 1 879
1998–99(a) 2 039
(a) Estimate only.
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics.
16.10 AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES PRODUCTION,
By Category(a)
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
tonnes tonnes tonnes
Fish
Tuna 13 026 11 890 17 255
Other 128 528 134 659 125 941
Total 141 555 146 549 143 196
Crustaceans
Prawns 27 736 29 602 30 284
Rock lobster 15 815 16 587 18 777
Other 7 661 7 557 6 510
Total 51 212 53 746 55 570
Molluscs
Abalone 5 236 5 226 5 590
Scallops 6 283 5 759 7 226
Oysters 10 396 9 278 9 277
Other 7 374 7 600 7 961
Total 29 289 27 862 30 053
Total 222 055 228 157 228 819
(a) Includes an estimate for aquaculture production, but
excludes production from inland commercial fisheries.
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics.
16.9 GROSS VALUE OF SELECTED MAJOR
FISHERIES CATEGORIES
1996–97
1997–98(a)
1998–99(a)
$m
$m
$m
Prawns 344 384 408
Rock lobster 413 376 408
Tuna 96 128 223
Other fin fish 378 398 426
Abalone 153 182 169
Scallops 37 39 36
Oysters 52 48 46
Pearls (b) 171 189 182
Other n.e.i. 132 134 140
Total 1 776 1 879 2 039
(a) Estimate only. (b) Excludes Northern Territory.
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics.
The value of Australian aquaculture production
also increased in 1998–99, by $97.8m (19%)
(table 16.11). Aquaculture accounted for 30% of
the total value of Australian fisheries production
in 1998–99, up slightly from its share of 27% in
the previous year. The increase in the value of
aquaculture production was mainly due to a
$79.5m (91%) rise in the value of tuna
production, with salmon and prawn increasing
$8.1m (13%) and $7.8m (22%) respectively.
16.11 GROSS VALUE OF AQUACULTURE
PRODUCTION(a)
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
$m $m $m
Fish
Salmon 58.5 63.6 71.7
Tuna 40.2 87.2 166.7
Trout 11.5 11.6 7.8
Other(b) 11.8 13.5 15.9
Total 122.0 175.9 262.0
Crustaceans
Prawn 33.6 36.2 44.0
Other(c) 5.4 5.4 6.3
Total 39.0 41.7 50.3
Molluscs
Pearl oysters 171.4 188.9 181.8
Edible oysters 52.0 48.0 46.4
Other(d) 4.5 4.8 6.4
Total 227.8 241.7 234.7
Total(e) 433.8 504.3 602.1
(a) Excludes aquarium fish, hatcheries production,
crocodiles, microalgae and aquarium worms. (b) Includes
eels and other native fish. (c) Includes crabs and brine
shrimp. (d) Includes mussels, scallops and giant clams.
(e) Only this total line includes Northern Territory production.
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics.