Common Name
King Mackerel
Scientific Name
Scomberomorus semifasciatus
Wren Fishing is a fishing organisation that operates three vessels in the Northern Territory's Offshore Net and Line Fishery (ONLF) and Queenslands Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fishery (GoCIF) that targets grey mackerel. Queensland's GoCIF is divided into several fishery symbols (Attached, and synomynous, to fishing licenses that permit fishing in a particular location and fihsery), including the offshore (N12) mesh net fishery, where the vast majority of grey mackerel is landed. Wren Fishing are the sole owners and operators in the N12 fishery. The Northern Territory ONLF consists of ~10 vessels and is divided into two management regions (east and west). The Wren Fishing Fleet are the primary vessels that operate in the eastern manegement region and are ~1/3 of vessels that operate in the western management region.
This FIP is for Wren Fishing vessels that operate in GOCIF and ONLF, which only target grey mackerel. This mackerel is sold to north Queensland consumers
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Wren Fishing are undertaking this FIP of their fishing operations in order to achieve MSC certification by March 2028. To achieve this Wren Fishing and their stakeholders aim to achieve 'green' scores for all 28 MSC performance indicators. A developed workplan identifies the specific actions and goals that would see all 12 performance indicators, which scored red and yellow by a MSC pre-assessment, achieve 'green' scores. The specific actions and objectives for each of the 12 perfomance indicators is available in 'workplan tab'. Ultimately, the goal of the FIP is address and improve all environmental challenges that have been identified by the MSC pre-assessment