Australia’s annual report on fishing activities in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement Area

This paper updates the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee on Australia’s fishing activities in the SIOFA Area. Australian operators are currently authorised by the Australian Government to target various species with midwater trawl, demersal trawl, demersal line, and potting gears. One trip was undertaken by a single vessel using auto longline in 2024. The vessel recorded 98,700 demersal longline hooks (16 sets). The majority of catch was comprised of Dissostichus eleginoides. All catch and effort data for fishing operations during 2024 will be submitted to SIOFA in accordance with its Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on data standards (CMM 02(2023)). All data presented in this report comply with Australia’s domestic policy associated with the dissemination of fisheries data and this report does not disclose any non-public domain data within the meaning of the SIOFA CMM 03(2016). The report will be made publicly available in perpetuity on the SIOFA website.