Red emperor is a tropical species found across northern Australia but fished and managed by different jurisdictions. The stock status of red emperor is uncertain across QLD and NT, as there is insufficient information on the abundance of this species that would enable fisheries scientists to undertake full stock assessments. As red emperor is a long-lived species they can live for around 35 years, fishing need to be set at careful levels to ensure overfishing is not occurring. Red emperor caught in the QLD fishery are fished using line, trawl and trap methods. The fishery also catches a number of other species of coral reef fish - the stocks of most of these fish are uncertain because of a lack of reliable biological data and information on the effect of fishing on stocks. The NT fishery predominantly used fish traps to catch red emperor, which have minimal impacts on marine habitat and protected species.
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