Fisheries
Structural adjustment payments: Stage 1 extended
Closing dates have been extended so commercial licence holders have more time to get independent advice and submit their applications.
Stage 1
Closing 30 April 2024
- Round 1 licence and symbol buyback — for fishers who had the previous N1, N2 or N4 symbols on their licence (open now)
Closing 30 June 2024
- Round 2 licence and symbol buyback — opens 17 May 2024 for fishers who didn't have the previous N1, N2 or N4 symbols on their licence
- $3,000 grant for independent advice (open now)
- Quota and loss of income payments (open now)
Apply now for Stage 1 payments.
Stages 2 and 3
These stages will include:
- support for eligible skippers, crew and supply chain businesses affected by the phase-out of gillnets
- payments for eligible fishers not in the Great Barrier Reef or Great Sandy Marine Park rezoning areas to compensate for hammerhead sharks becoming a no-take species
- payments for eligible gillnet fishers in the Gulf of Carpentaria
- loss of income payments for eligible part-time lease holders of the previous N1, N2 or N4 symbols
- gillnet buyback from licence or lease holders of the previous N1, N2 or N4 symbols
- grants to refit gillnet reel boats.
Need help with your application or want to talk to someone about your business? Access free and confidential financial counselling services in southern Queensland or northern Queensland, or call 1300 771 741.