Fisheries
Structural adjustment payments
Stage 1 (open)
Applications closed for round 1 licence and symbol buyback (N1, N2 and N4 fishers).
Closing date extended until 30 June 2024 for:
- $3,000 grant for independent advice (open now)
- Quota and loss of income payments (open now).
Apply now for Stage 1 payments.
Stage 2 (open)
Closing 30 June 2024:
- Round 2 licence and symbol buyback — for fishers who didn't have the previous N1, N2 or N4 symbols on their licence
- Gulf of Carpentaria licence and N3 symbol buyback
- Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet-free areas loss of income payments
- Great Sandy Marine Park marine aquarium fishery loss of income payments
- Hammerhead shark loss of income payments
- Skipper and crew support payments.
Apply now for Stage 2 payments.
Stage 3
This stage will include:
- support for eligible supply chain businesses affected by the phase-out of gillnets
- gillnet buyback from licence or lease holders of the previous N1, N2, N3 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.