Queensland's fisheries sector supports communities, businesses and jobs across our regions.
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Fishing activity in Queensland supports our economy, regions and communities.
Access statewide or regional information by fishery or sector.
This dashboard shows a time series of economic indicators:
- commercial fisheries
- charter fishing
- aquaculture
- recreational fishing.
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Commercial fishing
$249.08 million
Gross value of production estimate for 2024–25.
2,835
Direct and indirect jobs 2021–22 (most recent data available).
Charter fishing
$31 million
Gross state product in 2021–22 (most recent data available).
238
Direct and indirect jobs in 2021–22 (most recent data available).
Aquaculture
$226.50 million
Gross value of production estimate for 2024–25.
890
Full-time jobs in 2023–24 (most recent data available).
Recreational fishing
- 2019–20: economic contribution report (PDF, 1MB)
- 2019–20: social and attitudinal survey
- 2013–14: social and attitudinal survey
- 2010–11: social and attitudinal survey
The lower bound estimate:
- excludes interstate visitor expenditure
- only considers value derived from Queenslanders.
$333.7 million
Gross state product (lower bound estimate).
$2.5 billion
Gross state product (upper bound estimate).
Data collection
From 2020–2024, we engaged BDO EconSearch to:
- collect economic data about Queensland's fisheries
- produce economic indicators for the different fisheries and sectors.
We received summary data and reports (not individual data).
We provided BDO EconSearch with necessary information about the costs of managing the individual fisheries and fishing activity, confidentially and solely for the purposes of this project.
Last updated: 08 May 2026