Fishing rights and co-management are considered important aspects of fisheries management. But with rights comes a responsibility to contribute data that improves stock assessments and harvest strategies. This responsibility should include contributing data based on fishery-independent surveys (FIS) that provide robust measures of stock abundance and greater confidence in stock assessments, reducing risks to stock sustainability and resulting in more reliable management. FIS conducted with stakeholders provides a direct link between stock abundance indices and their own experience giving them ownership and a better appreciation of stock status. We examine case studies from Western Australian fisheries in four categories: FIS conducted using research vessels; FIS conducted on recreational fisheries using citizen-science; FIS conducted using volunteer industry vessels, and FIS using chartered industry vessels. These FIS cover fisheries with different gear, management, fishing sectors, value and number of participants. The case studies demonstrate that there are a number of ways that FIS designs may be implemented, with each fishery having a unique approach with a common element that they represent standardised surveys. We consider that all fisheries require some type of FIS and this paper discusses options of how this might be achieved. However, FIS can be expensive, so surveys must be cost effective to ensure that they endure. The approach to developing FIS should include collaboration with stakeholders in a co-management agreement. The FIS could be a requirement of having fishing rights and taken into account when developing management arrangements, e.g. allocation of part of the entitlements for a FIS.

捕鱼权和共同管理被认为是渔业管理的重要方面。但是随着权利的增加，有责任提供数据以改善种群评估和收获策略。这项责任应包括根据独立于渔业的调查（FIS）提供数据，这些数据可提供有力的种群数量衡量标准和对种群评估的更大信心，减少种群可持续性的风险并实现更可靠的管理。与利益相关者进行的FIS提供了股票丰度指数与他们自己的经验之间的直接联系，从而使他们拥有所有权并更好地了解股票状况。我们从四个方面对来自西澳大利亚州渔业的案例研究进行了研究：使用研究船进行的FIS；FIS利用公民科学对休闲渔业进行了调查；FIS使用志愿工业船只进行，而FIS使用特许工业船只进行。这些FIS涵盖了具有不同渔具，管理，捕鱼部门，价值和参与人数的渔业。案例研究表明，FIS设计可以采用多种方式实施，每种渔业都采用独特的方法，并具有代表标准化调查的共同要素。我们认为所有渔业都需要某种类型的FIS，本文讨论了如何实现这一目标的选择。但是，FIS可能会很昂贵，因此调查必须具有成本效益，以确保它们能够承受。开发FIS的方法应包括在共同管理协议中与利益相关者进行协作。FIS可能是拥有捕鱼权的要求，并且在制定管理安排时应予以考虑，例如