Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to enable the establishment, financing and administration of fisheries adjustment schemes for the surrender or cancellation of certain authorizations, or the reduction of certain entitlements, ender the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 with the payment of compensation, and for related purposes. Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for commercial fishing authorizations and entitlements to be withdrawn from a fishery with appropriate compensation for affected licensed fishers in order to reduce the size of any fishery or fisheries. Full text English Website www7.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Regulations 2009. Legislation | Australia | 2009 (2016) Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX