Metric: Presence/absence of protections for culturally significant species in the legislation of the jurisdiction (state/territory or Commonwealth) in which the fishery operates. Indicates whether laws or regulations protect species of cultural importance.

Metric: Percentage of waters zoned explicitly for commercial fishing in the fishery jurisdiction (state/territory or Commonwealth) of operation. Measures the proportion of jurisdictional waters that are designated for commercial fishing activities.

Metric: Presence/absence of provisions to enable cultural and customary fishing in the form of exemptions from standard fishing rules or formal recognition of rights to access in fishery-specific legislation or in the legislation of the jurisdiction (state/territory or Commonwealth) in which the fishery operates. Indicates whether laws or policies formally recognize and support cultural and customary fishing practices.

Metric: Number of other licenced activities and/or use zones, leases, licences, or applications to use that interact with or are interacted with by the fishery. Measures how many other authorised activities, industries, or marine uses overlap with the fishery's area of operation.

Metric: Presence/absence of regulatory requirements in the fishery's jurisdiction related to the reporting of interactions with protected species. Indicates whether fishers must report interactions with protected species.

Metric: Proportion of the jurisdictional waters (state/territory or Commonwealth) in which the fishery operates that are under some level of IUCN protection. Measures the percentage of waters within the jurisdiction that are managed under recognised protected area categories.

Metric: Presence/absence of food safety plan or system regarding the fishery that is compliant with the Primary Production and Processing (PPP) Standard for Seafood. Indicates whether the fishery operates under a recognised food safety management system.

Metric: Presence/absence of Indigenous leader roles in advisory and decision-making entities or formal provisions regarding fishery resources and spatial allocation. Indicates whether Indigenous representatives have formal roles in fishery governance and management decisions.

Metric: Presence/absence of voluntary codes of practices and/or initiatives to ensure the physical and psychological safety and health of workers. Indicates whether additional voluntary measures are in place to support worker wellbeing and safety.

Metric: Presence/absence of compliance assessment and enforcement of compliance. Indicates whether compliance is actively monitored and regulations are enforced.