Metric: Presence/absence of compliance regulations and penalties which apply to the fishery. Indicates whether rules and penalties are in place to ensure fishery regulations are followed.

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: Presence/absence of resource allocation policy or statute in the fishery jurisdiction (state/territory or Commonwealth) of operation. Indicates whether formal policies or laws exist to determine how access to fishery resources is allocated.

Metric: Presence/absence of regulatory requirements in the fishery's jurisdiction aiming to mitigate bycatch, including the bycatch of protected species. Indicates whether fishery regulations require measures to reduce unintended catch of non-target or protected species.

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: 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 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 voluntary measures in place to mitigate bycatch, including bycatch of protected species. Indicates whether fishers voluntarily adopt practices to reduce unintended catch.

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 explicit provisions for adaptive management in the governance arrangements, e.g. measures for adaptability/elasticity in order to respond to crises (e.g. public heath) or a need for change in total allowable take/effort. Indicates whether management arrangements can be adjusted in response to changing conditions or unexpected events.