THE major parties have rejected a Greens motion to disallow the amount of fish a Dutch super trawler can catch in local waters.

Tasmanian senator Peter Whish-Wilton moved a motion to disallow the quota the F.V. Margiris could catch of jack mackerel and redbait in Australian waters.

His disallowance motion on the Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2012 bill was voted down 30 to 10.

Fisheries Minister Joe Ludwig said there was significant community concern but the Australian Fisheries Management Authority used the best science available to make its decisions.

Labor MP Melissa Parke is set to introduce a private member's bill to allow the federal environment minister to prevent the industrial super-trawler fishing in Australian waters.

Originally published as Senate votes down Greens trawler motion