« Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Australian Fisheries Management Authority, September 2021
Agency application on ecological sustainability
About the application
The current export approval for the Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery is valid until 12 February 2022 and the fishery is now due for assessment for ongoing export accreditation. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment received an application from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority in 2021.
The application has been prepared to address the Australian Government Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries – 2nd edition and to provide updates on the implementation of any conditions or recommendations made in the previous Australian Government assessment. The application will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Part 13 and Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
- declaring the Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, as managed consistent with the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (CTH), the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 (Cth), and the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Management Plan 2003, as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act, and
- including in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery under the provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (CTH), the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 (Cth), and the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Management Plan 2003.
In accordance with the provisions of sections 303FR and 303DC of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.
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