Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00896:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00896
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 4240–7268

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, September 2024

Condition 1

The operation of the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW); Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019 (NSW); Fisheries Management (Supporting Plan) Regulation 2006 (NSW); and the Fisheries Management (Ocean Trawl Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006 (NSW).

Condition 2

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended changes to fisheries legislation that may affect the legislative instruments relevant to this approval.

Condition 4

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must produce and present annual reports on the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by September each year, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

For species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora there is additional information that must be included in the annual reports. These additional requirements are as follows:

     1.       species specific data on each Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora listed species retained in the fishery in the preceding 12 months.

     2.       species specific data on each Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora listed species caught and discarded in the fishery in the preceding 12 months. This data may be collected via scientific observer surveys, cameras or other means and include information on the post release survival of any discarded catch (where available).

Condition 5

By 30 June 2027, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must publish for public comment a draft harvest strategy for silver trevally stocks (either on a single species basis, or as part of a broader multi-species/multi-sector harvest strategy).

Condition 6

By 1 December 2025, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must develop and publish a formal rebuilding strategy for grey morwong stocks.

The rebuilding strategy must clearly set out the actions the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will undertake to rebuild