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regard to the impact of fishing activities on by‑catch species and the long‑term sustainability of the marine environment;
 (c) to maximise economic efficiency in the exploitation of the resources of the fishery;
 (d) to ensure AFMA's accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in managing the resources of the fishery;
 (e) to meet Government targets for the recovery of the costs of AFMA in relation to the fishery;
 (f) to ensure, through proper conservation and management measures, that the living resources of the fishery are not endangered by over‑exploitation;
 (g) to ensure the best use of the living resources of the fishery;
 (h) to ensure that conservation and management measures in the fishery implement Australia's obligations under international agreements that deal with fish stocks;
 (i) to ensure, as far as practicable, that measures adopted in pursuit of these objectives are not inconsistent with the preservation, conservation and protection of all whale species.

6 Measures by which the objectives are to be attained (Act s 17 (5))

  The measures by which the objectives of this Management Plan are to be attained include the following:
 (a) providing the services needed, including services in support of SEMAC, to develop sound and cost‑effective fisheries management practices for the fishery;
 (b) revising the range, extent and cost of the services mentioned in paragraph (a), as necessary;
 (c) ensuring that the management practices of the fishery take into account the results of any research conducted in relation to the fishery;
 (d) monitoring the total catch for, and effort used in, the fishery against the reference points determined under section 10;
 (e) developing and implementing a strategy to collect, monitor and assess data that is related to the management of the fishery;
 (f) preparing, implementing and reviewing a by‑catch action plan;
 (g) developing and implementing a research program to support the management of the fishery;
 (h) developing and implementing a program of effort monitoring and surveillance to ensure that the Management Plan is complied with;
 (i) if necessary, giving directions that fishing is not to be engaged in in the fishery, or a particular part of the fishery, during a particular period or periods;
 (j) granting transferable statutory fishing rights for the fishery to eligible persons;
 (k) developing and implementing a system for collecting data that can be used to assess the economic efficiency of the fishery;
 (l) publishing accurate information about the management of the fishery;
 (m) in accordance with the government's cost recovery policy, preparing annual budgets and recommending levies to recover the costs of management that are attributable to the fishing industry.

7 Performance criteria against which measures taken may be assessed (Act s 17 (5))

 (1) The performance criteria against