Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00143:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00143
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 5608–8713

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, November 2023

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

Relating to the harvesting of fish specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens of species listed under Part 13 and Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), taken in the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery:

Condition 1

Operation of the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA), the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2009 (SA) and the Management Plan for the South Australian Commercial Lakes and Coorong Fishery 2022.

Condition 2

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia 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 Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia must produce and present reports on the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery, including progress against all Part 13A conditions, to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 26 August annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

By 1 August 2024, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia, in collaboration with the Lakes and Coorong Fishery Management Advisory Committee, must develop and implement a long‑term recovery strategy for black bream stocks in the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery, to assist transitioning the stock from its current 'depleted' state to a longer term 'sustainable' level.

Condition 6

In collaboration with relevant stakeholders, the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions must investigate potential adaptive management options for Greenback Flounder taken in the Lakes and Coorong Fishery including consideration of environmental impacts on Greenback Flounder stock, and report on its progress to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 28 February 2025.

Condition 7

Within 12 months of the publication of the Fisheries Research and Development project (2018‑036) Seal fisher‑ecosystem interactions in the Lower Lakes and Coorong: understanding causes and impacts to develop longer‑term solutions (expected to conclude by early July