Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01314:reg:2013:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01314
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2013 (pt 21/24)
Character Range: 76152–79362

to manage the impacts of human interactions, if necessary, may affect ecotourism operators. Such measures may also impact on the social value to tourists of enjoying the natural amenity of an Australian sea lion colony.

15.2 Commercial and recreational fishing

Commercial gillnet fishing and commercial and recreational rock lobster fishing interact with Australian sea lions because these operations overlap with the foraging habitats of this species. These fishing operations may be affected by the management measures put in place to protect the Australian sea lion through closures of fishing areas or the requirement to use sea lion excluder devices (SLEDS) in the rock lobster fisheries.

15.3 Aquaculture

Aquaculture operations may impact on Australian sea lions by displacing them from suitable habitat,
altering natural foraging behaviour and leading to potential conflict between aquaculture operators and the species. Measures put in place to manage impacts of aquaculture operations, if necessary, may affect aquaculture operators.

16 Efficient and Effective Use of Resources

In order to maximise the conservation outcomes and cost effectiveness of this plan, the actions proposed complement those of other threatened marine species recovery plans — such as the white shark and marine turtles recovery plans and the threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertebrate marine life, which also identifies actions to minimise the impacts to marine fauna from marine debris.

17 Organisations/Persons Involved in Evaluating the Performance of
the Plan

This plan should be reviewed no later than five years from when it was endorsed and made
publicly available. The review will determine the performance of the plan; whether the plan
continues unchanged; is varied to remove completed actions and include new conservation
priorities or whether a recovery plan is no longer necessary for the species as either conservation
advice will suffice or the species is removed from the threatened species list.

The review will be coordinated by DSEWPaC in association with relevant Commonwealth government
and state agencies and key stakeholder groups, such as the commercial and recreational fishing sectors,
non-government organisations, tourism operators and scientific research organisations.

Key stakeholders who may be involved in the review of the performance of the Recovery Plan
for the Australian Sea Lion, including organisations likely to be affected by the actions proposed
in this plan include:

Australian Government

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Department of Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Indigenous Land Corporation

Industry and non-government organisations

Commercial fishers and associations

Conservation groups

Indigenous Land Councils and communities

Local communities

Nature-based tourism industry

Oil and gas exploration and production industry

Marine/ocean energy industry

Recreational fishers and associations

Universities