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communication strategy in the fishery (including preparation and dissemination of regular reports regarding the status and management of the fishery) that targets fishers, other stakeholders and the Australian community;
 (m) consulting with relevant management advisory committees on the management of the fishery;
 (n) developing management arrangements that have regard to relevant international agreements;
 (o) preparing an annual budget, in consultation with relevant management advisory committees, of costs associated with managing the fishery, and recommending and collecting levies and fees for the fishery;
 (p) implementing long‑term management arrangements that pursue economic efficiency for the fishery;
 (q) periodically evaluating whether the range and extent of management services provided by AFMA are consistent with cost‑effective management.
7 Performance criteria against which measures taken may be assessed (Act s 17 (5))
 (1) The performance criteria against which the measures taken may be assessed are as follows:
 (a) that cost‑effective and high quality research (including independent research) is carried out in relation to the fishery in accordance with a 5 year strategic research plan, the results of which are:
 (i) included in the fishery assessment reports that are compiled by the resource assessment group; and
 (ii) taken into consideration in determining the total allowable catch, and other management arrangements, in the fishing year;
 (b) that data is collected, verified (if necessary) and analysed to enable:
 (i) timely evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures implemented to maintain the resources of the fishery at, or rebuild those resources to, an acceptable level; and
 (ii) timely modification of those measures;
 (c) that the level of discards is estimated and included in the fishery assessment reports that are compiled by the resource assessment group;
 (d) that the catch of non‑target species is reduced to, or kept at, a minimum, and below a level that will allow stocks of those species to be maintained at ecologically sustainable levels;
 (e) that a plan to strategically address any high risks identified during ecological risk assessments is developed within 18 months after the commencement of this Management Plan;
 (f) that management actions ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment are minimised;
 (g) that stocks of quota species, and other species for which reference points have been determined, are above the reference points for the species;
 (h) that transferable boat and quota statutory fishing rights and fishing permits are granted to eligible persons;
 (i) that changes in commercial fishing activity in each sector are monitored, ecological impacts of those changes are evaluated, and appropriate management responses are developed and implemented;
 (j) that access to the fishery is limited through regulating the number of fishing concessions;
 (k) that TACs are set for each fishing year, and (unless provision is made