Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00216:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00216
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 2887–6064

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, July 2023

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)
Relating to the harvesting of 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 Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery:

Condition 1
Operation of the Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery Management Plan 1994 in force under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA), and the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA).

Condition 2
The Western Australian 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 management arrangements for the Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3
The Western Australian 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 Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must produce and provide annual reports to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by December each year, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5
The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must develop, publish and implement a formal harvest strategy for the small pelagic resource by July 2025. The harvest strategy must include performance indicators, risk thresholds, decision rules, and species- specific reference points that trigger pre-determined management actions to ensure sustainability.

Condition 6
The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must continue the data collection and validation program in the Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery. The information collected must be sufficient to reliably demonstrate the accuracy of reported catch, effort and protected species interaction data collected via logbooks.

Condition 7
The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must:

    a)      continue fishery-independent monitoring of protected species, including seabirds, for the Western Australian South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and report on this monitoring to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as part of the annual reporting requirement referred to in Condition 4. The reports must include the number of mortalities,