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cod end where the catch is retained. Long metal cables connect the net and boards to a vessel. The cable length and mesh size varies depending on the species being targeted (fish or prawns). These nets can be towed by one vessel in various configurations such as one or four nets.
trawl (midwater)                                                                A cone-shaped mesh net towed through the water column that does not come into contact with the seabed at any stage during use. The net is held open horizontally by otter boards or trawl doors while towing. The bottom of the net opening is weighted. The last section of the net is a codend where the catch is retained. Long metal cables connect the net and boards to a vessel. The cable length and mesh size varies depending on the species being targeted (fish or prawns). These nets can be towed by one vessel in various configurations, such as one or four nets.
trotline                                                                        A trotline is very similar to a demersal longline. It is a line that is horizontally set along the seafloor. The main line has a vertical line attached at each end which is connected to buoys on the surface of the water. Baited hooks are attached to the main line via smaller lines (branch-lines or snoods). Buoys are used intermittently along the main line to lift baited hooks away from the seafloor.
UNCLOS                                                                          United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982.
values                                                                          As defined in Part 2 of this plan.
vessel identification and monitoring system                                     A system whereby vessels are fitted with an electronic device that can transmit or provide information to a central management agency about the vessels' course or position, or other such information.

Schedule 1 Summary of legislative and policy contexts
S1.1 The EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations
The objects of the EPBC Act (s.3) are:
 1. to provide for the protection of the environment, especially those aspects of the environment that are matters of national environmental significance;
 2. to promote ecologically sustainable development through the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of natural resources;
 3. to promote the conservation of biodiversity;
ca) to provide for the protection and conservation of heritage;
 1. to promote a co-operative approach to the protection and management of the environment involving governments, the community, landholders and Indigenous peoples;
 2. to assist in the co-operative implementation of Australia's international environmental responsibilities;
 3. to recognise the role of Indigenous people in the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity; and
 4. to promote the use of Indigenous people's knowledge of biodiversity with the involvement of, and in cooperation with, the owners of the knowledge.
Director of National