Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01314:reg:2013:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01314
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2013 (pt 1/24)
Character Range: 869–3866

2013

The recovery plan linked to this issues paper is obtainable from:
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/seals/index.html

© Commonwealth of Australia 2013

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Images credits
Front cover left to right: entangled Australian sea lion, close up image of Australian sea lion, colony of Australian
sea lions, Australian sea lion on the water's surface – Derek Hamer, Australian sea lion underwater – David Muirhead

Back cover left to right: Australian sea lion on a rocky shore, close up image of Australian sea lion, Australian sea lion on the water's surface – Derek Hamer

Contents

1 Summary 6

2.1 Species description and breeding cycle 8

2.2 Diet and foraging behaviour 8

2.3 Distribution 8

2.4 Breeding colonies 10

2.5 Current abundance 11

2.6 Population trends 11

2 Background 8

3 Conservation status  12

4 Reasons for listing under the EPBC Act 13

5 Threats 14

6 Objectives 15

7 Populations that require protective measures  16

8 Actions to achieve the objectives  17

9 Current management arrangements  26

9.1 National level 26

9.2 South Australia 31

9.3 Western Australia 31

10 Effects on other native species or ecological communities 32

11 Duration and cost of the recovery process  33

12 Affected interests  34

13 Consultation 35

14 Biodiversity benefits 36

15 Social and economic considerations 37

15.1 Ecotourism 37

15.2 Commercial and recreational fishing 37

15.3 Aquaculture 37

16 Efficient and effective use of resources 38

17 Organisations / persons involved in evaluating the
 performance of the plan  39

18 References 41

19 Appendices 45

Appendix 1: Biologically important areas 45

List of figures

      Figure 1:  Breeding distribution of the Australian sea lion, indicating the location and
      approximate pup number range of the 76 sites where Australian sea