Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00828:schedule:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00828
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 14624–17703

Schedule 2

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, November 2022

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 Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery:

Condition 1:

Operation of the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the management regime implemented under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA), the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA), the Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery Management Plan 2018, or under the authority of an Exemption granted in accordance with Section 7 of the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (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 the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery management arrangements 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 present annual reports to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, by December as per Appendix B of the 'Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition'.

Condition 5:

By 1 July 2023, the West Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must implement improved reporting requirements for coral species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The new reporting requirements must include:

    a)      the recording of all coral harvests at the species level (except for those species specifically listed at genus-level in Attachment A), including any species taken for broodstock, public aquarium, or research purposes

    b)      the location of all coral harvests in the fishery, reported by relevant 10 nautical mile by 10 nautical mile management block number

    c)      the total weight (in kilograms) of coral by species (or genus for those species listed at that level in Attachment A) and the number of pieces that comprise the total weight.

A summary of the data collected through this process must be provided on an annual basis to the Australian Convention on International Trade in Endangered