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Authority of Australia:

         a)      the harvested weight and locations of harvest for each coral species. This reporting must be undertaken at a species-level.

         b)      the number of individual Humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), their sex, lengths and locations of harvest.

         c)      any assessments, management changes or findings relevant to the management of CITES-listed species in the Coral Sea Fishery."

and replace with the words

    "As part of the annual reporting requirement referred to in Condition 4, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must report the following to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, as the CITES Scientific Authority of Australia:

         a)      the harvested weight and locations of harvest for each coral species. This reporting must be undertaken at a species-level.

         b)      the number of individual Humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), their sex, lengths and locations of harvest.

         c)      any assessments, management changes or findings relevant to the management of CITES-listed species in the Coral Sea Fishery."

In Condition 8, delete the words

    "The Australian Fisheries Management Authority must update the science underpinning the Coral Sea Fishery - Sea Cucumber Sector Harvest Strategy by December 2022, including undertaking a fishery independent survey in the area of the fishery, to ensure that the harvest strategy is supported by up-to-date scientific information and supports a longer-term export approval for the fishery."

and replace with the words

    "By 31 August 2023, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must:

         a)      undertake a comprehensive review to update the science underpinning the Coral Sea Fishery Harvest Strategy - Sea Cucumber Sector to ensure it supports a longer-term export approval for the fishery. This should consider all relevant science applicable to the key biological parameters of the fishery's main sea cucumber species, including the Expert advice for the assessment of Australian sea cucumber (Holothuria) fisheries report commissioned by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

         b)      drawing on the findings of the comprehensive review, finalise an updated Coral Sea Fishery Harvest Strategy - Sea Cucumber Sector and develop, at a minimum, species-specific trigger limits and reference points (or proxies) for species listed under CITES; and ongoing data collection and monitoring plans required to support ongoing fishing of these species.

In Condition 9, delete the words

    "By 1 December 2023, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must complete a review of the Coral Sea Fishery Harvest Strategy – Sea Cucumber Sector and develop, at a minimum:

       a) species-specific trigger limits and reference points (or proxies) for species listed under CITES; and

       b) ongoing data collection and monitoring plans required to support ongoing fishing of these species."

Dated this 30th day of November 2022

Adam Sincock
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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water