Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00186:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00186
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2828–5403

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, February 2025

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

Relating to the harvesting of fish 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), unless those specimens are subject to any exceptions as outlined in this declaration, taken in the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery:

Condition 1

Operation of the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the relevant management plans in force under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (Tas), the Fisheries (Giant Crab) Rules 2023 (Tas), and the Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 (Tas).

Condition 2

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania 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 Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must produce and provide reports on the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 June annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

By 1 March 2026, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must implement a data collection program for the target species, giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). The data collection program must collect sufficient data to enable the development and implementation of stock assessments of fished giant crab stocks and the production of biomass estimates.

Condition 6

By 1 September 2026, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must expand data collection in the Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery to provide reliable information on discarded catch. This may involve mandatory reporting of discards in logbooks, some independent monitoring, fishery independent surveys, or other means.