Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01178:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01178
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 3563–5022

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the PQ Aquatics – Victorian seadragons and seahorses as an approved wildlife trade operation, December 2024

Condition 1

The Fishery of the PQ Aquatics - Victorian seadragons and seahorses must be carried out in accordance with Victorian fisheries Authority permit conditions in force under the Fisheries Act 1995 (VIC) and the Fisheries Regulations 2019 (VIC).

Condition 2

The Victorian Fisheries Authority must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the PQ Aquatics - Victorian seadragons and seahorses management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Victorian Fisheries Authority 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 Victorian Fisheries Authority must produce and present reports on the PQ Aquatics - Victorian seadragons and seahorses to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 November annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

Wild caught and cultured syngnathids must not be returned to the wild.