Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00738:schedule:1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00738
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 5848–7967

Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery and will capture information on catch composition (including bycatch) and validate the accuracy of reported catch.

Condition 6

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must ensure the Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery operates in accordance with the Sawfish and River Sharks Multispecies Recovery Plan. A report on compliance with the recovery plan must be provided to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 1 February 2027.

Condition 7

  a)      By 1 February 2025, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must implement a Harvest Strategy Recovery Plan for the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource to ensure recovery of depleted stocks.

  b)      The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must report to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on progress of the recovery strategy for depleted stocks in annual reports referred to in Condition 4.

Condition 8

By December 2025, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must provide the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with an updated North Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource Harvest Strategy, which includes ecological impacts of all commercial and recreational fisheries accessing the resource and an updated bycatch action plan.

Condition 9

  a)      By 31 October 2025, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must publish an ecological risk assessment of the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery, which considers the impacts of the fishery on all target and nontarget species, habitats, and other ecological processes.

  b)      By 31 October 2026, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must develop and implement mitigation measures to address all risks identified as being at high or severe risk identified in the ecological risk assessment.