Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01002:schedule:2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01002
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 19190–22487

The updated ERA must:

     1.        consider the impacts the fishery may have on habitats, the physical environment, ecosystem functions, as well as on coral and coral-dependent ecosystems. This should consider the potential impacts of harvesting at a regional level; and

     2.        identify any ongoing monitoring or risk mitigation needs for the fishery.

Condition 6

   1.       By 30 November 2026, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must publish an updated harvest strategy for the Queensland Coral Fishery. The updated harvest strategy must:

        1.             apply to all species that are recorded in current logbooks;

        2.             include mechanisms to manage the risk of localised depletion; and

        3.             manage risks to individual species and reefs targeted by the Queensland Coral Fishery, including risks associated with environmental disturbances.

   1.       By 30 November 2026, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must commence implementing any monitoring and/or risk mitigation recommendations identified in the updated Environmental Risk Assessment.

Condition 7

   1.       By 31 August 2025, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must:

           1.             review all available information on at-risk species, including Euphyllia glabrescens, Homophyllia cf. australis, Micromussa lordhowensis, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi and Acropora microclados, to determine if catch limits are appropriate, and if required determine if reductions or other management responses are necessary; and

           2.             report outcomes of the review and a schedule for any necessary changes to management of the fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

           3.             This review should include consideration of available information on the life history traits (e.g. recruitment, growth and reproductive rates) of at-risk species in the Queensland Coral Fishery.

   2.       By 30 April 2027, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must address information gaps on key life history traits (e.g. recruitment, growth and reproductive rates) for at-risk species to inform sustainable take levels at a reef and regional scale. In lieu of this, precautionary management of these species is necessary to maintain sustainable harvest levels and prevent localised depletion. Progress and outcomes of this work must be reported to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water via annual reports outlined at Condition 4.

Condition 8

   1.       By 28 October 2026, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF) must develop and implement a Severe Event Response Plan that allows QDAF to respond to severe environmental threats which impact coral reefs in areas accessed by the Queensland Coral Fishery. This plan should integrate with existing monitoring and incident management frameworks across science and management agencies to inform adaptive fishery management responses. Severe environmental event may be associated with (inter alia) mass bleaching events, severe cyclones (>Category 4-5) and/or severe flood events.

   2.       In lieu of the Severe Event Response Plan being