Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01506:reg:2013:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01506
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2013 (pt 28/32)
Character Range: 114645–119195

in                                                          Partially completed. Education programs have been undertaken by states and the Australian Government. Reporting of interactions is also being streamlined through a number of memorandums of understanding (MoU) developed between the states and DSEWPaC.
                                                                                                                                                                                           all relevant fisheries

Prescribed Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Criteria for Success                                                                                                             2008 Review of Actions
A.5. and A.6. Ensure that fisheries management plan review includes incorporation of actions that will assist the recovery of white shark; and Action A6: Where fisheries management plans are reviewed, consider actions to reduce white shark mortality.  All fisheries management plans that are accredited under EPBC Act contain actions that are consistent with the recovery of the   Completed and ongoing. When Australian Government fisheries management plans are made or reviewed they must consider provisions to avoid mortality of, or injuries to, protected marine species. The states also have provisions in place to consider the management of protected species in the state managed fisheries.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            white shark.

B. Investigate and reduce the impact of recreational fishing.
Prescribed Action                                                                                                                                                  Criteria for Success                                                                       2008 Review of Actions
B.1. Develop a standardised reporting format to record white shark bycatch and sightings and encourage fishers, including gamefishers and aquaculture operators,   Regular report detailing current catch levels is prepared for the recovery team annually.  Minimal action. Since the introduction of the White Shark Recovery Plan there have been no reports of incidental white shark take in Commonwealth or state waters from the recreational fishing sector.
to report such records to fisheries management agencies.

C. Monitor and reduce the impact of shark control activities
Prescribed Action                                                                   Criteria for Success       2008 Review of Actions
C.1. Numbers of white sharks taken in shark control activities monitored annually.  Take of white sharks in    Completed and ongoing. Comprehensive monitoring programs of shark control activities operate in Queensland and NSW.
                                                                                    shark control activities
                                                                                    is made public.
C.2. Develop and trial                                                              Alternatives are           Minimal action. Alternate shark control methods have been trialled and changes have been made to the beach protection programs to reduce bycatch of non-target species. However, the programs still rely on lethal shark control methods and bottom set nets remain in place in NSW.
non-lethal shark control alternatives to beach meshing and drumlines                developed and trialled.
with a view to phasing out bottom set shark netting programs of shark control.
C.3. Continue recording, tagging and biological sampling of shark                   Records be made public.    Partially completed. The level of biological information gathered from animals captured in shark control programs (SCPs) in both Queensland and NSW has been poor to date.
meshing captures and information collated.
C.4. Undertake a review of the effectiveness of shark control programs on           Review undertaken within   Partially completed.
public beaches.                                                                     five years of this plan.   A number of reviews in the