Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00619:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00619
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3078–6236

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Western Australian Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, January 2024

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

Relating to the harvesting of 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), taken in the Western Australian Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery:

Condition 1

Operation of the fishery will be carried out in accordance with the management regime under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994; Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995; Fish Resources Management Act 1994 Section 43 Order - Prohibition on Commercial Fishing for Demersal Scalefish (Pilbara Area) Order 1997 and Prohibition on Fishing by Line from Fishing Boats (Pilbara Waters) Order 2006; and the Pilbara Trap Limited Entry Fishery Notice 1992 (management plan).

Condition 2

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Western Australian Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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 Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must produce and provide reports on the Western Australian Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

  a) By 10 January 2025, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional development must provide the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with a Harvest Strategy Recovery Plan for the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource.

  b) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must provide the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water the results of any stock assessments of indicator and retained non-indicator species, or report to the department on any indicators of recovery or ongoing depletion, for species in the Pilbara Demersal Scalefish Resource.

  Condition 6

By 7 July 2026, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must implement independent data collection in the fishery to provide updated information on catch composition (including discards) and protected species interactions. This may involve the use of onboard observers, surveys, electronic monitoring or other means. The information collected and spatial/temporal coverage must