« Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery
Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, May 2022
Agency application on ecological sustainability
About the application
The current export approval for the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery expires on 14 October 2022 and the fishery is now due for assessment for ongoing export accreditation. The Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment received an application from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia in May 2022.
The application has been prepared to address the Australian Government Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries – 2nd edition and to provide updates on the implementation of recommendations made in the previous Australian Government assessment. The application will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Parts 13 and 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
- declaring the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery, as managed consistent with the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (Western Australia) and the Fish Resources Management Resources 1995 (Western Australia), as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act.
- including in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery, as managed consistent with the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (Western Australia) and the Fish Resources Management Resources 1995 (Western Australia).
In accordance with the provisions of sections 303FR and 303DC of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.
Download the application
DPIRD submission for reassessment of the Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery 2022 (PDF 405 KB)
DPIRD submission for reassessment of the Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery 2022 (DOCX 275 KB)
The call for public comments is open from 26 May 2022 until 1 July 2022.
Please submit your comments to:
The Director
Sustainable Fisheries Section
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Submissions may also be emailed to sustainablefisheries@awe.gov.au
Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, or the Minister’s delegate for a decision. Copies of comments may be made available to other persons with a particular interest in the application. Please advise in your comment if you wish to claim any areas of confidentiality.