South Coast Trawl Fishery
Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Western Australian Department of Fisheries March 2013
Agency application on ecological sustainability
About the application
The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities received an application, 'Application to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities on Scallop and Demersal Scalefish Trawling in waters off the South Coast of Western Australia' from the Western Australian Department of Fisheries in March 2013. The application has been prepared to address the Australian Government 'Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition.' 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 South Coast Trawl Fishery as managed consistent with the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995, as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act, and
- including in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery under the provisions of the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995.
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
- Application to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities on Scallop and Demersal Scalefish Trawling in waters off the South Coast of Western Australia (PDF - 599KB) - February 2013
- Appendix 1: 2005 Submission for Assessment (PDF - 457KB)
- Appendix 2: Exemption for Trawling in Specified Waters of the South Coast (PDF - 101KB)
- Appendix 3: Fisheries Notice No. 556 (PDF - 83KB)
- Appendix 4: Example of a Scallop Trawl Logbook (PDF - 849KB)
The call for public comments is open from 6 March 2013 until 10 April 2013.
Please submit your comments to:
The Director
Sustainable Fisheries Section
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Submissions may also be sent by fax to (02) 6275 9374, or email to sustainablefisheries@environment.gov.au
Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities for a decision. Copies of comments may be made available to other persons with a particular interest in the application. If you wish to claim confidentiality for any part of your comments, would you please discuss the matter with the Director of the Sustainable Fisheries Section (02) 6274 1917.
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