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Archived wildlife trade operations

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The table below lists archived wildlife trade operations. For current operations see: Wildlife trade operations

Existing stocks

State Program name Species Organisation Approval period Declarations and variations
From To
NT Collection of broodstock for the Northern Territory Department of Resources "Giant Clam Aquaculture Trial" Tridacna squamosa Special Permit No 2007-2008/S17/2441 9 November 2011 9 November 2014 Collection of broodstock for the Northern Territory Department of Resources "Giant Clam Aquaculture Trial"
VIC The harvesting of Weedy seadragon from Victorian waters, by Oceanreef Aquaculture Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) Oceanreef Aquaculture December 2014 January 2015 (inclusive) Oceanreef Aquaculture

Small scale

State Program name Species Organisation Approval period Declarations and variations
From To
NSW David Cassat Various invertebrate species David Cassat 26 September 2010 25 September 2013 David Cassat
NSW Mark's Products and Services Various parrot species Mark's Products and Services 3 June 2015 2 June 2018 Mark's Products and Services
Qld Export of marine specimens for biodiscovery research and development Marine Phyla Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) 21 September 2011 20 September 2014 AIMS Bioresources Library
Qld Invertebrates Various invertebrate species Australian Insect Farm 1 January 2013 31 December 2015 Australian Insect Farm
Qld Invertebrates Various invertebrate species Australian Insect Farm 9 July 2015 8 July 2018 Australian Insect Farm
Qld Soul Home Various invertebrate species Soul Home 12 October 2011 11 October 2014 Soul Home
SA Seahorse Marine Services syngnathids Seahorse Marine Services 16 August 2010 4 August 2013 Seahorse Marine Services
SA Venom, venom products and other products derived from venomous snakes Native Snakes (excluding threatened species) Venom Supplies 31 August 2011 30 August 2014 SA snake
SA Venom, venom products and other products derived from venomous snakes Native Snakes (excluding threatened species) Venom Supplies 5 January 2015 4 January 2018 Venom Supplies
Tas Bennett's Wallaby skins Macropus rufogriseus Lenah Game Meats 15 January 2013 31 October 2015 Lenah Game Meats
Tas Bennett's Wallaby skins Macropus rufogriseus Lenah Game Meats 31 October 2015 30 October 2018 Lenah Game Meats
Tas Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers Various native species Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers 14 January 2015 13 January 2018 Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers
Vic M & K Cole Ferns Dicksonia antarctica M & K Cole Ferns 30 May 2012 29 May 2015 M & K Cole Ferns
Vic M & K Cole Ferns Dicksonia antarctica M & K Cole Ferns 3 June 2015 2 June 2018 M & K Cole Ferns
Vic Commercial export of taxidermied specimens of native Australian wildlife   South Pacific Taxidermy 29 June 2011 28 June 2014 South Pacific Taxidermy
WA Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs Coenobita variabilis (Land Hermit Crabs) Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs 28 November 2012 28 November 2015 Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs
WA Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs Coenobita variabilis (Land Hermit Crabs) Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs 15 December 2015 15 December 2018 Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs
WA Tycraft Pty Ltd Giant Clams Tridacna maxima Tycraft Pty Ltd 29 November 2013 31 July 2015 Tycraft Pty Ltd