Western Trawl Fisheries
Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 17 December 2020, F2020N00161
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 17 December 2020, F2020L01631
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 104.5 KB) | (DOCX - 37.96 KB) - December 2020
Letters
- Letter to AFMA CEO (PDF - 189.28 KB) | (DOCX - 84.35 KB) - December 2020
Relevant documents for assessment
- Assessment of the North West Slope Trawl and Western Deepwater Trawl Fisheries (PDF - 543.1 KB) | (DOCX - 470.16 KB) - December 2020
- Commonwealth North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl fisheries - public comment open from 2 November 2020 until 2 December 2020
History
Fifth assessment - commenced October 2020
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 17 December 2020, F2020N00161
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 17 December 2020, F2020L01631
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 104.5 KB) | (DOCX - 37.96 KB) - December 2020
- Letter to AFMA CEO (PDF - 189.28 KB) | (DOCX - 84.35 KB) - December 2020
- Assessment of the North West Slope Trawl and Western Deepwater Trawl Fisheries (PDF - 543.1 KB) | (DOCX - 470.16 KB) - December 2020
- Commonwealth North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl fisheries - public comment open from 2 November 2020 until 2 December 2020
Fourth assessment - commenced February 2017
- Assessment of the North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl Fisheries (PDF - 250.88 KB) | (DOCX - 148.86 KB)
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 21 December 2017, F2017N00112
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 21 December 2017, F2017L01695
- Decision letter to Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston (PDF - 124.96 KB) | (DOCX - 105.81 KB)
- Decision letter to Chair of AFMA, Ms Helen Kroger (PDF - 124.1 KB) | (DOCX - 105.76 KB)
- Commonwealth North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl fisheries - public comment open from 23 February 2017 - 30 March 2017
Third assessment - commenced February 2012
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 29 June 2017, F2017L00798
- Letter to Australian Fisheries Management Authority June 2017 (PDF - 288.89 KB)
- Letter to Australian Fisheries Management Authority June 2017 (DOCX - 77.18 KB)
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - 28 September 2016 F2016L01572
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - gazetted Wednesday 25 November 2015 C2015G01922, F2015L01833
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 1430KB) | (Word - 44KB) - gazetted Wednesday 12 December 2012, GN49
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 43KB) | (Word - 213KB) - gazetted Wednesday 12 December 2012, GN49, F2012L02392
- Assessment of the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery (PDF - 308KB) | (Word - 419KB) - December 2012
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - comments open from 1 March 2012 until 2 April 2012
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 283KB) | (Word - 38KB) - November 2012
- Letter to the Hon Michael Egan (PDF - 1511KB) | (Word - 255KB) - November 2012
- Letter to Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig (PDF - 1514KB) | (Word - 212KB)- November 2012
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 502KB) | (Word - 42KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 10 October 2012, GN40, F2012L02004
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 722KB) | (Word - 42KB) - Gazetted Thursday 26 April 2012, S46, F2012L00914
Second assessment - commenced 2007
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 511 KB) | (Word - 42 KB) - Wednesday 9 November 2011, GN44, F2011L02276
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 685 KB) | (RTF - 69 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 10 November 2010, F2010L02943, GN44
- Variation to a declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation (PDF - 79 KB) | (RTF - 70 KB) - Gazetted Thursday 2 April 2009, S58
- Variation to a declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation (PDF - 17 KB) | (RTF - 65 KB) - Gazetted Thursday 19 March 2009, S47
- Ministerial Decision Letters (PDF - 54 KB) | (RTF - 448 KB) - March 2009
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 135 KB) - Gazetted Monday 19 November 2007, S231
- Letter to the Hon Tony Rundle, AFMA Chairman (PDF - 48 KB) - November 2007
- Letter to the Hon Eric Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (PDF - 47 KB) - November 2007
- Department of the Environment and Water Resources assessment report - November 2007
- Agency Submission on ecological sustainability - 2007
First assessment - commenced 2003
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 1 December 2004, GN 48
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Wednesday 1 December 2004, GN 48
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - September 2005
- Accreditation of a plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33
- Ministerial decision and recommendations
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
- Agency Submission on ecological sustainability - 2003