Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery
Strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 20 August 2019 F2019N00065
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 20 August 2019 F2019L01078
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - August 2014 (PDF - 234.86 KB)
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - August 2014 (DOCX - 24.79 KB)
Letters
- Letter to AFMA CEO, Mr Wez Norris (PDF - 166.41 KB) | (DOCX - 91.1 KB) - August 2019
- Letter to AFMA Chair, Ms Helen Kroger (PDF - 165.61 KB) | (DOCX - 90.49 KB) - August 2019
Relevant documents for assessment
- Assessment of the Commonwealth Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (PDF - 709.41 KB) | (DOCX - 172.31 KB)
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open from 16 May 2019 until 17 June 2019
History
Fifth assessment - commenced 2019
- Assessment of the Commonwealth Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (PDF - 709.41 KB) | (DOCX - 172.31 KB)
- Letter to AFMA CEO, Mr Wez Norris (PDF - 166.41 KB) | (DOCX - 91.1 KB) - August 2019
- Letter to AFMA Chair, Ms Helen Kroger (PDF - 165.61 KB) | (DOCX - 90.49 KB) - August 2019
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 20 August 2019 F2019N00065
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 20 August 2019 F2019L01078
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open from 16 May 2019 until 17 June 2019
Fourth assessment - commenced 2013
- Assessment of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (PDF - 848.12 KB)
- Assessment of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (DOCX - 672.07 KB)
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Gazetted Friday 12 September 2014 C2014G01540
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens Inclusion – Gazetted Wednesday 29 August 2014 C2014G01448 F2014L01156
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - August 2014 (PDF - 234.86 KB)
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - August 2014 (DOCX - 24.79 KB)
- Letter to Senator Colbeck - August 2014 (PDF - 997.7 KB)
- Letter to Senator Colbeck - August 2014 (DOCX - 240.89 KB)
- Letter to AFMA - August 2014 (PDF - 996.9 KB)
- Letter to AFMA - August 2014 (DOCX - 239.86 KB)
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open from 14 November 2013 until 12 December 2014.
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens Inclusion - Gazetted Wednesday 26 February 2014 C2014G00335 F2014L00186
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens deletion - Gazetted Wednesday 26 February 2014 C2014G00338 F2014L00185
Third assessment - commenced 2010
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens Inclusion (PDF - 49KB) | (Word - 34KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 1 March 2011 S25, F2011L00322
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 48KB) | (Word - 47KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 1 March 2011, S23
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens Deletion (PDF - 34KB) | (Word - 37KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 1 March 2011, S24 F2011L00324
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 34KB) | (Word - 52KB) - February 2011
- Accreditation of plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 (PDF - 30KB) | (Word - 45KB) - February 2011
- Letter to the Hon Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 149KB) | (Word - 227KB)
- Letter to the Hon Michael Egan, Chairman - Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF - 143KB) | (Word - 229KB)
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 207KB) | (RTF - 52KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 19 January 2011 GN 2 F2011L00097
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2010 - Call for comment closes 10 December 2010
- Accreditation of a Plan, Regime or Policy for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 239 KB) | (Word - 34 KB) - February 2010
Second assessment - commenced 2008
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts assessment report - July 2008 (PDF - 153 KB)
- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 101 KB) - Gazetted 16 July 2008, GN 28
- Letter to the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 246 KB) - July 2008
- Letter to the Hon Tony Rundle, Chair, Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF - 246 KB) - July 2008
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2008 - Call for comment closed Friday 30 May 2008
First assessment - commenced 2003
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered Wednesday 10 August 2005, F2005L02277
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 10 August 2005, GN 31
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - December 2005
- Accreditation of plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 - April 2006
- Ministerial Decision and Recommendations
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2003 - invitation for comment period closed 14 November 2003