Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery
Strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 20 November 2019 F2019L01482
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 20 November 2019 F2019N00092
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - November 2014 (PDF - 240.8 KB) | (DOCX - 24.73 KB)
- Accreditation of plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 (PDF - 16 KB) - May 2007
Letters
- Letter to AFMA CEO, Mr Wez Norris (PDF - 211.47 KB) | (DOCX - 86.36 KB) - November 2019
- Letter to AFMA Chair, Ms Helen Kroger (PDF - 211.89 KB) | (DOCX - 86.31 KB) - November 2019
Relevant documents for assessment
- Assessment of the Commonwealth Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (PDF - 711.4 KB) | (DOCX - 179.33 KB) - November 2019
- AFMA submission for Reassessment of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery 2019 (PDF - 1.54 MB) | (DOCX - 4.37 MB)
- Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Agency application 2019 Call for comment closes 16 September 2019
History
Fourth assessment - commenced 2019
- Assessment of the Commonwealth Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (PDF - 711.4 KB) | (DOCX - 179.33 KB) - November 2019
- Letter to AFMA CEO, Mr Wez Norris (PDF - 211.47 KB) | (DOCX - 86.36 KB) - November 2019
- Letter to AFMA Chair, Ms Helen Kroger (PDF - 211.89 KB) | (DOCX - 86.31 KB) - November 2019
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 20 November 2019 F2019L01482
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 20 November 2019 F2019N00092
- AFMA submission for Reassessment of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery 2019 (PDF - 1.54 MB) | (DOCX - 4.37 MB)
- Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Agency application 2019 Call for comment closes 16 September 2019
Third assessment - commenced 2014
- Assessment of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery November 2014 (PDF - 530.51 KB)
- Assessment of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery November 2014 (DOCX - 599.88 KB)
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Friday 28 November 2014, C2014G01950
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens Inclusion - Gazetted Friday 28 November 2014 C2014G01951 F2014L01593
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - November 2014 (PDF - 240.8 KB) | (DOCX - 24.73 KB)
- Letter to Senator Colbeck - November 2014 (PDF - 954.94 KB) | (DOCX - 241.01 KB)
- Letter to AFMA - November 2014 (PDF - 953.83 KB) | (DOCX - 239.88 KB)
- Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Agency application 2014
Second assessment - commenced 2009
- Accreditation of a Plan, Regime or Policy for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 244KB) | (Word - 34KB) - February 2010
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Assessment report (PDF - 118 KB) | (RTF - 362 KB) - November 2009
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Speciemens - gazetted on Tuesday 1 December 2009, S205, F2009L04386 (PDF - 43 KB) | (RTF - 51 KB)
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - December 2009 (PDF - 23 KB) | (RTF - 36 KB)
- Letter to Michael Egan Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF - 61 KB) | (RTF - 391 KB) - December 2009
- Letter to the Hon Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 61 KB) | (RTF - 391 KB) - December 2009
- Ecological Assessment of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Call for comment closed 23 October 2009
First assessment - commenced 2003
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report - November 2004
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered on Wednesday 10 May 2006, F2006L01460
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted on Wednesday 1 December 2004, S 493
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - November 2006
- 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 (PDF - 16 KB) - May 2007
- Accreditation of plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 - April 2006
- Ministerial Decision and Recommendations
- Letter to the Hon Tony Rundle, AFMA Chairman (PDF - 44 KB) - May 2007
- Letter to Senator Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation - April 2006
- Letter to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority - April 2006
- Letter to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority - November 2004
- Letter to Senator Macdonald, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation - November 2004
- Agency Submission on ecological sustainability - 2003 - Invitation for comment closed Monday 18 August 2003