Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery
Strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 9 December 2020, F2020N00151
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 21 December 2017, F2017L01695
- Accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of Part 13 and pursuant to section 33 - January 2019 (PDF - 23.57 KB)
- Accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of Part 13 and pursuant to section 33 - January 2019 (DOCX - 35.08 KB)
Letters
- Letter to AFMA Chief Executive Officer (Norris) (PDF - 148.1 KB) | (DOCX - 87.76 KB) – December 2020
Relevant documents for assessment
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery (PDF - 409.9 KB) | (DOCX - 404.02 KB) - December 2020
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open 20 October 2020 until 18 November 2020
History
Sixth assessment - commenced October 2020
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 9 December 2020, F2020N00151
- Letter to AFMA Chief Executive Officer (Norris) (PDF - 148.1 KB) | (DOCX - 87.76 KB) – December 2020
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery (PDF - 409.9 KB) | (DOCX - 404.02 KB) - December 2020
Fifth assessment - commenced August 2016
- Assessment report for the purposes of Part 10 for the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery – December 2018 (PDF - 570.34 KB)
- Assessment report for the purposes of Part 10 for the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery – December 2018 (DOCX - 144.72 KB)
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery (PDF - 245.93 KB) (DOCX - 145.9 KB)
- Accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of Part 13 and pursuant to section 33 - January 2019 (PDF - 23.57 KB) | (DOCX - 35.08 KB)
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 21 December 2017, F2017N00113
- 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)
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 23 October 2017, F2017C00988
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open 26 April 2017 until 31 May 2017
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - August 2016 until 29 September 2016
Fourth assessment - commenced March 2014
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – registered 17 March 2017
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – gazetted Friday 09 May 2014, C2014G00747
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – gazetted Friday 09 May 2014, C2014G00748 F2014L00517
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment closed 23 April 2014
Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 766.7 KB) - May 2014
Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (DOCX - 30.38 KB) - May 2014
Letter to Dr. James Findlay (PDF - 2.81 MB) - May 2014
Letter to Dr. James Findlay (DOCX - 104.24 KB) - May 2014
Letter to the Hon Richard Colbeck (PDF - 2.82 MB) - May 2014
Letter to the Hon Richard Colbeck (DOCX - 104.67 KB) - May 2014
Third assessment - commenced October 2010
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - October 2010
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - gazetted Friday 22 November 2013 C2013G01725 F2013L01956
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 188 KB) | (Word - 30 KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 25 January 2011, GN3, F2011L00140
- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 244 KB) | (Word - 38 KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 25 January 2011, GN3
- Accreditation of a plan of Management for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 41 KB) | (Word - 226 KB) - January 2011
- Letter to the Hon Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 3771 KB) | (Word - 87 KB) - January 2011
- Letter to the Hon Michael Egan, Chairman AFMA (PDF - 3777 KB) | (Word - 89 KB) - January 2011
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 541 KB) | (RTF - 51 KB) - Tuesday 23 November 2010, S213, F2010L03034
Second assessment - commenced 2007
- Accreditation of a plan of Management for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 41 KB) | (Word - 226 KB) - January 2011
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 24 KB) - Gazetted Friday 23 November 2007, S237
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 26 KB) - November 2007
- Letter to the Hon Tony Rundle, AFMA Chairman (PDF - 50 KB) - November 2007
- Letter to the Hon Eric Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (PDF - 49 KB) - November 2007
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report (PDF - 141 KB) | (RTF - 876 KB) - November 2007
- Agency Submission on ecological sustainability - September 2007
First assessment - commenced 2003
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 24 November 2004, GN 47
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Wednesday 24 November 2004, GN 47
- Accreditation of a plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 - May 2005
- Ministerial decision and recommendations
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report - 2004
- Agency Submission on ecological sustainability - May 2003