Division 3 Whales and other cetaceans The Department’s assessment of the WA Abalone Managed Fishery Section 245 Minister may accredit plans or regimes (1) Minister may, by instrument in writing, accredit for the purposes of this Division: a plan of management, or a policy, regime or any other The WA Abalone Managed Fishery will be managed under the arrangement, for a fishery that is: WA Abalone Managed Fishery Management Plan 1992, in force under made by a State or self-governing Territory; and the Western Australia Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the in force under a law of the State or self-governing Western Australia Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995. Territory; if satisfied that: the plan, regime or policy requires persons engaged in fishing The management plan for the WA Abalone Managed Fishery was the plan, regime or policy to take all reasonable steps to accredited in August 2009. The management arrangements for the ensure that cetaceans are not killed or injured as a result of fishery have not significantly changed the June 2009 assessment, the fishing; and and given the targeted fishing method employed in the abalone fishery, interactions with whales and other cetaceans are considered minimal, with none recorded, as described in Table 1. As such the Department considers that all reasonable steps are being taken to prevent the killing or injuring of whales and other cetaceans in the WA Abalone Managed Fishery. Therefore, the Department considers the current operation of the the fishery to which the plan, regime or policy relates does not, or WA Abalone Managed Fishery is not likely to adversely affect the is not likely to, adversely affect the conservation status of a conservation status of a species of cetacean or a cetacean population. species of cetacean or a population of that species. Part 13 (cont.)
Division 3 Whales and other cetaceans Section 245 Minister may accredit plans or regimes The Department’s assessment of the WA Abalone Managed Fishery (1) Minister may, by instrument in writing, accredit for the purposes of this Division: a plan of management, or a policy, regime or any other arrangement, for a fishery that is: made by a State or self-governing Territory; and in force under a law of the State or self-governing Territory; if satisfied that: the plan, regime or policy requires persons engaged in fishing the plan, regime or policy to take all reasonable steps to ensure that cetaceans are not killed or injured as a result of the fishing; and the fishery to which the plan, regime or policy relates does not, or is not likely to, adversely affect the conservation status of a species of cetacean or a population of that species. The WA Abalone Managed Fishery will be managed under the WA Abalone Managed Fishery Management Plan 1992, in force under the Western Australia Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Western Australia Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995. The management plan for the WA Abalone Managed Fishery was accredited in August 2009. The management arrangements for the fishery have not significantly changed the June 2009 assessment, and given the targeted fishing method employed in the abalone fishery, interactions with whales and other cetaceans are considered minimal, with none recorded, as described in Table 1. As such the Department considers that all reasonable steps are being taken to prevent the killing or injuring of whales and other cetaceans in the WA Abalone Managed Fishery. Therefore, the Department considers the current operation of the WA Abalone Managed Fishery is not likely to adversely affect the conservation status of a species of cetacean or a cetacean population. Part 13 (cont.)