Condition 7 Achieved. The Department considers that The management AFMA continues this condition arrangements for the to monitor has been met. Australian Southern Bluefin interactions with Tuna Fishery to include protected species statistically robust levels of and records scientific observer coverage bycatch and for all sectors to validate: discards in all sectors of the Southern Bluefin fishery through Tuna commercial the scientific catch observer program Mortalities, discarding and the introduction of and high-grading of electronic Southern Bluefin Tuna, and monitoring, No increases in Interactions with interactions have bycatch and EPBC Act listed protected been detected to date. species, especially white sharks (Carcharodon
Condition 7 The management arrangements for the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery to include statistically robust levels of scientific observer coverage for all sectors to validate: Southern Bluefin Tuna commercial catch Mortalities, discarding and high-grading of Southern Bluefin Tuna, and Interactions with bycatch and EPBC Act listed protected species, especially white sharks (Carcharodon Achieved. AFMA continues to monitor interactions with protected species and records bycatch and discards in all sectors of the fishery through the scientific observer program and the introduction of electronic monitoring, No increases in interactions have been detected to date. The Department considers that this condition has been met.